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City of Andover provides tornado impact update

2022-05-02T07:15:25-05:00May 2nd, 2022|

The City of Andover released an update Sunday morning regarding the impact of the Friday evening tornado that struck the town. The city reports that crews have completed their final rounds of damage assessment and are still working to determine the exact number of houses that were destroyed. The National Weather Service has provided a preliminary classification of EF3 and will continue assessing damage Sunday. ... City Administrator Jennifer McCausland said they have been getting lots of questions about what the community needs. “We know many want to help and we are grateful,” said McCausland. “We will keep you posted on [...]

Pittsburg ArtWalk returns

2022-05-01T23:48:33-05:00May 1st, 2022|

A longstanding Pittsburg tradition is finally making its in-person return. The Pittsburg ArtWalk returned to Broadway on Friday. Since 2006, artists have partnered with local businesses to display their work throughout downtown. More than 50 artists are taking part this year. It's the first in-person ArtWalk since the pandemic began in 2020. A virtual version temporarily replaced it -- as did a more spread out version called, "The ArtCrawl." Organizers are happy to have the original Artwalk back. Source: KSNF/KODE

Gov. Kelly signs State of Disaster Emergency

2022-05-01T23:46:38-05:00May 1st, 2022|

Following severe weather across the state, including several confirmed tornadoes causing damage, Governor Laura Kelly declared a State of Disaster Emergency. This declaration went into effect at 8:57 p.m. on Friday. It uses the disaster response and recovery portions of the Kansas Response Plan which allow state resources to be used in local areas impacted. "We have learned from past experience that we can't wait for the storm to hit before we respond," Gov. Kelly said. "By taking these steps early we are able to more quickly react when the counties ask for assistance.” Source: KSNT 27 News

Johnson County earns high marks on annual health report

2022-05-02T07:07:44-05:00May 1st, 2022|

A new national report gives Johnson County generally high marks in a variety of health and quality of life metrics, but the report also notes that the county has one of the highest gender pay gaps in the region. New data shows Johnson County is the healthiest county in Kansas, according to several categories, but the county also has one of the biggest gender pay gaps in the Kansas City metro. Both conclusions come from the 2022 County Health Rankings report, an annual nationwide survey of counties conducted by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Source: Prairie Village Post

Andover tornado reached farther north than thought; 1,000-plus buildings affected

2022-05-02T07:08:02-05:00May 1st, 2022|

More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong tornado swept through Andover on Friday evening. Search and rescue operations were continuing Saturday, officials said in a noon briefing. As the sun rose over the ravaged community, local emergency officials found a more widespread path of destruction than was estimated earlier. “We now know that our damage path extended approximately 3 1/2 to four miles to the north of where we believed it to have ended last night,” Andover Deputy Fire Chief Mike Roosevelt said. Source: Wichita Eagle

Sedgwick County releases map of tornado damage path

2022-05-01T23:36:51-05:00May 1st, 2022|

Sedgwick County officials have released a map showing the damage path from the April 29th tornado. The tornado was on the ground for 21 minutes, starting in southeast Wichita and ending in Andover.   The storm damaged or destroyed around 100 structures in Sedgwick County with close to 1,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in Andover. The tornado was rated EF-3 by the National Weather Service, but damage assessments were continuing Sunday. Source: Country 101.3 KFDI

Andover begins tornado recovery efforts

2022-05-01T23:35:42-05:00May 1st, 2022|

Andover officials said Sunday that search and rescue teams and first responders have completed their final rounds through the neighborhoods damaged by the April 29th tornado. The storm damaged around 1,000 homes and buildings, but city staff continue the process of using GIS software to determine an exact number. Four people had minor injuries from the storm, and there were no fatalities. Andover police were restricting access to the hardest-hit areas by allowing only residents, requiring identification before letting them in. Source: Country 101.3 KFDI

Johnson County commission votes to split from KCATA, bring transit service in-house

2022-05-01T23:34:32-05:00May 1st, 2022|

Johnson County will soon end a contract with a regional transit authority to bring bus management services in-house. Thursday, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) voted 7-0 to end an interlocal agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA).  In 2014 the BOCC entered into an interlocal agreement with KCATA to manage the county’s transit services. The county currently pays KCATA roughly $584,000 annually for the management of three third-party contracts with First Transit for fixed route, paratransit and dispatching services. KCATA also oversees a contract with WHC Inc., for micro transit and taxi services and EcoLane for administration [...]

Wyandotte County leaders won’t confirm if data breach was ransomware attack

2022-05-01T23:32:30-05:00May 1st, 2022|

A mid-April attack on Wyandotte County’s computer systems continues to cripple key services in the county — including the court system. FOX4 News has learned the breach may be a ransomware attack — similar to others where the victims ultimately pay the attackers to free up their locked down systems. Victims are often faced with either paying high sums of money or losing access to their records and computers. On Wednesday, FOX4 asked leaders with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, if this security breach is a ransomware attack, as we’ve been told. However, county spokespeople refused [...]

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