Wichita police seek vehicle in hit-and-run that seriously injured man
Police said a 42-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were walking when the man was hit by a car that then left the area.
Affidavit outlines delusions before 80-year-old Wichita mother’s stabbing death
The Wichita woman accused of stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death in bed last month had been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, experienced “angry outbursts” and delusional states where she would claim she could “talk to God,” and called her mom “the devil” while she was “talking to herself” in a police...
Sheriff IDs Kansas man who died in pedestrian accident
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a fatal car-pedestrian crash that occurred early Sunday morning near Kansas 15 Highway and MacArthur Road in Sedgwick County have identified the victim as 33-year-old Nicholas Wade Garcia of Newton, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Branden Stitt. Just after...
Toddler hospitalized after near bathtub drowning at Kan. home
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A toddler is recovering from a near drowning at a home in Wichita. Just after 7p.m. Sunday, police and other first responders were dispatched to a drowning call at a residence in the 1400 block of S. Shiloh in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses.
Man, 72, dies after he is found unresponsive in Sedgwick County Jail clinic
A 72-year-old inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail died Sunday morning after deputies found him unresponsive in the facility’s clinic. The man’s name is being withheld at the request of his family, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Branden Stitt said by email. His is the sixth in-custody death at the jail this...
Wichita man dies when his pickup hits bridge; sheriff’s office investigating
A 39-year-old Wichita man died after his truck collided with a bridge near K-15 and 55th Street South on Tuesday morning. Law enforcement officers with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office are investigating to determine what caused the single-vehicle accident. The accident was discovered by a Kansas Department of...
Meritrust says card skimmers found at two Wichita teller machines
"As a precautionary measure, we encourage any members who have used the ITM at these locations in recent days to monitor their accounts closely for any unauthorized transactions."
Young boy hit by SUV in east Wichita alleyway
Wichita police said a young boy was hit by an SUV on Tuesday morning in east Wichita.
Ascension Via Christi hosting two-day hiring event for health workers
Job offers will be made on the spot to qualified candidates.
Great Bend SRO receives Wichita police award for response to Towne East shooting
A Great Bend school resource officer was awarded for his actions during a shooting this summer outside Wichita's Towne East Square.
