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LIVE UPDATES | High winds batter Kansas City region; thousands left without power

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1 year ago

March 5, 2025

LIVE UPDATES | High winds batter Kansas City region; thousands left without power

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City area is navigating the impacts of a significant storm that’s battered the region with rain and gusty winds.

Check back throughout the morning for the latest updates.

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Watch KSHB 41 News starting at 4:30 a.m. in the video player below.

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4:30 a.m. | Evergy reports more than 66,000 customers without power this morning. another 3,200 customers are without power in n BPU’s service territory.

4:20 a.m. | Overland Park Police say I-435 and Nall will likely be closed 2-4 hours due to the crash from earlier.

4:10 a.m. | Some flights are canceled out of Kansas City International Airport this morning.

⬇️ Five departing flights cancelled so far in KC this morning. We’re following the latest storm coverage, see you on TV in 20 min! ⬇️⬇️⬇️https://t.co/UZ5GKI5WMi
— Lindsay Shively (@LindsayShively) March 5, 2025
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4:05 a.m. | KSHB 41 Meteorologist Lindsey Anderson says roads are slippery as temperatures drop.

Early morning forecast update:
Roads are starting to turn more slippery as temperatures drop. The snow comes to an end in the next hour or so. Wind gusts of 50-60mph continue around the city at this early hour, dipping below 50mph by lunch. Stay safe! @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/WLXWic9H2B
— Lindsey Anderson (@lnanderson) March 5, 2025

3:05 a.m. | Eastbound and westbound I-435 at Roe is shut down. The Overland Park Police Department says a power line across the highway was struck by a semi-truck. The power line pulled down multiple lines onto the highway as well. Police say there were minor injuries. Traffic is being diverted westbound at State Line and eastbound at Nall.

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2:15 a.m. | Overland Park Fire Department says one woman had minor smoke inhalation after a fire near 89th and Craig overnight. OP Fire says the fire may have started from a downed power line, but the cause is under investigation.

2:00 a.m. | Thousands of people are currently without power in the Kansas City metro area. Click here to access the latest outage map.

1:00 a.m. | National Weather Service says some of the strongest wind gusts were reported just before midnight near St. Joseph, MO and Jarbalo, KS.

In the past 30 minutes we have seen some of the strongest wind gusts of the night thus far. St Joseph gusts to 66 mph and Jarbalo, KS gusted to 70 mph! Be prepared in the event of a power outage.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) March 5, 2025
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Former Kansas high school wrestling coach charged with producing child pornography

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33 minutes 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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