Severe Weather

Kansas State University assistant professor of architecture Reese Greenlee is researching how 3D-printed concrete blocks might be used in storm shelters.

Community

Kansans without tornado shelters could soon find safety in 3D-printed structures

Roger Nomer

3D-printed concrete blocks could help build severe weather shelters in places like manufactured home communities. Kansas State University is developing the technology.

The Andover YMCA was heavily damaged during Friday night's storm. Employees and members took shelter inside the building when the tornado hit. No one was injured.

How to help tornado victims in Andover and Wichita

Lindsey Smith

Despite widespread damage caused by a tornado Friday, Andover officials say only a handful of minor injuries were reported.

Andover school to remain closed because of tornado damage

Tom Shine

Prairie Creek Elementary School was among hundreds of buildings and homes damaged by Friday's storm.

Officials assessing damage from tornado that hit Wichita, Andover

Tom Shine

Despite extensive damage to several neighborhoods, authorities say only four people were injured in Friday night's storm.

The storms across Kansas fanned fires and smoke that carried as far as the Great Lakes

Frank Morris, Carlos Moreno

Wednesday's high winds kindled fires and left crews across the state struggling to manage blazes that scorched the plains and burned down homes.

Energy and Environment

Kansas Customers Left To Pay The Price After Winter Storm Sends Natural Gas Prices Soaring

Brian Grimmett

WICHITA, Kansas — Last February, the city of Cheney, Kansas – located just west of Wichita – paid about $2 per thousand cubic feet, or unit, of natural…

Energy and Environment

Rolling Blackouts Hit Kansas As Arctic Temperatures Drive Up Power Demand Across The Midwest

Brian Grimmett

WICHITA, Kansas — Rolling electrical blackouts rippled across the Midwest Monday while the region shivered in an arctic blast and suddenly found itself…

Weather

As Cold Weather Strains Kansas Utility Companies, State Urges Residents To Conserve Energy

Tom Shine

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency due to the extreme cold and the stress it's placing on utility companies.Evergy, the…

Weather

City Officials, Shelters Work To Protect Homeless Community During Cold Weather

Homeless shelters and city officials are working to make sure Wichita's homeless population stays safe during this ongoing cold snap.Temperatures and wind…

Weather

Fewer Tornadoes Give Kansans At Least One Thing To Be Grateful For In 2020

Brian Grimmett

WICHITA, Kansas — Tornadoes aren’t forming at the same pace as usual this year, creating one of Kansas’ quietest storm seasons in recent memory.In fact,…