Tornadoes cause damage in Kansas and Iowa as storms hit Midwest
Strong storms across the central U.S. have caused damage and spawned tornadoes, with more severe storms in the forecast through the night.
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Storms, tornadoes tear through Midwest
A dozen reported tornadoes left behind destroyed homes and scattered debris in several midwestern states, including Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. CBS News' Roxana Saberi reports on the severe weather.
Severe storms could bring big hail to Midwest
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and even hail are expected to sweep through parts of the Midwest this week. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has the details.
Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's actions set up a series of confrontations with the Republican-supermajority Legislature over those issues.
Cole Brings Plenty, "1923" actor, found dead in Kansas
Cole Brings Plenty went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said.
Evidence indicates "foul play" after women vanish in Oklahoma
Authorities are searching for 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, whose car was found abandoned in rural Oklahoma.
Storm system threatening millions across U.S.
Millions of Americans are facing storms moving east from California. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more. Then, CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson joins with the latest forecast.
Bird flu has hit U.S. dairy cattle for the first time
Bird flu has spread to dairy cattle across the U.S., causing cows to produce less milk.
Longtime Chiefs cheerleader dies after giving birth
Krystal Anderson, a former Chiefs cheerleader who was passionate about women's health died after giving birth earlier this month.
Man arrested in Jackie Robinson statue theft
A man has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 25 theft of a Jackie Robinson statue from McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas.
Two states' top election officials talk about threats from election denialism
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joined Major Garrett this week on "The Takeout" podcast.
MLB, baseball teams to replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue
The MLB and its 30 clubs will replace the vandalized Jackie Robinson statue that was burglarized and destroyed last week in Wichita.
Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found "dismantled and burned" in Kansas
The burglary and destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita, Kansas, has sparked outrage.
Kansas couple lived with corpse for 6 years; charged with stealing funds
Authorities say Mike Carroll's pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Kansas police didn't discover his body until 2022.
Powerful winter storm moves across Plains
Thunderstorms slammed the south and knocked down trees in Texas while a blizzard rages in the plains. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports.
How America's oldest newlyweds found love at 96
One senior living community in Olathe, Kansas, isn't exactly known for its singles' scene, but widowers Doris Kriks and Carl Kruse found love there nonetheless.
Prison employees accused of mocking injured female inmate are fired
Other inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility said the injured inmate spent two hours crawling back to her cell after hurting herself.
Sunflowers in bloom
For two weeks around Labor Day, Ted and Kris Grinter's farm in Lawrence, Kansas becomes a mecca for sunflower lovers from near and far. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with the Grinters about the thousands of visitors that come each year to admire their seemingly endless fields. He also talks with Caitlin Eckard of Powell Gardens about sunflower lore, and with Steve Kaufer (known as "Sunflower Steve"), who shows Mo how he produces some unique varieties.
Man charged in killing of 5-year-old Kansas girl, could face death penalty
Mickel Cherry faces one count of capital murder and one count each of first-degree murder and rape in the death of Zoey Felix.
Man arrested hours after rape and killing of 5-year-old girl in Kansas
Police said the suspect was known to 5-year-old Zoey Felix, but did not provide additional details.
Police identify suspect in woman's murder 34 years after her death
Krista Martin's case was the first in which the Wichita Police Department used Investigative Genetic Genealogy technology.
Kansas police chief suspended in wake of police raid on local newspaper
Police raided the newspaper in August, seizing personal cellphones, computers, the newspaper's file server and other equipment.
DNA links murders of 2 Kansas women in 1990s to same suspect
Gary Dion Davis is accused of killing Christina King, who was found dead on Christmas Day in 1996 and Pearl Barnes, whose body was found a month earlier.
Kansas newspaper co-owner confronted officers during police raid
An angry 98-year-old Joan Meyer is seen on home footage, following officers around the house and confronting them.
"Insufficient evidence" for raid of Kansas newspaper, prosecutor says
The Marion County attorney said his review found "insufficient evidence exists to establish a legally sufficient nexus between this alleged crime and the places searched and the items seized."
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