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Dangerous storms result in flash flooding, severe weather over Southern Plains
Additional rounds of life-threatening severe weather are likely over the Southern Plains, after twisters ripped through the nation’s heartland on Friday. In addition, confidence is increasing for flash flooding in parts of east-central Oklahoma where 5-10 inches of rain may fall through Sunday. Over 50 million people are under threat of severe weather as the atmosphere recharges, stretching more than 1,500 miles from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.
The greatest threat for tornadoes on Saturday stretched from Oklahoma through the Upper Mississippi Valley but is expected to slide eastward on Sunday.
Due to the risk, the NWS office in Norman, Oklahoma, launched a special weather balloon on Saturday afternoon to help survey the atmosphere to determine if storms would be able to blossom during the evening.
The Storm Prediction Center received over 100 reports of severe weather on Saturday, with most being of large hail, but several tornadoes were spotted in Kansas and Oklahoma.
TORNADO TEARS THROUGH OMAHA
Downed trees and tornado debris after a tornadoes swept through Elkhorn, Nebraska on Friday, April 26. (Thomas Hinterdorfer @hinto62 on X)
The severe weather threat is expected to wane into Sunday, but still presents a widespread risk of additional storms across the Mississippi Valley. A Level 2 severe weather threat covers over 20 million people from Austin and Dallas in Texas to southeastern Iowa and western Illinois.
Once again, tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are all in play, but the storms are not expected to be as intense as on Friday.
Flash flooding likely in severe weather outbreak zone
If tornadoes, hail and wind were not enough, much of the Southern Plains is also at a significant risk of flash flooding into Sunday.
Thunderstorms may be slow movers or stall, leading to multiple inches of rain to fall on the same areas and significant flooding.
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Debris is seen from a destroyed home northwest of Omaha, Neb., after a storm tore through the area on Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP)
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center has now put parts of Oklahoma along the Interstate 40 corridor east of Oklahoma City in a Level 4 out of 4 flash flood risk into Sunday morning.
24-hour rainfall totals in the Level 4 flash flooding risk zone may approach or exceed 10 inches, forecasters said. But even 3-6 inches or more and flash flooding is expected from the Red River Valley into much of Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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“High” risks for flash flooding are only issued on about 4% of days (including tropical and non-tropical events), but this risk category accounts for 39% of flood-related fatalities and 83% of flood-related damages in the continental U.S., according to research by WPC meteorologists. What’s more, 46% of high-risk flood days have at least one fatality or injury, and 62% of such days have at least $1 million in damages, Greg Carbin, forecast operations branch chief at the WPC, noted in the research.
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – An overnight shooting left one person injured at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
Todd Clark, chief marketing and communications officer at Arkansas State University, said Sunday that calls came in after 12 a.m. April 26.
He said there was a gathering at Unity Park.
Shortly after, an email was sent notifying the Arkansas State University community of an “active shooter” incident.
One woman was confirmed with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower leg.
Additional reports indicated minor injuries, including scrapes and scratches, as the crowd dispersed.
K8 News was originally told that a second person had been shot.
Clark said there was “no active threat” and that the shooting was isolated to Unity Park.
He advised people to stay away from Unity Park on the Arkansas State University campus.
The shooting remains under investigation.
Arkansas State University is asking that anyone with information about the incident call 870-972-2093.
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Delaware State Police Announces 2025 Trooper and Professional Staff of the Year – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware
Date Posted: Saturday, April 25th, 2026
The Delaware State Police announced the recipients of the 2025 Trooper of the Year and Professional Staff of the Year Awards during a ceremony on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. To highlight the importance of the event, notable attendees included Governor Matt Meyer, Chief Deputy Attorney General Dan Logan, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Joshua Bushweller, Colonel William D. Crotty, and Sergeant Shawn Doherty, President of the Delaware State Troopers Association, who all offered congratulatory remarks.
Trooper of the Year
The Delaware State Police Trooper of the Year is awarded annually to one sworn employee who is recognized by their peers as having outstanding character and integrity and whose actions or performance significantly exceeded expectations during that calendar year.
From the twelve nominees, Colonel Crotty and the Executive Staff selected Corporal Robert Prettyman as the 2025 Trooper of the Year for his exceptional efforts and contributions to the Division and the citizens of the State of Delaware.
Trooper of the Year Nominees
Trooper First Class Colin Osler – Troop 1
Detective Justin Adams – Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Unit
Trooper First Class Jonathan Lado – Troop 2 Patrol
Detective Brandon Yencer – Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit
Trooper First Class Jacob Pangle – Troop 3 Patrol
Detective Heidi Lingo – Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit
Trooper First Class Brian Nieto – Troop 4 Patrol
Corporal Robert Prettyman – Troop 5
Corporal/1 Matthew “Ty” Snook – Troop 6
Corporal/1 Ryan Nowakowski – Troop 7
Corporal Emanuel Velez – Troop 9
Detective Michael Macauley – Headquarters
Professional Staff of the Year
The Delaware State Police Professional Staff of the Year is awarded annually to one employee whose service with the Delaware State Police has been outstanding throughout the course of that calendar year.
From the eleven nominees, Colonel Crotty and the Executive Staff selected Revered Jeffrey A. Miller, Sr. as the 2025 Professional Staff of the Year. Reverend Miller is assigned to Troop 2 and also serves as a Chaplain for the division.
Professional Staff of the Year Nominees
Ms. Mayra Cruz-Chavez – Victim Services
Ms. Ashleigh Haines – State Bureau of Identification
Ms. Sonia Jonas – Troop 3
Mr. Barry Laise – KENTCOM
Ms. Kerry-Gene Lussier – Information Technology
Reverend Jeffrey A. Miller, Sr. – Troop 2
Ms. Heather Neeld – RECOM
Ms. Donna Newth-Showell – Troop 6
Mr. Schyler Outten – SUSCOM
Ms. Nicole Sund – Delaware Information Analysis Center
Mr. Robert Zurlo – Troop 5 Transportation
Additionally, Troopers, Professional Staff, and non-divisional members received several awards for Life Saving, Exceptional Performance, the Superintendent’s Citation, and Valor.
Congratulations to all award nominees and the recipients. Please enjoy the award ceremony highlight video below.
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The final former Florida Gator to be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft was punter Tommy Doman Jr., who was selected with the 239th pick in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills.
Doman only spent a year in Gainesville after transferring for his redshirt senior season from the Michigan Wolverines. The 6-foot-4-inch, 218-pound punter appeared in all 12 games for the Gators last year, serving up 50 kicks for a total of 2,202 yards — good for an average of 44.0 yards per boot. His longest kick reached 71 yards and 17 of them landed inside the 20-yard line.
Doman earned a spot on PFF’s 2025 All-SEC Team and participated in the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl after wrapping things up with the Orange and Blue. The Rochester Hills, Michigan, product finished his collegiate career with a total of 153 punts for 6,677 yards (43.6 yards average), plus a pair of extra points in as many tries during his freshman campaign with the Wolverines.
He was included on the coaches’ All-Big Ten Third Team and was a media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2024, while also being named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week that same year.
According to his draft combine report, Doman “has good size and quality hang time on his punts, but he doesn’t definitively check boxes with his power or touch to bury opponents deep in their own territory.”
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