Bitter freeze grips Southwest Kansas with subzero lows
Southwest Kansas endures a severe cold snap with overnight lows below zero and airport readings at minus six. Snow totals range from one to four inches in northern and western areas while winds ease. Forecasters predict slightly less cold Sunday as clearing, continued frigid conditions, and limited snow showers linger across the region.
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Weather forecast adds chill with near zero lows
The forecast calls for continued cold with lows around 0 to 8 below and diminishing winds. Sunday improves to fair to partly cloudy with highs in the teens, westerly and southwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunrise 7 56 Sunset 6 04.
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Garden Sass Hits Gus Garden Amid Weekly Cold Snap
A second cold snap this week grips the area, hitting Gus Garden hard as temperatures fall and forecasts warn of continued chill. Local workers report slowed activity and residents brace for possible outages and higher heating costs.
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Cold and snow sweep Kansas and Texas plains
The Associated Press reports a severe cold snap from the Plains to the Midwest with blowing snow, below zero temperatures, and widespread school closures. Northern Texas panhandle braces for blizzard conditions while Montana, Colorado, Nebraska and surrounding states see record chills and drifting snow.
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Sublette Station Burglary Ends With Tear Gas Escape
Burglars broke into a Co op Grain Dealers Assn service station in Sublette last night and tried to open one of two safes. A sign on the safe door warned of gas inside. They damaged a tear gas capsule and fled as gas filled the station. Some cash remained untouched. sheriff Paul Blackmore investigates.
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History making limb operation hangs in balance
An ex marine, William Hunt, 37, from Boston, fights to regain use of his left leg after a near amputation. Surgeons at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital stitched torn arteries, nerves, and muscles, with hope rising as he moves toes and feels sensation. The six hour procedure involved 30 doctors and a steel rod in the femur, offering cautious optimism amid a long recovery.
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