KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – City inspectors will determine if a damaged Kansas City apartment building with a history of problems is safe enough to remain standing.

Kansas City firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of the Olive Park Village building shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. They could see smoke and fire coming from the building before they arrived at E. 9th Street and Olive Street.

The department said it took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. No one was injured in the fire and it remains under investigation.

This is at least the second fire in the building in less than two months. Firefighters also responded to a fire at Olive Park Village on March 5.

This comes after dozens of families evacuated the building when the Department of Housing and Urban Development cut funding over dangerous and unlivable conditions.

The City of Kansas City, Missouri, announced on Friday, Jan. 16, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ended its contract with property owner Millennia.

According to the City, the move happened after the company failed to fix ongoing safety problems and code violations at the Kansas City complex.

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Kansas baseball’s Brady Ballinger joins this week’s episode of K-Nation.

Ballinger caught up with K-Nation’s Kole Emplit to talk the season thus far, winning the Sunflower Showdown series, and much more.

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In Game 2 against K-State, Ballinger was the hero with a go-ahead three run home run for Kansas in the ninth inning as the Jayhawks would go on to win 10-8.

“I’ve had a good season, but that was the best moment so far,” Ballinger said.

Ballinger and the Jayhawks will travel to Wichita on Tuesday, April 28, to take on the Shockers.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that two EF-0 tornadoes struck the Kansas City metro on Thursday night.

Tornado #1: Nashua Neighborhood, Kansas City

The NWS says the first tornado touched down at around 8:55 p.m. Thursday, east of Highway 169 in Kansas City’s Nashua Neighborhood, dissipating just 5 minutes later around 9 p.m.

The EF-0 twister packed peak winds of 85 mph and carved a nearly 2-mile path at about 75 yards wide.

The tornado produced sporadic tree damage near Main St. to Oak Trfwy., then strengthened as it moved east toward Charlotte St., where it caused extensive tree damage between 113th and 115th St.

According to the NWS, the twister continued northeast through Tracy and Virginia Ave., where several trees fell onto vehicles and homes.

The tornado weakened as it tracked northeast toward Cunningham Dr. and Wooldand Ave., finally dissipating after damaging trees at a home north of Cookingham Dr.

Tornado #2: Clay County/Clinton County Border

The NWS adds that the second EF-0 tornado touched down just after 9:10 p.m. Thursday near 200th St. on the Clay County side of the Clinton/Clay County border, ending around 9:15 p.m.

It had peak winds of 75 mph, a 1.5-mile path and a width of about 50 yards.

The twister produced minor tree damage along 200th St. before moving northeast toward 204th St., where several trees were visibly snapped near their tops near Owl Creek, according to the NWS.

It then damaged trees and power poles along 204th St., and metal debris was scattered onto trees and property at a home along the road.

The tornado tracked north of the road, damaging additional trees before dissipating west of Fightmaster Rd.

Note: Investigators observed minor tree and limb damage southeast of the tornado track, but determined it was caused by straight-line winds – not the tornado itself – based on the northeast-facing direction of the damage.

How Do These Compare?

The NWS rates tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on estimated peak wind speeds:

Thursday’s Kansas City tornadoes were among the weakest on the scale. For context:

• The tornado that struck Enid, Oklahoma, on Thursday was rated an EF-4
• The 2022 Andover, Kansas, tornado was rated an EF-3
• The devastating 2011 Joplin, Missouri, tornado was rated an EF-5