An EF-1 tornado tore through southwestern Sedgwick county near Clearwater Sunday afternoon causing heavy damage and knocking out power for thousands of people.
Several conservative legislators have argued that Kansas can't afford the price of implementing the standards, or the strings that may be associated with following them.
Mathew Peachey, 21, of Fort Riley, was pronounced dead at the scene near Chapman, Kan., after he drove his Mazda hatchback off of Interstate 70 and struck a cement culvert while trying to evade troopers.