Tornado Hits Ottawa, Causes Chaos and Damage

0:00It's April 14. From your city to your ears, this is Kansas News today, powered by AI. A tornado tore through Ottawa and Franklin County on Monday night around 7.30 a.m. toppling power lines and trees while leaving. Thousands without electricity and hitting buildings hard. The storm zeroed in on southern Ottawa along Main Street between 15th and 23rd Streets, damaging a hotel's walls and roof, collapsing a. Wall at a gas station and ripping the roof clean off daylight donuts. Radio chatter from Franklin County Public Safety channels painted a chaotic picture with responders calling it a direct hit on the town, roads, blocked everywhere by downlines and some areas totally impassable. Things escalated fast with reports of injured children around 7.55 p.m. followed by a large natural gas leak and a partial building. Collapse just minutes later. Crews jumped into action blocking off Eisenhower Road and rescuing students from a stuck school bus at 8.15 p.m.

1:03Notifying parents and the superintendent while clean up and power restoration push forward.