Two arrested after gun found at Maize High School
Two people were arrested on Thursday after a gun was found at Maize High School.
Teens arrested after Facebook deal ended in gunfire outside Wichita QuikTrip
Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a lunchtime shooting outside a northwest Wichita convenience store that left the nearby high school on lockdown Wednesday. Authorities traced the teens, who fled after the shooting, to El Dorado, where they were taken into custody and taken back to Wichita for...
Plea hearing for Kan. man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend
SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man charged in the death of his pregnant girlfriend will return to court Thursday afternoon. Matthwe Wayne Criscenzo, 20, is scheduled to attend a plea hearing before Judge Jeffrey Goering, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. He is charged with 1st degree murder and...
McConnell Honor Guard supports return of fallen Kansas airman
Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base helped honor a fallen Kansas airman as his remains were returned home more than five decades after he was killed in the Vietnam War.
Wichita’s latest ‘can drop’ lands on the west side. Burgers will follow.
Dropping a can is usually a bad thing, especially if it results in spilled beer or unintentional littering. But these days, “can drop” has a much different meaning: It’s one of the terms that franchisees of restaurants that operate out of pre-fab metal buildings — a growing trend in the industry — use to describe the...
Four giraffes add to Tanganyika’s baby boom
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Tanganyika’s “baby boom” is in full swing. Just weeks after pygmy hippo Mars made global headlines with over 40 million views, the park is celebrating another set of towering arrivals: three playful giraffe calves, born within six weeks of each other. While giraffes...
Wichita museum hires new executive director
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Wichita has hired Candy Taylor as the new executive director of the Mid-America All-Indian Museum. Taylor has worked in museums for 17 years, most recently leading the Comanche Nation Museum and Cultural Center in Lawton, Oklahoma. She will begin her new role on Oct. 13, the city...
No Monday watering: Bel Aire enacts three-day schedule
The City of Bel Aire will move from temporary drought restrictions to a permanent three-day-per-week watering schedule for outdoor irrigation beginning Sunday, Sept. 15.
Remains of Vietnam veteran identified this year return to Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The remains of a Vietnam veteran who was missing for nearly 60 years are being returned to Kansas on Thursday. Tech Sgt. Willis Rozelle Hall went missing in March 1968 in Laos after his position on a remote mountain peak was attacked by grenades and mortars.
Final suspect sentenced for City Nightz nightclub shooting in Wichita’s Old Town in 2023
Final suspect sentenced for City Nightz nightclub shooting in Wichita’s Old Town in 2023 Final suspect sentenced for City Nightz nightclub shooting in Wichita’s Old Town in 2023
