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KAKE News On Your Side is the most powerful name in Kansas news. Breaking news, weather alerts and topics that impact you.

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Video of Nashville nurse singing to dying patient touches millions: #KAKEnews
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Congratulations, Ava! 💛🖤 Nearly a year after the crash that took her father's life and severely injured her and her mother, Ava Jones has arrived at the University of Iowa. 📸 Amy Jones #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he will recuse himself from the further counting of votes in his tight primary race with Gov. Jeff Colyer.
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ERMAGERSH!! 😍 The @SedgwickCoZoo shared this photo of Ravi, the 1-year-old red panda, about to enjoy some snacks! #KAKEnews
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@ChrisEvans Hey, Cap, here's a closeup photo of the baby, courtesy of @SedgwickCoZoo !
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View of the #tornado from SunSTONE Apartments in #Andover Courtesy of Hannah Rood #KAKEnews #KSwx
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Maize QB and future K-State Wildcat Avery Johnson ( @avery2johnson ) was invited to a 10-year-old boy's birthday... and he actually went! #EMAW #KAKEnews 💜💜💜 (Via Jessica Perry)
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WATCH: Security camera at Andover City Hall captured this incredible video of Friday's tornado. #andovertornado #kakenews #tornado #kansastornado #Andoverks #kswx
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. @DerbyPanther four-star running back @dylan_edwards02 is staying in #Kansas ! The Gatorade Player of the Year commits to @KStateFB . #EMAW #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Kansas health officials confirm the first death in the state associated with an outbreak of serious lung disease linked to vaping or using e-cigarettes. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Kansas votes NO. The @AP projects the #ValueThemBoth amendment to fail. Yes 38%, No 62% link to results in bio #KAKEnews #ElectionDay #Election2022 #Vote2022 #kansasprimary
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ANDOVER TORNADO: Ashly Williams just sent us this video that hit the Andover area this evening, causing thousands of power outages and significant damage. Deb Farris KAKE tells us the local YMCA took a direct hit. #KAKEnews #KSwx
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GREAT NEWS! Ava Jones has returned to school to start her senior year at Nickerson High! ❤️️ #KAKEnews #Nickerson #Kansas #AvaJones #JonesFamilyUpdates
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WATCH: This school resource officer absolutely brought the house down when asked to dance alongside the Dodge City High Dance team! #KAKEnews (Via Debbi Conrardy)
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BREAKING: Democrat Laura Kelly is elected governor of Kansas, defeating Kris Kobach. #KAKEnews #Vote2018 #ElectionDay
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3-year-old cancer survivor is flower girl at her bone marrow donor's wedding: #KAKEnews
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly just announced Kansas K-12 school closed the remainder of the year.
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AWESOME! A homeless man went to a McDonald's to apply for a job, and was told he couldn’t be hired unless he shaved his beard. When an officer spotted the man struggling to shave without a mirror, he helped him get cleaned up -- and get hired! #KAKEnews
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Here's how Medicine Lodge Grade School principal Ryan Cunningham escorted kids through the crosswalk on their last day of school before winter break. #KAKEnews
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UPDATE: Wichita police arrest 2 in road rage shooting that injured 4-year-old boy: #KAKEnews
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Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? #NeverForget #KAKEnews
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Breaking: KS House passes SB 84, legalizing sports gambling. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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Maize High School QB @avery2johnson , who is one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country, is staying in #Kansas ! He commits to @KStateFB . ! 💜🏈 #EMAW #KAKENews
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🤣 Patrick Mahomes steers Travis Kelce away as he tries to take over the podium at the White House. #KAKEnews
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Happy 18th birthday to @avajones_35 ! Last July a car crash changed the Nickerson basketball star's life, but today she celebrated her birthday with a trip to see her orthopedic surgeon. (📷 Mary Honeck)
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WATCH: Augusta, Kansas man saves a baby deer that fell into his pool, all while the fawn's worried mom watches from the yard. #KAKEnews
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Our hearts go out to @Levi__Ward 's family and friends. #KAKEnews
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THIS IS THE BEST: Not one but two soldiers returned home to surprise their daughters at Maize High School today. Welcome home! ❤ @maize266 @thebotty
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Look at that! A herd of elk spotted near Manhattan, Kansas. Thanks to Robert Carryer for the photos. Elk were extirpated from the state around 1890. Free-ranging populations were reestablished at Fort Riley and the Cimarron National Grassland beginning in the 1980s. #KAKEnews
