Weather Alert – rain, thunder, and snow
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Storm Team 12 Weather Alert is in effect for snow on the way Friday. Before it arrives, be prepared for some rain and thunder Thursday and it could be locally heavy. Rain amounts could easily reach .50″ over south central and eastern Kansas, but farther west they will be much lower. Northwest...
Kan. man who tried to drown pregnant girlfriend to learn his fate
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man convicted of a violent attack in the fall of 2020, on a teen, later identified as his girlfriend, is scheduled to learn his fate Wednesday. Sentencing for 24-year-old Dominic Thomas is scheduled in Judge William Wolley's courtroom, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's...
Wichita police arrest two, recover firearms stolen from vehicles years ago
Wichita police arrested two men and recovered two stolen firearms, one reported stolen in 2017 and the other in 2021, during a traffic stop Tuesday. The handguns were both taken from vehicles, police records show. On Sept. 17, 2017, a 41-year-old woman reported one of the guns stolen from a vehicle in the 2400 block...
Pedestrian killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In East Wichita
A fatal pedestrian accident was reported Monday evening in east Wichita, resulting in the death of an adult male. Authorities confirmed the incident occurred shortly after 7:00 p.m. near the intersection of 21st Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Police Response And Initial Findings. Officers from the Wichita Police...
Weather Alert Day issued for first winter storm of year on Friday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Weather Alert Day has been declared for Friday due to an incoming winter storm expected to affect the state from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Southwest Kansas is forecasted to receive the most snow with at least 2 to 3 inches, while areas farther east will see lower amounts. Wichita should get up to an...
Fungus infection cases hit 41 in Kansas: KDHE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas health officials say dozens of people were stricken by a hard to treat and potentially deadly fungus in 2025. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring the spread of Candida auris cases. The agency describes C. auris as a “multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen” that poses a...
New city manager debuts in six-hour Wichita council meeting on transparency and spending
It's a new era at Wichita City Hall. The new city manager attended his first council meeting Tuesday. It was a marathon session that lasted more than six hours. Issues ranging from transparency to public spending and a long delayed water treatment plant all took center stage. FOX Kansas News...
Kan. teen accused of shooting ex-girlfriend is still at large
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a shooting in Wichita continue asking the public for help to locate 16-year-old Cesar Govea, according to a statement from Wichita Police. Govea is wanted in connection with a shooting on August 24, that injured his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend and a 17-year-old boy. The...
Hard truths delivered by a bold voice: Wichita’s Mrs. Jo stood strong against discrimination
Josephine Vonceal Pace “Jo” Brown visited my high school back in the 1980s. The administration at good ol’ North High invited her to speak about her historic career as the first Black woman to chair Wichita School Board. We learned that day that the Mrs. Jo spoke hard, even painful truths wrapped in her unique brand...
Wichita police investigate suspicious death near Harry and Ida
Wichita police are investigating after a 44-year-old man was fatally injured near Harry and Ida, just west of Southeast Boulevard, on Saturday night. Winston Smith, 44, was found injured in a roadway near the intersection by police just after 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, a news release from the police department said....
