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One arrested after high-risk search warrant served near rural Kansas school
WILLIAMSBURG, Kan. (KCTV) - One man is behind bars after he allegedly refused to exit a home for an “extended period of time” near a rural Kansas school. The Franklin County, Kan., Sheriff’s Office says that on Friday morning, April 26, law enforcement officials were sent to the 100 block of E. Warren St. in Williamsburg with a high-risk search warrant in hand. The warrant was issued in connection to a Northeast Kansas Drug Taskforce investigation which remains ongoing.
FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY: Kansas City under tornado watch until 9 p.m.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Our severe weather risk for Saturday has brought increased risks for severe weather across much of the viewing area. There is an Enhanced Risk (Level 3/5 risk) for much of the KCTV5 area and a Moderate Risk (Level 4/5 risk) for Anderson and Linn Counties in Kansas and a portion of Bates County in Missouri. The Moderate Risk extends south past our area and into southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Two firefighters suffer minor injuries while battling house fire
Two Osawatomie firefighters recently suffered minor injuries when a firefighter fell through a floor while battling a house fire near Fontana. Firefighters from Osawatomie, Fontana, Paola and Louisburg were dispatched to a house fire at 38519 Hedge Lane near Fontana at 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, according to a report from Miami County Emergency Management Coordinator Mark Whelan.
Civics Engagement Focus Group Engages Students at Allen
On April 9, 2024, Allen Community College welcomed a guest speaker from the Kansas Apple Seed. The speaker from Kansas Appleseed led a focus group on civic Engagement with about twenty anonymous students in attendance. Kansas Appleseed is a state advocacy organization that involves civic engagement and focuses on 3 different subjects thriving (SNAP and children hunger), youth and adult justice, and foster care.
USD 235 superintendent asks for county's assistance with building project
USD 235 in Uniontown is seeking assistance from Bourbon County in a facility improvement project. USD 235 Superintendent Vance Eden appeared before the Bourbon County Commission Monday to ask about a potential partnership with the county as the district seeks to remodel an aging agriculture shop in the school district.
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