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May 31, 2016

Man frees Kansas judge after hourslong hostage standoff

Police in western Kansas say a gunman who held Finney County's chief judge hostage over a child custody matter eventually surrendered and released the victim without harm.

May 31, 2016

Kansas teen gets 16-year sentence in sister's stabbing death

A 16-year-old Kansas girl has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of her younger sister.

May 31, 2016

Kansas police say they're close to solving woman's 1989 murder

Investigators examining the 1989 murder of a Kansas City, Kan. woman say they have identified a female suspect in the case and believe the crime may be related to the killing of another woman in 1994, as well as a 1987 abduction.

May 30, 2016

Texas residents brace for more flooding after torrential rains kill six

Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.

May 27, 2016

Severe weather rolls through Kansas for second day, no injuries reported

Severe weather spawning numerous tornadoes roiled large stretches of Kansas for a second day Thursday, prompting residents to anxiously watch the skies but causing only scattered damage in rural areas and no injuries or deaths.

May 26, 2016

Homes damaged but small town spared after Kansas tornado

Officials say a large tornado damaged or destroyed as many as 25 homes in a rural area of northern Kansas and came within a mile of hitting a small town.

May 26, 2016

The Latest: Cleanup to begin after northern Kansas tornado

The Latest on a severe storm that hit the Great Plains including a large tornado in rural northern Kansas (all times local): 6:30 a.m.

May 26, 2016

Kansas residents clean up but more storms forecast

Kansans cleaned up from a series of tornadoes Thursday, including a monster storm that rumbled across the landscape for 90 minutes, while forecasters warned that the state would likely see more bad weather later in the day.

May 26, 2016

Kansas man admits to chase-related shooting death of girl

A northeast Kansas man faces life in prison after admitting in federal court Thursday that he kidnapped his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter and shot the child to death during a 2014 police chase.

May 26, 2016

90-minute tornado a rarity, even where tornadoes are common

A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for about 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic "wedge" shape and its sheer endurance — staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister.