New Albany News

A resident of New Albany, northwest of Fredonia in Wilson County, died after a storm packing winds of more than 100 mph destroyed several buildings, including a historic church.

A 54-year-old woman was killed in southeast Kansas when the mobile home she was in was blown off its foundation.

Severe weather has left one person dead in Wilson County. Emergency management officials in Wilson County say a person died in New Albany.

When her son, Jermey, left the house at 5:30 Friday morning to go to work, Carol Jacobsen was lying on the couch watching television.It was the last time a family member would see her alive."That was what she was doing when the storm hit," said Warren Ford, her father-in-law.Within an hour, family members would hear news that the tiny town of New ...

Severe storms damaged homes and properties, flooded roads and created power outages throughout southeast and south central Kansas.

Wilson County Emergency Management is responding to damage from straight line winds and hail which hit the area about 4 am this morning.

Heavy rain and high winds raked southeast Kansas on Friday, flipping idled airplanes and cutting off power to more than 21,000 customers.

Authorities say one person was killed and a church collapsed in southeast Kansas as heavy thunderstorms swept through the region.