Wichita pets can stay safe while owners access emergency shelters
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Bitter cold temperatures are approaching Wichita, and the Second Light Shelter is preparing for what could be a busy weekend as more people seek refuge from the freezing conditions. “Obviously, the colder it is, the more folks we see coming in,” said Dan Clifford, executive director...
As Wichita is hit with extreme cold, here’s what to do if you lose...
As Wichita braces for the extreme cold to move in this weekend — complete with negative wind chills and 6 to 10 inches of snow — Wichitans are preparing for spending a weekend inside. The National Weather Service’s forecast shows snow beginning around Friday evening and lasting through Sunday. Sedgwick County...
Latest forecast shows snow predictions in Kansas, concern for ice storm elsewhere
Friday morning forecasts show that the severe winter storm hitting today, which is expected to affect most of the eastern half of the U.S., will drop snow on all corners of Kansas — with the largest amounts in the Sunflower State being in south-central and southeast Kansas. All of Kansas is forecast to have multiple...
Report: 70% of new teachers have left or considered leaving the field
A recent study by the Center for American Progress found that 70 percent of U.S. teachers with five or fewer years of experience have left or considered leaving the field. Here’s a look at what some teachers are saying and how local districts are trying to support teachers and keep them in the classroom:
Good Samaritan pulls woman from crashed car in cold Kansas creek
A section of road will be closed until sometime next week following a car crash on Friday south of Andover.
It’s official: The Cheesecake Factory is coming to Wichita
The chain has signed a lease on a space at Bradley Fair
Joe Walsh’s annual VetsAid concert raised $600,000 for veterans organizations
Joe Walsh has revealed that the 2025 edition of his annual VetsAid benefit concert, which took place in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, resulted in $600,000 in grants being disbursed to national and community veterans organizations. “I always say each year that VetsAid is the greatest night of my life...
KHP IDs those injured in 3-vehicle Harvey County accident
HARVEY COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before 1p.m. Friday in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Ford F560 driven by Samuel Weaver, 21, Hesston, was westbound on U.S. 50 just west of Hertzler Road. The truck crossed the center line and sideswiped a 2023 Chevy Silverado driven...
Autopsy released for man found in Lake Afton
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office released more information Thursday in the death investigation involving Ian Alexander Shelton.
Snow is falling earlier than expected in Kansas. Here’s why and what’s new:
Snow has already started falling in Kansas, earlier than forecasters expected, but the heaviest snow is still forecast to start later this evening, Wichita-based National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Baerg said during a Friday morning webinar. He showed a photo of snow accumulation in the grass off of highways...
