The National Weather Service says a tornado that traveled seven miles across rural western Kansas during the weekend was an EF4, with winds of 165 to 185 miles per hour.
The report from the agency's Dodge City office follows a survey of the tornado's path Saturday night in Pawnee County.
An EF4 is the second-strongest on the scale used to measure the strength of tornadoes.
Science fiction movies always are hard for me to discuss, because they go by rules that are obscure to me, such as those allowing amputations—and even death—to be temporary conditions. But let’s see what can be done with Star Trek Into Darkness.
A question about the legality of putting a policy statement in the Kansas budget stalled some lawmakers' efforts to block the implementation of Common Core reading and math standards in state schools.
Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker.
Members of the Kansas congressional delegation issued a joint statement Wednesday announcing the Air Force decision. The aircraft will replace the aging KC-135 fleet flown by crews for the past 50 years.
Civil engineers have given Kansas' infrastructure an overall C-minus grade.
The regional chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers released their report card Wednesday.
It's an evaluation of the state's aviation, bridges, roads, dams, drinking water, energy, levees, railroads and schools.
The engineers found the most faults with the state's bridges and dams, rating them a D-minus. They say Kansas has nearly 3,000 structurally deficient bridges.
They awarded the highest grades for the state's roads and schools; both got a C-plus.
Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.
Coming up: A sing-a-long and a bit of Harry Potter.
