Hail, wind rake Topeka

Sharon Watson, spokesman for the Kansas National Guard, said state emergency officials determined that 200 houses sustained damage, minor to major, in Reading and the area around the town. She said 20 homes were destroyed, all in the city, which is about 20 miles northeast of Emporia. Some injuries were reported, but Watson said no one was believed to be seriously hurt but added that officials were still in the early stages of assessing.