Wichita KS

Park City drivers using 85th Street North to get to school in Valley Center and Valley Center residents using that same stretch of road to access Interstate 135 are about to see an important safety upgrade where it intersects Broadway. Currently, only drivers traveling 85th Street North have to stop...

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man who admitted to killing two men over 21-months learned his fate last week. Judge Jeffrey Goering sentenced 56-year-old Kevin Buggs to 363 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In August, Buggs pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter in...

Administrators at Wichita State University (WSU) in Kansas have decided that students at the university should no longer be able to major in philosophy. Despite critical and creative thinking and other distinctly humanistic skills remaining as important as ever, despite Forbes finding that “Grads who majored in the social sciences and humanities are proving to be resilient in today’s job market because they gained skills that can be used across multiple industries,” and despite The New York Time

Northwest Wichita will lose a restaurant early in the new year. This week, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchisee Darl Heffelbower said he planned to close one of his three Wichita restaurants — the one at NewMarket Square — in early January. “Over these years, we’ve had the pleasure of serving countless meals, sharing many laughs, and becoming a small part of your lives,” Heffelbower said in a statement addressed to his customers. “We are sincerely grateful for the friendships, loyalty, and support you’v

(RNS) — Considered a long shot when he first jumped into the U.S. Senate race in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist megachurch pastor, narrowly led in the polls as Election Day approached.

Voting is available only at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 3639 N. Comotara St., from 8 a.m. to noon.

A Wichita, Kansas, man was in the Cole County Jail accused of using fake documents to get a $6,000 loan. Employees at an installment loan company called Jefferson City police on Thursday, Oct. 29. They reported that a man gave false documents at their branch in Joplin and got a...

Applications for HumanKind Ministries’ Operation Holiday are now open. The application period runs through the end of the month.

The National Weather Service at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 2 issued a tornado watch lasting until 10 p.m. Monday for 26 counties located mostly in central Kansas, including Reno and Saline counties. Counties covered by the watch are Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Rush, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner, the weather service said. Wichita is part of the area involved

Kelyanna Windom was found guilty of first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm in the death of Christian Dixon.