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Sunday marks 35 years since devastating F-5 'Andover Tornado"
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (208+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - This Sunday marks 35 years since one of Kansas' most devastating tornadoes. Known as the Andover Tornado, the F-5 caused damage across Harper, Sedgwick and Butler counties on April 26, 1991. That twister claimed 17 lives -- most of them taken from the…...
School board approves cell phone ban for Andover high school students
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) ANDOVER, Kan. (KAKE) " The Andover School District's Board of Education on Monday night passed a cell phone ban for high school students. The 6-0 vote will mean phones will be kept in a secure. .. (KAKE) " The Andover School District's Board of…...
Hesston, Andover boys and girls basketball complete respective sweeps
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (64+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Both Hesston and Andover girls and boys basketball took care of business on Tuesday night, as the Swathers swept Cheney while the Trojans swept Salina Central. Hesston (G) - 54, Cheney (G) - 19 Hesston (B) - 59, Cheney (B) - 43 Andover (G) - 68, Salina Central (G) - 48 Andover (B) - 69, Salina Central (B) - 53...
Lawrence cancels its beloved Christmas horse parade because of equine herpesvirus outbreak
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (243+ words) Organizers of the 2025 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade canceled the event Tuesday because of a horse virus outbreak affecting multiple states. The event, scheduled for Dec. 6, has been a Lawrence tradition for more than 30 years. Event organizers estimate it typically draws…...
Andover creates parking spots for veterans and active-duty military members
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) The newly reserved parking spaces have already been installed at Andover City Hall and other public facilities. (KAKE) - The city of Andover announced Tuesday that veterans and active-duty military members will have designated parking spaces at city facilities. In honor…...
Lawrence police arrest woman for allegedly stealing city bus
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Police say the woman allegedly forced her way into the driver's seat of a bus at Central Transit Station, near the KU campus, around 11: 15 a. m. Friday. The driver and two passengers got off the bus before she left the station. (KAKE)…...
Andover boy to be featured in Times Square as part of national Down syndrome fundraising event
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Brooks Houser will appear on two Jumbotron screens in Times Square on September 6, as part of the'annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video Presentation. The one-hour video of more than 500 photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down…...
2 killed, 1 critically hurt in Lawrence shooting
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (236+ words) LAWRENCE, Kan. (KAKE) - Police say two people are dead and a third is in critical condition following a shooting in Lawrence on Thursday." Officers responded at around 8 p. m. to Edgewood Homes in the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue after receiving multiple reports…...
Crews respond to large barn fire in Andover
11+ mon, 23+ hour ago (206+ words) Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until SAT 6: 00 AM CDT Bulletin: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 314 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH. .. ANDOVER, Kan. (KAKE) - Fire crews from Butler and Sedgwick County responded to…...
Wichita teen raises more than $220, 000 for American Heart Association
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) The AHA said in a release that Lad Oborny, of Wichita, was inspired by his own family history of heart illness and took his passion for improving the health and well-being of his peers, his community and across the country…...