Crews

A fleet of 55 trucks will roll-over Wichita streets Tuesday night. "We're not expecting a lot in the way of moisture.  There's a small chance of flurries later on tonight,” Traffic Maintenance and Street Cleaning Supervisor Terry Nicholas said. His crews are worried about a re-freeze. "We pretty much got it covered as best as it can get covered.  We feel comfortable with that,” Nicholas said. Even though the storm has passed, street crews are still working 12-hour shifts until the driving danger melts away.

Firefighters battled a wheat stubble fire near Bentley in Sedgwick County. The fire burned about 60 acres near 93rd Street North and 151st Street West. No one was hurt and no buildings or structures were damaged. Investigators say a group of teens were driving through the field in a pickup which started the dry field on fire. Temperatures at the time of the fire were about 95 degrees with a steady wind. Sedgwick County Wheat Field Fire.

The weather conditions Monday afternoon didn't create the best "work environment" for two Harvey County deputies. "It was pretty much a white out at that point, you couldn't see very well,” Sheriff T. Walton said. Walton says his deputies were sent to a jack-knifed semi on I-135.  A trooper needed help slowing-down traffic. "Here comes a van, doing about 65 miles per hour, trying to pass another vehicle, and goes directly into my deputy,” Sheriff Walton said. The van rear-ended the deputy, sitting inside his truck.

Kansas highways are open, but remain packed with snow in much of the state after a major winter storm. State and local crews continue to clear roads, but driving conditions remain poor. AAA reports more than 400 people called for roadside assistance Friday. Most of the calls were to rescue stranded motorists who got stuck on streets not yet cleared by snow removal crews. Several teams were called to help drivers who slid-off the road as a result of driving too fast. One-quarter of the roadside assistance calls came from Wichita drivers.

Crews at Mid-Continent Airport will expect a long night Wednesday into Thursday. They'll use two big plows and special brooms to keep the runways, taxiways and ramp areas clear. Eventhough Wichita hasn't had much snow in the last couple of years, the brooms are sometimes used to sweep off rain.   Wichita could get another several inches of snow overnight Thursday, but the equipment can handle as much as five tons of snow per hour. Scott Loesch, maintenance superintendent, said the goal is to keep two runways open at all times.

Wichita firefighters spent part of the morning on the scene of a garage fire in the 2200 block of West Caroline.  According to our news partners at KFDI, two neighbors saw the garage on fire around 7:00 this morning. One of them called 911 while the other went to wake up the homeowner. No one was hurt in the fire.  No word yet on a cause.

Wichita fire crews are looking for a cause after an early morning house fire on S. Main.  Crews were called to the 900 block of S. Main at around 1:30 this morning. They found heavy smoke and fire coming from the home.  Crews were able to get much of the fire out, but ended up going defensive because there was too much smoke and flames. Check Out Photos From the Scene Damage is estimated at around $50,000.  Crews stayed on the scene overnight to clear up any hot spots.

Wichita fire crews are on the scene of a fire in the 2200 block of S. Washington.  Crews were called to the scene shortly after 6 o'clock. The fire was in a wall and the attic of the building, which was under renovation. Fire officials say the house had two different roofs, which made it tougher to get to.  While fighting the fire, a power line came down and made contact with a fence.  Westar was called in to fix that situation. Photos from the Scene Shortly after arriving on scene, firefighters were ordered out of the building because it was unsafe.  They fought the fire from the outside.

750 people in downtown Wichita are without power this morning. Westar Energy doesn't yet know what caused the outage. They have crews out working to fix the problem and figure out what caused it. In the meantime, they are trying to re-route power to as many customers as possible.

Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a train and car in Sumner County.  It happened after 2:30 near Seneca and 40th Avenue near Wellington. Authorities say a person on the scene died, but they say it was a suicide.