A local hotel was nearly destroyed, its roof ripped away, leaving beds and furniture exposed to the open sky. Elsewhere in town, power lines were down and other businesses lay in ruins.

A key stadium financing ordinance advanced to the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council with a recommendation to pass. The ordinance will be on the city council's agenda Thursday, April 16.

NOW LET’S GO OVER TO HILLSDALE, KANSAS. LOTS OF DAMAGE THERE TOO. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND OUR OWN RACHEL RIP RACHEL. THAT’S RIGHT MARTIN. SO WE’RE STILL ALONG. 255TH STREET WEST, 255TH STREET HERE WITH HIGHWAY 169.

HILLSDALE, Kan. — The tornado left its mark, that much is certain. But amid the devastation, there is relief: early reports indicate only one person suffered minor injuries, and no lives were lost. Hillsdale was hit by an EF-2 tornado, with winds reaching up to 115 miles per hour.

At least one church in Ottawa, Kansas, is facing major repairs after Monday night’s storms violently ripped off part of the building’s roof.

Wichita was last under a tornado watch two weeks ago.

Scott had his RV parked in the Shady Acres RV Park, a community near Hillsdale, when a tornado ripped through the area Monday night. The storm leveled homes, knocked down trees, overturned vehicles, downed power lines and damaged businesses as it passed through the rural community in Miami County.