Kansas Governor Declares Disaster Emergency

0:00It's April 27th. You're listening to Kansas News today, AI-powered local news. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly declared a stated disaster emergency on Monday after brutal storms tore through the sunflower state from April 25th to 27th. Heavy thunderstorms packed with tornadoes, flooding, and fierce wind gusts hammered the area over Saturday, Sunday, and into early Monday morning. The governor made the call the speed of state aid for any communities hit hard, stressing that help needs to be on deck right away. Right after, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management kicked the state emergency operation center into level 2 partial activation mode. Officials are glued to the radar now, standing by to back up local teams wherever the damage runs deepest.