Investigators say a fire that destroyed a Kansas apartment complex under construction was intentionally set. Officials investigating the Nov. 6 blaze at the 96-unit Strasser Village Apartments, in Manhattan, Kansas, said the fire appears to have been started in the …
When it comes to the threat of damage and chaos from disasters in Kansas, earthquakes rank nearly at the bottom of the state’s list of concerns. Earthquakes rank 21st out of 22 potential hazards listed in the official state response …
A thundering explosion rocked a Kansas grain elevator and shot a fireball so high it could be seen in neighboring Missouri, leaving three workers dead and three other people missing, authorities said Sunday. Trey Cocking, city manager in the northeast …
Kansas plans to move about 30 patients out of a state mental hospital in Kansas City so that it can be renovated to address fire safety issues. The Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services announced Wednesday the patients will be …
Johnson County is no longer part of a lawsuit that claims Phill Kline sexually discriminated against a senior prosecutor while he was the suburban Kansas City county’s district attorney. Johnson County Judge Gerald T. Elliott agreed to dismiss the county …
A 68-year-old Coffeyville man has died after losing control of an all-terrain vehicle and crashing into an area of dense trees. KOAM reports Howard Sylvester Homer was an inexperienced rider who is believed to have been riding at a high …
Kansas is getting more than $5 million in federal funds to improve truck and bus safety. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne S. Ferro made the announcement last week in Goddard. The grants include nearly $4 million for the Kansas …
Storm and crop damage estimates in Kansas for 2011 have hit a record $ 1 billion, according to Kansas Department of Insurance (KID). Estimates through August 2011 show $1.095 billion in estimated insured property damage and crop losses for the …
Wichita, Kansas fire officials say no one was injured when fire broke out at a loading dock at Cintas Uniform Services in Wichita. The fire Monday at the uniform services company caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Wichita fire Lt. …
The tornado that struck the Wichita area 20 years ago is one of the deadliest in Kansas history. The EF-5 tornado killed 17 people on April 26, 1991. No tornado in Kansas since then has matched that number. Yet when …