Pratt County News

Pratt County Sheriff's officers continue to search for a man they suspect raped a 14-year-old girl and led officers in Barber County on a brief chase before escaping on foot.

Authorities are looking for a man who they say raped a minor. Pratt County Undersheriff Rick Shriver says Jimmy Daniels is to be considered armed and dangerous.

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Wheat fields are finally beginning to dry out in much of the southern half of Kansas, allowing many farmers to begin wheat harvest over the weekend.

Investigators say the cause of a fire at a decaying one-room schoolhouse southeast of Pratt was likely arson.

Sharon Watson, director of public affairs with the Adjutant General's Department, issued the following news release: Cleanup is under way in Dickinson, Riley, Saline and Jackson counties, all impacted by the ...

Strong, straight line winds caused most of the storm damage in south central Kansas.

Destructive and potentially life-threatening tornadoes and storms will continue early this morning from the central Plains to the Upper Midwest.

Tornadoes dropped onto the Great Plains on Thursday after forecasters had warned of a potentially historic outbreak, causing some damage and spooking a pair of circus elephants in Kansas that escaped their ...

With two recent deaths in Pratt County, many are wondering how to improve severe weather warnings on the road.

Dale Adelhardt was driving his pickup Friday night when it was picked up by a tornado.

At least 17 tornadoes were reported in Kansas on Friday. Two people were killed in the south central portion of the state and at least six people were injured.

A local disaster declaration has been declared in Gove County. Sharon Watson with the Adjutant General's Office said many structures are damaged.

Severe storms packing tornadoes and hail hit Kansas on Monday evening, but there were no early reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.

Sherry Mann peered out of her trailer home at a "big ol' black cloud" Friday night.

Tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas for the second night in a row Friday, destroying numerous homes and causing widespread damage to farm buildings and power lines.

The Pratt County Sheriff's Office identifies a Colorado couple killed by a tornado Friday night.

Authorities checking on a car stranded in a field Saturday morning found two people killed by a powerful storm that raked the state a day earlier with more than a dozen tornadoes.

The Friday storm destroyed several buildings and left at least four people were injured in Stafford County, including one hospitalized in serious condition at a Wichita hospital, according to a statement by Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Adjutant General's Department. The National Weather Service said at least 17 twisters touched down across the state.

Travel Headlines A Pratt County firefighter has been arrested for intentionally setting a grass fire last month. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“They were concerned about him. We were able to get over there and pick him up.”

Tips from citizens led to the arrest of a man Thursday who had escaped from a St. via The Topeka Capital-Journal