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Another video from the scene of the #Amtrak derailment. Amtrak says, "...several cars derailed on train 4 traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago after striking a dump truck at a public crossing in Mendon, Missouri at 1:42 pm." Video credit: Rob Nightingale #KAKEnews
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The ability to access abortions in Kansas is not changing. #KAKEnews #ElectionDay #Kansas
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. @wyomingpd place munchies traps to catch #420 participants: #Offbeat #KAKEnews
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Mother shaken after stranger breaks in, takes selfie on phone. http://t.co/IrgUAsGRQ5 http://t.co/jRfszr8S1O
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A cross stands where an Andover teen died in an accident on K-99 near Sedan 11 days ago. Nine days later, a man crashed and died at the same spot. Then today, a box truck overturned just feet from that cross. #KAKEnews
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A Georgia police office was called to remove a boy asking neighbors if he could do yard work to save up for a Playstation. The officer did this instead. 💜🎮 #KAKEnews
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Are you here because Facebook is down? #KAKEnews #FacebookDown
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Wichita police issue #SilverAlert for missing woman with intellectual disability: #KAKEnews #MissingInKS
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Behold! This is Kansas' new license plate design. What do you think? #KAKEnews #Kansas #licenseplate #KSplate
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Anyone else just get booted out of Facebook and Instagram and unable to log back in? #KAKEnews #FacebookDown #InstagramDown #MetaDown
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An 11-year-old Wichita boy who was hit by a car while riding his bike to school last month is awake, and his parents hope to move him to an intensive rehabilitation hospital soon. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issues statewide stay-at-home order beginning Monday, March 30 until at least April 19. Details to follow at #KAKEnews
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REST IN PEACE: Daniel Howard, a Fort Hays State University football player, has passed away.💔
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WATCH: Lightning strike damages the main apron at Hutchinson Regional Airport. More severe weather is on tap today through Wednesday: #KAKEnews #kswx
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BREAKING: Real estate deal saves Wichita's Starlite Drive-In: #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: ABC News projects Democrat Laura Kelly wins reelection for Kansas governor. #KAKEnews #ElectionDay #Vote2022
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"It’s an important victory for Kansas, but also for every American who believes that women should be able to make their own health decisions without government interference," @POTUS  says. #KAKEnews #ElectionDay #Vote2022
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WOW! Jennifer Rae sent us this video of the dust storm that hit Garden City, where the peak wind gust hit 86 mph! #KAKEnews #KSwx #Kansas #wind #duststorm #GardenCity
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This is drone video of the tornado that hit Andover this evening. Thankfully, there have been no reports of injuries. 📹 AccuWeather/ @ReedTimmerAccu   #KAKEnews #KSwx #AndoverTornado
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HEARTWARMING: Students from Valley Center High School surprised one of their classmates, who is an adaptive athlete, with a custom-built chair from the Challenged Athletes Foundation that will allow him to compete in track! (📸 @USD262 )
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JUST IN 🌸 Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring! #KAKEnews #GroundhogDay
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"In Kansas, even hay bales know how to keep their distance." A #KAKEnews viewer snapped this photo on highway 77 south of Herington. #socialdistancing
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Wichita Police Chief says 4 people have been arrested for looting the QuikTrip at 21st & Arkansas.
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A U.S. Army soldier returned home from deployment on Sunday and surprised his kids with a Father's Day photobomb they'll never forget. #KAKEnews
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😍 Ravi, a red panda at the @SedgwickCoZoo , is having fun in the snow! #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Wichita police say 45-year-old Ricky Alderete has been arrested for stealing and destroying League 42's Jackie Robinson statue for the purpose of scrap metal. The chiefs says more arrests are expected. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: The @SedgwickCoZoo  says their infant chimpanzee Kucheza has died. This hurts our hearts so much. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Sedgwick County's top health official says he will issue an order to close bars and nightclubs and limit gatherings to 15 people. Eating establishments that serve alcohol would also close by 10 p.m. each day. #KAKEnews
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"What happened in Kansas was a wave of common sense"--Gov-elect Laura Kelly.
