Kaitlyn Alanis, The Tribune

Kaitlyn Alanis

The Tribune

Wichita, KS, United States

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Past articles by Kaitlyn:

Video: School bus driver ‘gambling with the kids’ lives’ plows through Illinois flood

A school bus driver with Monmouth-Roseville School District in Illinois pushed through floodwater with kids on board while heading to Lincoln Elementary School, the district said. A video was posted to Facebook. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Parents, warn your teen drivers: The ’100 deadliest days’ have just started, cops say

The ‘100 deadliest days for teen drivers’ is between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where an average of 10 teens will die in crashes each day, Trooper Ben Gardner said. Inattention and night driving are factors. → Read More

Floods may send wildlife to unexpected places — like inside your home, KS officials say

Animals in KS may be on the move as floods and high water threaten their lives, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Deer, snakes, turtles, rodents and coyotes may be more visible. → Read More

‘Snake charmer’ was ‘only bit once’ while removing snake from Walmart carts, TX cops say

A Texas Walmart employee screamed loudly when the worker saw a large rat snake in shopping carts, the Northeast Police Department said. “Snake charmer” John Heckaman was only bit once relocating the critter. → Read More

Fugitive flamingo spotted in Texas 14 years after escaping a Kansas zoo during storm

The flamingo that escaped Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas,in June 2005 (almost 14 years ago) was spotted in Texas again at Lavaca Bay. The fugitive bird — No. 492 — has been spotted in TX several times. → Read More

This Kansas teen is graduating from Harvard 11 days after his high school graduation

A Kansas teen graduated from high school just 11 days before he’ll graduate from Harvard University with a government degree. Braxton Moral, 17, from Ulysses, may be the first, last to have this accomplishment. → Read More

3-year-old dies after dad says car accidentally knocked into reverse, Texas cops say

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said a 3-year-old child was ran over, killed in Sugar Land, Texas when the car was put in reverse . Cops initially said a sibling put the car in gear, but the story changed. → Read More

This dramatic snake hisses and imitates a cobra. But if that fails, it just plays dead

An eastern hognose snake was captured in Texas while mimicking a cobra by flattening its neck, the Brazos Bend State Park with Texas Parks and Wildlife said. These snakes can be dramatic actors when threatened. → Read More

Missouri CFO’s ‘lavish lifestyle’ funded by embezzling $3.8 million, prosecutors say

Bryan Vonderahe, of Kirkwood, Missouri, was indicted and accused of embezzling $3.8 million from the Boyd Group, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutors say that funded a “lavish lifestyle” of traveling. → Read More

You can take your dog to the movies — and drink liquor — at this Texas theater

K9 Cinemas in Plano, Texas, by Dallas, is a dog-friendly movie theater that offers free wine and liquor to humans with the purchase of a $15 ticket. It plays older movies and features special shows and events. → Read More

Neighbor heard a ‘boom’ — and then another. 20 homes were damaged, Indiana FD says

A large home explosion in a Jeffersonville, Indiana neighborhood damaged 20 homes, killed 1 person and injured 2 people, a fire department official says. A neighbor heard two booms. It’s under investigation. → Read More

Dad shoots man in his daughter’s bedroom — then the man stabs himself, TX cops say

Houston, Texas police say a home invasion suspect stabbed himself with a kitchen knife after a homeowner wrestled him for his gun and shot him. The armed man was caught in his teen daughter’s bedroom. He died. → Read More

Everybody thought the sloths were just friends. So Baby Sloth shocked the Colorado zoo

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs announced that a baby sloth was born after a pregnancy surprise. The baby’s parents lived together for four years, but showed “no signs of breeding,” the zoo says. → Read More