Kansas-Missouri Storms: Devastation, Recovery Efforts

0:00Residents across parts of Kansas and Missouri are picking up the pieces after a brutal line of severe storms and tornadoes tore through Monday night, leaving damage in Franklin, Miami, Lynn and Bates counties. National Weather Service teams hit the ground this morning, surveying the wreckage in Miami, Lynn and Bates to gauge the full scope of the destruction. In Ottawa, Kansas, one of the hardest hit spots, emergency crews battled through the night to flip the lights back on, but officials warned some homes. And businesses might stay dark for days, with a cooling shelter now open at the police department. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly jumped in late Monday, declaring a state of disaster emergency to unlock quick state aid as reports rolled in. Meanwhile, near Hillsdale Lake in Miami County, the Red Cross set up another shelter at the Hillsdale Learning Center in Paola for folks displaced by. The chaos and crews keep pushing updates as the picture clears. Kansas News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.