Wichita hospitals recognized as ‘high performing’ for certain medical conditions
U.S. News & World Report has named Wichita's Via Christi St. Francis and Via Christi St. Teresa to its list of Best Hospitals as “High Performing” hospitals for their high-quality treatment of certain medical conditions.
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office details fatal Wichita police shooting
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office released details of events following the Wichita police's fatal shooting of 19-year-old Nehemiah C. Flemming.
McConnell Air Force Base holds change of command ceremony
Back-to-school shopping underway, teachers in need of supplies. Back-to-school shopping is in full swing as the first day of school is a few weeks away.
Five young children involved in canal crash; one man seriously injured
Four toddlers and an infant were among those in a crash that sent an SUV and a minivan into the canal along I-135 Monday afternoon, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The children were not seriously injured. A 26-year-old Wichita man is the only person involved in the crash who is suspected to have a serious...
Woman run over, dragged after crash in south Wichita
A stuck accelerator on a pickup truck is blamed for a crash that left a woman with critical injuries.
Quake that set off Tsunami warnings recorded in Kansas
The earthquake that set off Tsunami warnings across the Pacific on Tuesday was so large it was recorded on a seismograph in Kansas.
Heat continues Tuesday, but storms return soon
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - High heat index values return on Tuesday with feels like temperatures will be near 105, but storms are set to return Tuesday night and again Wednesday with a cold front moving in. The best chances for storms will focus over northern Kansas Tuesday evening and overnight,...
Woman who dragged deputy gets 45 months
A woman accused of dragging a Sedgwick County Sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop has been sentenced to prison.
Police recover body believed to be missing woman
Police were called Tuesday to an area along a drainage canal near Bayley and Armour in East Wichita. Investigators have recovered a body, believed to be a woman who was recently reported missing.
Teens shot at car that wrecked, killing two Wichita men. Sentence handed down
A 22-year-old man was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for his role in the deaths of two people in 2022. James L. Lowe Jr. pleaded guilty on May 1 to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count each of criminal discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery in a chase and shooting that resulted...