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2 days ago | 
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EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - A collapsed sanitary sewer line was located near the Bunge facility in Emporia. The city is responding to the situation. According to the City of Emporia, the affected line is a 24-inch cast iron pipe encased within a 36-inch casing pipe that runs under the railroad tracks. The city noted that the break happened at the casing and a further inspection revealed corrosion along the full length encased pipe.
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3 days ago | 
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Dustin Clayton. According to Shawnee Co. District Attorney Mike Kagay, Kayden Smith, 22, of Topeka, was formally charged with murder in the second degree on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, for an alleged homicide that occurred on April 22, 2022, in the 500 block of SW Lane Ave, in Topeka. Smith was located in the 6200 block of SE Stanley Road on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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3 days ago | 
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OSKALOOSA, Kan. (WIBW) - Oskaloosa softball coach Aubree Harsh chats with 13 Sports on this week’s episode of the coaches show. For a full playlist of the Coaches Show, click HERE.
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3 days ago | 
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SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - Crews worked a structure fire that was started by a lightning strike. According to a social media post from the Soldier Township Fire Department (STFD), crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire near 94th Street on Tuesday, June 3. It stated that the first arriving engine found an active fire in the attic of the back side of the structure. Crews quickly extinguished the fire.
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3 days ago | 
wibw.com | Isaac Deer
CHASE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - An Olpe man was arrested in connection with an alleged burglary that occurred last month. According to a social media post from the Chase Co. Sheriff’s Office, Jeremy Cox, of Olpe, was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Officials said the warrant issued for Cox was in connection with a reported burglary that occurred at a cell tower at 50th and Camp Creek Road in southeast Chase Co. The alleged burglary took place on May 8, 2025.
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3 days ago | 
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LYON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A portion of K-99 that is south of Emporia has been closed due to flood waters from Tuesday, June 3. According to KanDrive, K-99 is closed between Road 130 and the Emporia city limits south of Emporia due to flooding from the Cottonwood River. The closure is expected to last until early Saturday, June 7.
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3 days ago | 
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EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Highway 99 is closed north of Emporia due to flooding. According to KanDrive, K-99 is closed between I-35 and Road 240. Officials haven’t determined when the road will open back up, but they expect the closure to last until early Wednesday morning. K-99 closed due to flooding north of Emporia(KanDrive)Additional information wasn’t provided. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency due to the flooding on Tuesday, June 3. Copyright 2025 WIBW.
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4 days ago | 
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka police are investigating a homicide that took place near downtown on Tuesday night. According to the Topeka Police Department (TPD), on Tuesday, June 3, at approximately 7:50 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of SW Western Avenue following reports of gunshots in the area. When officers arrived, they discovered an individual with life-threatening injuries. The individual later died from their injuries.
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4 days ago | 
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WELLSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for the City of Wellsville public water supply system located in Franklin County. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), it issued the advisory on Tuesday, June 3. KDHE stated that the advisory will remain in effect until conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system due to a power failure.
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4 days ago | 
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SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening on a highway in Shawnee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) crash logs, a two-vehicle accident occurred at approximately 6:20 p.m. Tuesday on US-75 highway northbound at NW 86th Street. KHP stated that a Saturn Vue, heading eastbound on NW 86th Street, failed to yield the right of way and struck a Jeep Gladiator that was northbound on US-75. The Vue hit the Gladiator on the driver’s side.
