Most tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms ... $2.62 billion (adjusted for inflation) June 8, 1966 – Topeka, Kansas – $250 million (actual cost) – $2.35 billion (adjusted for inflation ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Topeka is conducting a tornado drill Wednesday, March 5. The drill will occur at 10 a.m. next week. NWS states that everyone is ...

Robert Reyes, 45, was arrested Sunday in connection with the gunshot killing early Saturday in southeast Topeka of Yancy Whitehead, 22, of Topeka, police said. Reyes was booked at 11:15 p.m ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two Topeka men were arrested for possession of drugs following a traffic stop on Sunday, March 9. According to Sheriff Brian C. Hill, a 38-year-old male and a 33-year-old ...

The shooting occurred in the 2900 block of S.E. Fremont in Topeka, Kansas. Whitehead's death marks the city's third homicide of the year. Robert Reyes, 45, was arrested Sunday in connection with ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will finally be willing to drive on Interstate 70 in the area of downtown Topeka's Polk-Quincy viaduct once the current elevated stretch of highway is replaced, she said ...

Tornadoes come in all shapes and sizes; however, a lesser-known but equally menacing phenomenon is a type of fast-developing twister that can be difficult to see, which makes it even more dangerous.

(NEXSTAR) – Tornadoes can (and have) hit every U.S. state, but the area nicknamed Tornado Alley is probably where your mind goes when you think of dangerous twisters. This year, that’s not be ...

The death toll from a sprawling outbreak of severe weather rose throughout the day Saturday as severe storms and reported tornadoes plagued the South. Nightfall Saturday will bring new dangers ...

From the southern Plains to the Midwest an estimated 138 million people are at risk of severe weather, with tornado warnings issued in parts of Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi ...

A severe storm making its way across the U.S. this weekend spawned tornadoes in Missouri and resulted in more than a dozen deaths – and continues to threaten the South and East U.S. this weekend.