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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Wichita fireworks calls up, citations down
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The 2025 fireworks season wrapped up with fewer citations and no reported fires, according to preliminary data released by the Wichita Fire Department. Argument ends in gunfire — dog shot, man arrested From July 3–6, the city received 1,188 calls related to fireworks, including 866 during the designated fireworks period. Fire officials say that's a slight increase from last year's 1,160 total calls, but fewer than half the citations were issued—19 this year, compared to 34 in 2024. Notably, no structure or other fires were reported during this year's celebrations. That marks an improvement over the previous two years, which saw one fire in 2024 and 11 in 2023, according to the city. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
04-06-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas
One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A Dallas man died Wednesday after his vehicle became stuck in high water, authorities said. He was in one of two cars submerged under a bridge on Interstate 635, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said. Dallas police said officers were able to rescue one driver, and the body of the other driver was recovered by Dallas-Fire Rescue. In and around Wichita in south-central Kansas, firefighters made about 70 water rescues after heavy rains caused flash flooding, Robb Lawson, a local National Weather Service meteorologist said. Sedgwick County's emergency management director, Julie Stimson, said at a briefing Tuesday night that the county had received anywhere from 1 1/2 inches to 7 inches (4 centimeters to 18 centimeters) of rain since Monday. She warned motorists who run into flooded areas not to drive around barricades or emergency vehicles, and to turn around instead. The Wichita Fire Department used boats to rescue several motorists trapped in their cars. While the water sometimes reached windshield height, some people still attempted to drive through it. 'We have to put ourselves in danger with our life jackets and our boats to get them into a life jacket and into a boat to get them out of the water,' Fire Capt. Lance Diffenbaugh told KSN-TV. 'So there's no sense in it if they can just turn around and wait 10 minutes for the water to go down.' A few roads remained closed Wednesday morning, according to the county's interactive map. About 30 miles (48 kilometers) east, the torrential rainfall caused the Walnut River to overflow, flooding several streets in El Dorado and sending people scrambling for safety. 'By the time we got most of the stuff out of there and were going to get the last few things, it was already up to our waist, and we were pretty much swimming to get out,' resident Michelle Yerge told KAKE-TV. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a disaster emergency declaration to enable state agencies to provide assistance. Severe storms slammed the Kansas City area on Tuesday, with high winds toppling a tractor-trailer on Interstate 435, overturning portable toilets and barriers at the complex where the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals have side-by-side stadiums, and downing trees. The weather service warned of a tornado and urged people to take cover as rain battered the area. No major damage was reported. Brad Temeyer, a weather service meteorologist, said a tornado touched down in Independence, Missouri, which is northeast of the Chiefs' and Royals' complex. He said a weather service survey team was working in the area Wednesday to determine whether that twister hit the sports complex first, or whether a tornado touched down there. Severe weather on Tuesday also disrupted the Indiana Pacers' travel plans to the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City, where heavy rain and wind interrupted airport arrivals and departures. The team's charter was first diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The plane then took a scenic route around another band of weather before finally landing in Oklahoma City about 3 1/2 hours behind schedule. Wednesday's forecast for Kansas called for dry conditions, but more storms were forecast for Thursday. Officials warned that the soil in the area is saturated and even an inch or two of rainfall could lead to localized flooding. 'We're kind of staying in somewhat of a wet, kind of cool, pattern for the next several days,' Lawson said in an interview with AP Radio. ___ This story has been corrected to show that the name of the town in Kansas east of Wichita is El Dorado, not Dorado. ___
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
East Wichita house fire leaves one dead, another critically injured
One person died and another was critically injured Sunday in a house fire in east Wichita. Authorities were called at 9:53 a.m. to a house fire in the 600 block of N. Belmont, near Central and Oliver, a Sedgwick County Emergency Communications supervisor said. Wichita Fire Department crews arrived and were able to extinguish the fire, and the injured person was taken to a local hospital. More details were not immediately available. The Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County EMS also responded to the scene. The Wichita Fire Department is expected to release more details on Monday.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man dead, woman injured after house fire in east Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a house fire in east Wichita. The Wichita Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a house fire just before 10 a.m. in the 600 block of N. Belmont Ave. near Oliver and Central. Crews arrived within two minutes and immediately began to stretch a line. After firefighters entered the house, they located the deceased man and the woman. The woman was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Fire crews were able to contain and maintain the fire to the living room. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The WFD plans to release more information on Monday. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
4 dogs rescued from Wichita apartment fire
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita firefighters rushed to an apartment fire in north Wichita Monday morning and found smoke coming from the chimney and door of a second-floor apartment. The fire was called in around 10:15 a.m. from the 2700 block of North Amidon. The first Wichita Fire Department crew to arrive found evidence that the fire had spread to the attic, and a second alarm was called to get more firefighters to the scene. The firefighters quickly made sure people were out of the building and got the fire under control. They say it was confined to the kitchen of an apartment. No one was in that apartment, but firefighters rescued four dogs. Sheriff's office says wanted felon caused multiple crashes After the dogs got some fresh air, they were reunited with their owner. The cause of the fire is under investigation. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
