Cougars Fall Short to Maize South 17-14
No. 12 Maize South edges No. 5 Salina South 17-14 in 5A playoff opener. Salina South's season ended Friday night at Salina Stadium, where 12th-seeded Maize South beat the fifth-seeded Cougars 17-14 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime. Salina South...
Wichita Collegiate blasts Goodland 60-18
WICHITA, Kan. (Catch it Kansas) - A steady rain from the opening kickoff until well past the clock hit quad zeros did not slow down Wichita Collegiate Friday night. The Spartans blasted Goodland 60-18 in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs. Collegiate (5-4) scored the first two touchdowns...
Families in Wichita’s College Hill neighborhood describe hard work, money put into Halloween displays
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As the spookiest night of the year approaches, many people in Wichita are planning to include a visit to the College Hill neighborhood, where families transform their homes into Halloween spectacles. Behind every display is hours of hard work, dedication and a lot of money. “I...
Old meat, mold, dead mice, cockroaches & more at Wichita KS restaurants, hotels
Old hot dogs and ham, moldy tomatoes, food that wasn’t stored at safe temperatures, missing records and evacuation diagrams, no sanitizer, dead mice, cockroaches and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database of failed inspections from Sedgwick County. Ten restaurants, hotels and other businesses were non-compliant with state regulations Oct. 18-24. Inspectors fo
Multi-agency crackdown leads in Wichita area to 34 arrests, seizure of guns and drugs
A two-month law enforcement initiative aimed at removing drugs, guns, and violent offenders from Wichita-area streets led to the arrest of 34 suspects, authorities say.
Rain & thunder later this afternoon/evening
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Once again we are waking up to widespread and dense fog across most of Kansas, and a dense fog advisory is in effect through midday. Rain will replace the fog this afternoon across southern Kansas, and the activity will move north this evening. While some thunder is possible, neither heavy rain nor severe weather is expected.
Police respond to bomb threat at Wichita State University
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update 5:45 p.m.: Wichita State University has communicated that the bomb threat has been cleared and normal activities will resume. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police are responding to a bomb threat at Wichita State University. The university confirmed on Friday that WSU police...
Federal, state and local police nab ‘Dirty Dot Com,’ others in team effort
Federal and local law enforcement officials on Friday announced the arrests of more than two dozen suspected violent criminals, including an alleged Wichita drug trafficker nicknamed “Dirty Dot Com.” Flanked by a host of other officials at a Friday news conference, U.S. Attorney Ryan Kriegshauser said 30 people were arrested as part of “Operation Iron Sights,” a multi-agency effort that ran from July 13 through Sept. 16. The investigation targeted suspected violent criminals in Sedgwick County.
‘Operation Iron Sights’: ‘Violent crime initiative’ nets 34 arrests, recovery of 58 guns in...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An operation described as “a violent crime initiative” in the Wichita area, conducted over a couple of months this summer, netted 34 arrests and the recovery of 58 firearms, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas reported. The initiative, “Operation...
Sedgwick County Zoo offers half-price admission for Stingray Cove’s final weekend
Sedgwick County Zoo will offer half-price admission today through Sunday to commemorate Stingray Cove's final weekend.
