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Last night's flooding kept Wichita Police officers busy responding to emergencies across our community.
Between 6:00 p.m. Thursday and 6:00 a.m. Friday, Wichita Police responded to 424 emergency calls for service—a 35% increase compared to the same time period last week. Thank you to our officers, dispatchers, firefighters, EMS personnel, Public Works crews, and everyone who worked through the night to help keep our community safe.
🚗 If you left your vehicle in floodwaters last night:
As floodwaters continue to recede, please return to check on your vehicle if it is safe to do so. If your vehicle is accessible, we ask that you arrange for your own tow truck to remove it as soon as possible.
Vehicles that remain abandoned in roadways and are blocking traffic may be impounded so they do not create additional hazards for motorists and emergency responders.
❓ Can't find your vehicle?
If your vehicle is no longer where you left it, please contact our Records Bureau at 316-268-4186 to determine whether it was impounded and which tow lot it was taken to.
We appreciate your patience as our officers and our city partners continue working to restore normal operations following last night's flooding. Please continue to use caution around flooded areas and never drive through standing water.
On Women Veterans Day, we honor the millions of women veterans in the U.S. and the thousands in Kansas. Every year, on the anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, we take a moment to recognize their courage and resilience and thank them for their service.
The incoming storm is impacting @Riverfest. WFI is closing gates until the storm passes. People at the festival can now go inside Century II. @KAKEnews#kswx
I’ve proclaimed today as Gilbert Baker Day in Kansas. Chanute native Gilbert Baker designed the original rainbow pride flag in 1977, which is now proudly flown around the world as a symbol of support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Stephen Colbert signed off from “The Late Show” with one final star-studded night at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Paul McCartney joined Colbert for the finale, returning to the same stage where The Beatles made television history more than 60 years ago. The episode featured celebrity cameos, jokes about Colbert’s “final guest,” and ended with McCartney and Colbert turning off the theater lights together, closing out a late-night TV era.
On this date back in 2011, the catastrophic Joplin Tornado roared into history. The EF-5 tornado killed 158, the seventh deadliest in U.S. history The tornado's track was 22 miles long, reached 1 mile wide and lasted 38 minutes. Damage estimates were around $2.8 billion #kswx
Tornado Watch has been expanded to include parts of SW Kansas until 10pm. South Central still not included for now, but we expect it to expand into south central by late this evening.