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LIVE BLOG: Severe weather enters Kansas City metro

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2 years ago

May 26, 2024

LIVE BLOG: Severe weather enters Kansas City metro

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Areas of the metro could be in for a loud, stormy night as severe storms approach Kansas City from the Wichita area.

Below is the way the storms developed as they moved through the Kansas City viewing area.

1:30 a.m. — A strong thunderstorm is moving into the Wellsville and Edgerton area, moving east at 50 mph. The storm has wind gusts of up to 50 mph and half-inch hail.

The storm is expected to impact Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Gardner, Paola, Spring Hill, Louisburg, Edgerton, Hillsdale, and Stillwell. The storm will also impact traffic on Interstate 35 between mile markers 200 and 220.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 5 a.m. for the same area.

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1:10 a.m. — The National Weather Service is warns of possible flooding as another round of storms pushes toward the metro. Some weather models suggest 1-2+” of precipitation will be possible for the metro over the next 3-4 hours.

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12:22 a.m. — Large tree over the roadway at 203rd Street and Peculiar Dr. in Peculiar.

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11:50 p.m. — There are reports of power lines down in Roeland Park.

In Oak Grove, there are reports of two low hanging power lines, but no Evergy power outages. West Central Electric reports 18 customers out. Wind Gust estimated at 50 mph.

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11:47 p.m. — Raytown’s mayor reports tree damage and limbs down.

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11:44 p.m. — Evergy is reporting 133,000 customers without power.

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11:37 p.m. — BPU in Wyandotte County is reporting 4157 power outages.

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11:30 p.m. — Independence Power and Light reports 4,765 customers without power.

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11:18 p.m. — The NWS reports a wind gust of 74 mph.

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11:15 p.m. — Power outages reported in Blue Springs with wires down on 17th Street.

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11:03 p.m. — Trained spotters in Johnson County, Kan. just observed estimated wind speeds of 55-60 mph in Overland Park at 89th and Metcalf. Additionally, they have measured wind gusts with speeds between 58-62 mph in Lenexa at College and Renner.

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11 p.m. — NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO Issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jackson County, Mo., Johnson County, Kan., Wyandotte County, Kan. There is a threat of hail <.75 inch and wind of up to 60 mph.

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10:55 p.m. — More than 25,000 Evergy customers are without power in the Kansas City metro. The majority of those are in Johnson County.

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10:45 p.m. A storm spotter reports wind gusts of 70 mph in Louisburg. Gusts of up to 50 mph in Gardner, and 60 mph in Miami County.

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10:43 p.m. — A lightning strike may have caused a storm siren to malfunction at 391st & Plumn Creek. The siren is sounding, but there is not a report of a tornado or any rotation in the area.

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10:38 — A trained storm spotter reports 43 mph wind speeds in Lenexa at College and Renner

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10:35 p.m. — There are reports of trees down in Miami County.

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10:10 p.m. — A strong thunderstorm will impact Miami County, Kan., Linn County, Kan., and Cass County, Mo., through 10:45 p.m. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph and penny size hail are expected. The National Weather Service warns the storm would known down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

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Former Kansas high school wrestling coach charged with producing child pornography

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9 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Former Kansas high school wrestling coach charged with producing child pornography

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A former Kansas wrestling coach was charged with creating child sexual abuse materials by secretly recording minors showering during an athletic competition.

According to court documents, 37-year-old Ryan Brungardt of Salina is charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of attempted production of child pornography.

Brungardt is a former employee at Lakewood Middle School and former wrestling coach for Salina Central High School.

Brungardt is accused of using a cellphone to record three minors while they showered in a locker room during the Tournament of Champions, a wrestling tournament was held at Newton High in January 2024.

Brungardt made his initial court appearance for the criminal complaint on Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brooks G. Severson.

A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday

Investigators are in the process of reviewing additional seized cellphone videos in this case that are suspected to have been recorded at wrestling meets in Newton, Hays, Garden City and Salina during the 2023-2024 wrestling season.

Anyone who believes they witnessed crimes or any suspicious activity at these events is asked to contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (785) 600-8790 or report at www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.

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