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The House and Senate completed a flurry of votes early Friday sending to Gov. Laura Kelly bills legalizing sports gambling, investing more than $1.1 billion in the state’s pension system and blocking government mask mandates for all contagious disease outbreaks. The 2022 Legislature, which plans to return to Topeka in late May to complete the annual session, also plowed through legislation adding details to the state budget for the fiscal year starting in July. An unprecedented influx of tax revenue — lawmakers had a $3 billion surplus to work with — allowed lawmakers to craft a state budget designed to hold in reserve nearly $2 billion in the treasury or rainy-day funds.
Source: Kansas Reflector
Abraham Lincoln(s) paid a visit to Lecompton’s Historical Society on Saturday — roughly 30 of them. The visitors were members of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, a group of men and women across the United States who enjoy portraying Abraham or Mary Todd Lincoln. “We are living historians, you might call us, or living history reenactors,” said Kevin Wood, a Michigan-based member of the ALP. “Our goal is really just to bring to life these very important characters from our history.” The association’s visit to Lecompton served as part of its three-day annual conference in Kansas — the first one in three years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the conference mainly took place nearby in Leavenworth, its final day featured a day trip to Lecompton.
Source: Andover American
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 ways to help soon on the City of Andover main Facebook page.” The city is working on donation and volunteer acceptance programs and will provide an update when they are ready. Monetary donations can be made online through the United Way of the Plains website, which will be leading and coordinating volunteer efforts. Details will be released soon.
Source: KSN-TV
In a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Andover Fire Chief Chad Russell provided more clarity regarding the preliminary EF-3 tornado that tore through Andover on Friday evening. Russell said there are no outstanding rescues as of Saturday morning, and crews performed search and rescue on 176 heavily damaged structures.
Source: KSN-TV
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
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
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
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 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
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