Bennington News

The rain didn't help stanch the flames that consumed a Tescott man's house early Thursday, and fire investigators have yet to officially determine the cause of the possibly lightning-related blaze.

Kansas farmers are tallying their losses after a large and violent tornado caused significant damage and killed dozens of cattle earlier this week.

Wurman and his team, who were chasing the storm, clocked a wind gust of 247 mph using their mobile doppler radar unit, known as Doppler on Wheels .

A Severe Weather Alert Day has been issued for Thursday, May 30 by the KAKE First Alert Forecasters, with severe storms possible for the eastern half of Kansas.

While more 'tornado warned' severe storms are going up today in Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and possibly to follow Oklahoma; yesterday produced a preliminary reported 31 tornadoes ; with one very large and powerful wedge tornado viewed by many on-scene spotters, local residents, remote internet viewers, and first responders.

Twisters touched down in the Midwest for the second day in a row yesterday and more could be coming today.

There were no injuries or loss of human life, but a tornado in rural Ottawa County killed over 100 head of cattle Tuesday evening.

Powerful storms that dropped tornadoes and hail pounded parts of northern Kansas on Tuesday, a second straight day of violent weather in the region.

A tornado is on the ground in Ottawa County near Bennington. If you are in the area, take cover now.