LIGHTNING STRIKES LIGHT POLE: Thanks to Nathanael Day for sharing this shocking video from southeast Wichita. Remember, lightning and thunder mean you should take cover!
"DUST BOWL 2021" This video from Main Street in Elkhart, Kan. is just one example of the severe conditions wind and dust are creating across Kansas.
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#BREAKING
: The Los Angeles PD confirms they've arrested 25-year-old Tyler Barriss in connection with the fatal "swatting" call in Wichita. Updates on .
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CUTENESS ALERT! We want to introduce the newest member of the KWCH family, May! She's a corgi and she belongs to
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. May brightened up our day! We hope she does the same for you! 🐶 LET'S SEE YOUR DOGGOS!
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WE'LL MISS YOU, MILLIE! Today, we say goodbye to a member of the KWCH 12 Eyewitness News family, Mille "The Weather Dog." Leave your condolences and memories of Millie below.
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We can't make any promises about the outcome of today's election, but we can promise by 2:30 this afternoon, you won't see any more 2020 political ads on our station.
TALK NOW: Today, a judge told Michael Rotondo it was time to stand on his own two feet. But the 30-year-old said he needs more time. When do you think a person should move out of their parents' home?
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REST IN PEACE LILY AND JIONI: Pathology results confirmed that the giraffes died as a result of a lightning strike and that the deaths were instantaneous.
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A MOTHER REMEMBERS: "He loved family, family was everything to him, there was nothing he wouldn’t do for anybody.” Today, we expect to learn more about what led Wichita police to shoot and kill 28-year-old Andrew Finch at a home Thursday night.
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CATCH AND RELEASE: Jose Hernandez shared this footage of him letting a 56.7-pound catfish back into the Arkansas River. He says the monster catch yesterday (Sunday) at Wichita's Lincoln Street dam is by far a personal record he doubts he'll ever break:
SHOULD ALL SCHOOLS DO THIS?! In an effort to prepare for the real world, seniors are learning how to clean, wash clothes, maintain a car, save for retirement and more.
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This Uber driver found out her passenger was waiting until Christmas to get new clothes because she couldn't afford any. So, she dropped her off, went shopping, and came back with a huge surprise 😭
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This 30-year-old man with special needs was found walking alone. And when cops asked him who they could call, he only remembered one name: his junior high teacher. Now that teacher is taking him in 😭
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Kansas is now one of the few states where medical marijuana remains illegal. House Bill 2184 seeks to change that. It's a debate that comes up every year. Do you believe it should finally be legalized?
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UPDATE -- "WE CAN LISTEN. WE KNOW HOW TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY:" One of the organizers of peaceful protests in Wichita over the weekend steps up to encourage the crowd gathered near 21st and Maize Rd. to clear the area:
UPDATE: Kansas Republican governor candidate Kris Kobach released the following statement after he was criticized for riding in a parade on a jeep with a large replica gun mounted on it.
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Update: Hunter Jones said the past few days have brought good news for his mother, Amy and his younger sister, Ava. This includes realistic hope that Ava will someday be back out on the basketball court.
HEARTWRENCHING: WATCH as a woman rescues a koala caught in the middle of a fire in New South Wales, Australia. She takes off her shirt to wrap up the badly burned animal and offers it a bottle of water.
As soon as we heard about these two, we knew we had to meet them. In Ulysses, Quincy is competing in Cross Country for the first time, but he couldn't do it without his coach. Tune in at 10 for the story of their special bond.
A HERO'S GOODBYE: Friday morning, 12-year-old Kaiden Schroeder lost his battle with cancer. Friday night, his community and the McPherson Fire Department gave a final tribute to Firefighter 1.
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Shaina was trying to take a picture of this rainbow when this bolt of lightning came out of nowhere. This was taken just south of Tampa, Kansas.
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#BREAKING
: The US Supreme Court declines to hear appeals from the Carr brothers. The two men were convicted of capital murder for killing four people in Wichita in 2000.
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The House Federal and State Committee has moved the medical cannabis bill to the House floor. Do you think it is time for Kansas to legalize medical marijuana?
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We're now getting a first look at the devastation in Andover following Friday night's tornado. This storm, 31 years and 3 days to the day of the 1991 Andover tornado, resulted in only minor injuries and no fatalities.
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Take a look at this: Police released surveillance video of two individuals attempting to break a window of a business, each with bricks in their hands. One throws it..and the other...well...
HOW COOL! Before their concert in Pennsylvania, the Jonas Brothers made a pit stop to reward a 16-year-old fan who had jokingly invited the band to come visit her hospital room.
FAREWELL CHARLOTTE RUSSE: The company announced on their website Wednesday evening sales will start TODAY at all remaining stores. All sales will be final.
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TORNADO WARNING: Bret Schaller sent in this video of this funnel cloud lowering between Kinsley and Offerle. A tornado warning remains in effect for Edwards, Ford and Kiowa counties until 6 p.m.
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No, wearing a cloth mask won't reduce your oxygen levels or increase carbon dioxide levels. Hear pulmonary care physician's take on why overall, wearing them around people in public is the right thing to do:
HEARTWARMING: A class of Tennessee kindergarteners learned "Happy Birthday" in sign language to celebrate the 60th birthday of their custodian who is hard of hearing.
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HAWKS AND SHOX ON THE HARDWOOD -- Mark your calendars for Dec. 29 in KC: It's an in-state battle happening in the regular season for the first time in 30 years.
HOW COOL IS THIS? The Big Boy No. 4014 looked like the "Polar Express" as the
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GRAB THE TISSUES! This 5-year-old boy loves the movie "Up," so for his birthday, he asked to do a themed photoshoot with his 90-year-old great-grandparents 🎈
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Kansas Proud: You can't get much more "Kansas" than this. Thanks to Tom Giessel for capturing this spectacular post-storm, harvest view from just north of Larned in Pawnee County.
WATCH: This gorilla named Louis likes to walk like a human -- especially when the ground is muddy, so he doesn't get his hands dirty, the Philadelphia Zoo says.
WATCH: When this Texas teen won homecoming queen, she was shocked. Then, she handed her crown to someone more deserving – her friend with Down syndrome 👑❤️
Don't let these stoic Golden Retrievers fool you – they are thrilled to be dressed up as Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion from "The Wizard of Oz" for Halloween 😂
UPDATE -- The officer resigned after the truth came out: Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday says this is a "black-eye on the law enforcement community:"