Wichita KS

Nearly every college at Wichita State is planning to undergo department mergings or restructuring, but the reason isn’t entirely clear. Faculty are concerned about reorganization of departments being rushed, and are seeking clear answers before the plans start being reviewed by the provost in October. According to prop

Over the last several days, members of the public have been invited to test the restaurant as workers finished training.

Despite rain and severe weather, the show went on at Somewhere Fest’s opening night in Wichita, with more than 30 bands and musicians performing across multiple stages set up along St. Francis. The annual music festival featured a swath of local and regional country, EDM and electronic artists, including multi-platinum

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man accused of killing someone on a Wichita city bus has pleaded not guilty. 35-year-old Travis Finney is charged with first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. Police say that on Oct. 16 of 2025, Finney shot and killed a man on a...

Monday marks one year since Hays police sergeant Scott Heimann lost his life in the line of duty. Now known as 'Scott Heimann Remembrance Day' in Hays, flags were flown at half-staff across the city. 17 years ago, another officer, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Etheridge, also died on the job. In 2009, Etheridg

"I think we will see this just as we do with cars and robotaxis."

A court-ordered review found 136 Kansas foster children spent 870 nights without a proper licensed placement during 2025. Those children experienced 348 separate failure-to-place episodes. The numbers matter because each episode represents a child waiting for safe, stable housing while in state custody. The findings sh

It’s the rare business that actually opens exactly when planned , but Say What?! and the Shoestring Theatre are doing just that on Saturday. “There’s definitely some finishing touches that . . . need to be finished,” said Dan Gray, the improv group founder and theater owner. “The great thing about improv is you’re buil

Family of Valley Center man fatally shot want 16-year-old suspect to be tried as an adult. The family of the 18-year-old victim, Hunter Johnson, remembers him and is also calling for change to the law.

Family of Chuck Giles react to arrests made in Wichita cold case murder. It was 2019 when police say someone robbed and then shot and killed 55-year-old Charles "Chuck" Giles in the driveway of his home near 25th and Amidon. That night the community lost a beloved restaurant owner, but Hazel Watson lost her grandpa.