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4 days ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Round after round of rain led to widespread flooding in south central and eastern Kansas on Tuesday. Water pooled on roads as drivers tried to make it through, only to stall their cars out. One part of Wichita that always floods is Bleckley Drive. Tuesday was no different. The city is currently working to fix the issue, but many people got stranded in high water, including a woman in her 80s.
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4 days ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Round after round of rain led to widespread flooding in south central and eastern Kansas on Tuesday. Water pooled on roads as drivers tried to make it through, only to stall their cars out. One part of Wichita that always floods is Bleckley Drive. Tuesday was no different. The city is currently working to fix the issue, but many people got stranded in high water, including a woman in her 80s.
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1 week ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW – An early morning shooting in south Wichita claimed the life of a 20-year-old pregnant woman. Thanks to the efforts of first responders and hospital staff, her unborn child survived and is currently being treated in an intensive care unit. Wichita police responded to reports of gunfire in the 700 block of S. Laura St. around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. Upon arrival, they found Naomi Ogleby suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later died.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
GRINNELL, Kan. (KSNW) – In the wake of the destruction, donations of all kinds, from food and water to clothes, have flooded into Grinnell after an EF-3 tornado passed through the town. While residents are grateful, physical donations are not always the best way to help. The Hometown Grocery Store has not been a grocery store since the tornado; it has been converted into a makeshift clothing bank.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
GRINNELL, Kan. (KSNW) — Recovery is just beginning in Grinnell after an EF-3 tornado struck the town. Community leaders say financial donations will be key. Equity Bank stayed open the day after the tornado tore through the west side of town. The chaos of the disaster left some missing their debit cards or bank information, and withdrawals still needed to be made. On Monday, the City of Grinnell, with the help of its local branch, set up a disaster relief fund.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Laura McMillan |Payton Steiner
GRINNELL, Kan. (KSNW) — Recovery efforts continue in Grinnell after a tornado hit the town on Sunday. The destruction has nearly leveled the west side of town. From above, the scope of the destruction becomes clearer. “You just want to cry. You just want to do anything you can to help them,” volunteer Brian Mason said. The language of devastation is often indecipherable. John Kraus’s home was destroyed. While the walls still stand, much of the roof and the second floor are gone.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Prisoner Review Board announced that it has rescinded its previous decision to grant parole to a man who was convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in the 1970s. Jimmie Nelms, 78, was sentenced to consecutive life terms plus nine years after being convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, aggravated kidnapping, and murder in the first degree of Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O’Brien.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Land Institute, a national sustainable agriculture nonprofit, is working on turning native wheatgrass into a viable alternative to traditional grains. Wheatgrass has very deep roots, holds water better during droughts, and keeps topsoil in place. The Land Institute is dedicated to perennial agriculture, perennial meaning that once it’s planted, it doesn’t need to be replanted every year. It grows, sprouts, gets harvested, then sprouts again the next year.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Payton Steiner |Carina Branson
NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) – Newton Medical Center (NMC) is revamping its “outdated” emergency room to keep up with demand. Medical providers in surrounding areas say it’s part of a trend to strengthen the town’s status as a medical hub. Rural medical centers can sometimes struggle to attract doctors to their facilities. Without doctors, patients often have to commute for their care. However, according to one doctor, that may not be the case in Newton.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Payton Steiner
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed in downtown Wichita Tuesday. It happened around 9:15 p.m. in the 300 block of N. Market St. Wichita police found a man in the alleyway with multiple stab wounds to the torso and a head injury. Police say he was uncooperative in questioning and was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. No arrests have been made at this time.
