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Storm Team 12: Severe threat Sunday

By Meteorologist Ross Janssen — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:00 CDT

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Severe storms will once again be possible over central and eastern Kansas for Sunday, including the possibility for hail, high winds, and a few tornadoes.

Winning numbers to record Powerball jackpot

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:00 CDT

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Winning numbers to the drawing are: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52, Powerball 11. Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million.

Tornadoes touch down in central Kansas

by Jessica Reber — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:00 CDT

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At least four tornadoes have touched down in a tornado outbreak Saturday night, destroying one house in Pawnee County.

Arrest made in Reno County abandoned dogs case

by Jim Grawe — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:00 CDT

UPDATE: Reno County authorities have arrested a Hutchinson man in connection to an animal cruelty case.

Shots fired in NE Wichita, man arrested

by Jessica Reber — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:30:00 CDT

A man has been arrested after he fired several shots into the air.

North Korea missle launch follow months of threats

By Barbara Demick and Alexandra Zavis — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:51:00 CDT

BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war.

Wichita police investigating violent crimes overnight

by Jessica Reber — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:00 CDT

Each day, we comb through pages upon pages of crime reports from the Wichita Police Department. Below is a quick glance at some bits and pieces from those sheets and information from the daily police briefing.

Man dies during car chase on I-70

by Stephen Brosius — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:20:00 CDT

A man has died after a pursuit involving the Kansas Highway Patrol.

City evaluating public's conservation recommendations

by Sia Nyorkor — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59:00 CDT

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The City of Wichita has released a drought response based on six public meetings focused on conservation efforts.

Colorado sheriffs sue to block new gun-control laws

Keith Coffman — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:03 CDT

DENVER (Reuters) - A group of Colorado county sheriffs, angry about two new state gun control laws passed in the wake of last year's mass shootings in Connecticut and Colorado, filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to block the laws from going into effect.