Rising levels of the Missouri River early Wednesday caused water to undercut the Union Pacific Railroad tracks northwest of Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, causing the area to flood.At 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, water began eroding the expanded earthworks that were put in place to ...
The president of the Leavenworth County Republican Women group traveled to the town of Reading earlier this month to take donations from group members and help with cleanup efforts in the wake of the tornado that struck the town on May 21.Sabrina Valenta, president of the group, and her ...
Due to the projected river levels, the city of Leavenworth has closed its Animal Control Facility (1720 S. 2nd St.) and will close public access to Riverfront Park Campground at noon Sunday, June 12. The flood stage on the Missouri River at Leavenworth was at 20.9 feet Friday evening, but the ...
Leavenworth officials are taking steps to protect its buildings along the Missouri River as more rain is expected this weekend that would add to near record-breaking flood levels that are being predicted.The City of Leavenworth has received its order of large sand bags, as workers were filling ...
Tonganoxie got hail from a Wednesday evening storm that moved through Leavenworth County but was spared the worst the storm had to offer.The Leavenworth County Emergency Management Office reported tree and outbuilding damage from straight-line winds in the north Basehor and Fairmount Township ...
Kansas Highway 192 at Stranger Creek has reopened. The road near Easton in northwest Leavenworth County was closed at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday due to water over the road from heavy rains in the area.The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Thursday morning that the road was reopened to traffic.
Kansas Highway 192 in Leavenworth County is closed at Stranger Creek due to high water on the roadway, the Kansas Department of Transportation reported at 1 p.m. today.Drivers must use alternate routes. No marked detours provided. Drivers are warned: Do not attempt to drive through flooded or ...
State disaster officials are urging Kansans to have a plan for dealing with the possibility of coming face-to-face with a tornado.Despite living in the Midwest, where tornadoes frequently threaten the spring and early-summer weather, relatively few Kansas residents actually have a home tornado ...
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for extreme northern Douglas County and southeastern Jefferson County until 7:45 p.m. Saturday.A severe thunderstorm watch also is in effect until 11 p.m. for Leavenworth County.
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail are possible Thursday afternoon and evening across northeast Kansas, according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service offices in Topeka and Pleasant Hill, Mo.Locations near and south of Interstate 70 may see baseball-size hail, ...