Man sentenced to more than six years in prison for deadly DUI crash in...
Christian Sheppard was sentenced to 75 months in prison for the 2024 death of Chekiel Wright following a fatal DUI crash in Wichita's Delano District.
Zebras to leave Sedgwick County Zoo this month
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Zoo is set to say goodbye to its two zebras. Honey and Louise, the only two Grevy’s zebras at the zoo, will be moving to another zoo later this month. They’ve been at Sedgwick County Zoo for nearly six years. Back in 2020, they arrived from Zoo Miami on Halloween weekend, where they were born just three days apart.
Police: Woman killed mother before dying in crash on Kellogg
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita police said a woman killed in a single-vehicle crash on Kellogg on Thursday near K-96 was responsible for the death of her mother just before the crash. Authorities are investigating the incidents as a murder-suicide. While investigating the crash, deputies from the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s...
One dead in east Wichita crash
One person died in a rollover crash in east Wichita. It happened at Kellogg and K-96 shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Central Kansas Weather Alert: Frost Possible Saturday, Oct 17
Wichita faces lows near 33 degrees Saturday morning as frost threatens sensitive plants across Kansas.
How much rain did Wichita area get? Here are some totals
Wichita has received 2 inches of rain in about 36 hours since a weather front moved in on Tuesday. Areas south of Wichita received more, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Robb Lawson. Derby, for instance, tallied 3.8 inches. Douglass, just southeast of Wichita, received close to 5 inches while Haysville and Belle Plaine recorded 4 inches. Clearwater received 3.5 inches, Lawson said. Mulvane received 3.1 inches. “The higher rainfall happened south of Wichita,” Lawson said. “Harp
Derby firefighters save man from van in flooded street
The Derby Fire Department is urging drivers to avoid flooded roadways after Truck 81A made two challenging rescues on Tuesday.
Auction of 80-acre site used for recreation near Wichita lands new owner
The Jim James Memorial 101 Club in Valley Center has a new owner. The online auction to sell the 80-acre site – where recovering alcoholics could go to enjoy a broad range of recreational and social activities without the pressure to take a drink – ended at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 with a tentative winning bid of $1.039 million , according to information on the McCurdy Real Estate & Auction website. The sale is scheduled to close within 30 to 45 days, said Braden McCurdy, CEO of McCurdy Real Estate & Auct
Derby Fire Department makes 2 rescues as flooding impacts area
DERBY, Kan. (KWCH) - As rain fell heavily and created flooding concerns across the Wichita area on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the Derby Fire Department reported performing a pair of rescues that were made especially challenging by adverse weather conditions. Late Tuesday evening, the Derby Fire Department reported...
Heroes space to be taken over by a bar that first opened in a...
The Heroes Bar & Grill space in Old Town Wichita will soon be taken over by a business whose owner plans to run it as a sports bar and not as a nightclub. Niki Manbeck, who for the past five years has owned a sports bar called Bullpen in Baldwin City , is opening a second location of that business in the old Heroes space. She hopes to have Wichita’s Bullpen open by February 1. Manbeck, a Wichita-area native who graduated from Circle High School and Newman University, said that the Bullpen will b