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BREAKING: Just felt a BIG earthquake at our studios. Did you feel it - and where?
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BREAKING: Lily Wu is elected the next Mayor of Wichita #KAKEnews #Vote2023 #KSvotes #ElectionDay
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Roger Cornish, a longtime news anchor for Wichita and most of Kansas, has died of liver disease. He was 66. Sending our best wishes to Roger's family, friends and colleagues at KWCH.
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Wichita Northwest student in life-and-death fight after skiing mishap in Colorado #KAKENews
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When sheets of plywood spilled out of an older man's pickup onto a Wichita street in this afternoon's searing heat, three good Samaritans jumped in to help "without hesitation." ❤ #KAKEnews
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Happy birthday to former President Donald Trump! He turns 77 today. 🎉🎁🎂 #KAKEnews
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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors: #KAKEnews
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Whataburger celebrated its 70th anniversary with an announcement on Friday that it will be expanding its market into Kansas. #KAKEnews
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New poll puts Laura Kelly in the lead in Governor's race. #KAKENews
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Breathtaking! Check out this photo of the Northern Lights near Herndon, Kansas Thursday night. 📸 High Resolution Photography
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Pratt, Kansas farmer Lee Wilson gave his wife, Renee, 1.2 million sunflowers in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, which is next week. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Sedgwick County has issued a stay-at-home order in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. It begins Wednesday and will be in effect for 30 days. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she will issue an executive order delaying the reopening of the state's schools until after Labor Day, which is September 7. #KAKEnews
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🏀💙❤️ The Jayhawks are going to the #Final4 ! ❤️💙🏀 #kubball #RCJH #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: An #Amtrak train has derailed after hitting a dump truck near Mendon in central Missouri. Amtrak says there were around 243 passengers onboard with "early reports of injuries." Video from Rob Nightingale #KAKEnews
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Teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after a protest is rewarded with car, college scholarship #KAKEnews
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🦃 A turkey is picking fights with cars at Central and Greenwich in east Wichita. 🎥 Laura Holdeman #KAKEnews
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WOW! ⚡️ Thanks to Taylor Vonfeldt for sharing this slow-motion video of lightning over Wichita! Last night, he said, "I just captured the most insane strike of lightning I’ve ever caught on camera." #KAKEnews #KSwx #Wichita #lightning #storm #springweather
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9-year-old battling brain cancer sworn into upstate New York police department: #KAKEnews
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A massive human trafficking operation in Wichita and the Kansas City area has resulted in 14 children and 17 adults being rescued and 82 arrests. The youngest child was just 4 years old. #KAKEnews
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WAY TO GO, BRODY! Goddard student with Down syndrome scores 43-yard touchdown: #KAKEnews
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GREAT NEWS! Amy and Ava Jones, who were hit by a car in Kentucky on July 5, have returned home to Nickerson to continue their recovery. ❤️️ #KAKEnews
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#TBT : An Oklahoma boy bullied because of his different colored eyes and cleft lip found a pet that shares the same rare conditions. #KAKEnews
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump wins Kansas. Vote2020 #KAKEnews
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Ayyy 👍 Check out who Doug, our Digital Account Manager, ran into at @DooDahDiner ! @hwinkler4real   #TheFonz #Fonzie #HappyDays #Wichita #Kansas #LocalNews
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Tami Britton just sent us this beautiful photo from Greensburg. #KAKEnews http://t.co/cYInwPWkWa
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Gov. Kelly: This was a very unnecessary and strictly political move. Very disappointing.
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DON'T MESS WITH THIS MOM! A mother is caught on camera tackling a man accused of peeping in her daughter’s bedroom window. #KAKEnews
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Waking up this morning like... #KAKEnews #KSws #snow #MattFoley
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