Newton Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Winners Announced
Newton City Commissioners recognized winners of the 2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge hosted by the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce during Tuesday’s meeting. The Newton High School students who participated in the challenge developed business plans and presented them to a panel of judges. The First Place winner was Peyton...
Injured bald eagle finds new home at Sedgwick County Zoo
The Sedgwick County Zoo is welcoming its newest bird to the flock: Kiki the bald eagle.
Weather Alert – Friday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Storm Team 12 Weather Alert Day is in place for Friday evening in south central Kansas as the potential for hail, wind, and some heavy rain returns. The timing looks like 4pm-11pm, and then the active weather will be pushed out by a cold front.
‘I shouldn’t have done it’: Affidavit details alleged Wichita car theft, scuffle with police
The arrest affidavit of a man accused of assaulting a Wichita police detective in March was released Wednesday.
Career path at WSU Tech lets students earn a paycheck and a degree
The program is designed for people who want to have a career in heavy equipment technology. Students split time between classroom instruction and paid hands-on training.
Kansas veteran describes harrowing Bermuda Triangle rescue that saved a fisherman’s life
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – One Kansas veteran who spent nearly 30 years serving his country in the Navy and the Coast Guard completed an unbelievable rescue operation in the Bermuda Triangle. Maryland native Richard Rippert joined the Navy in 1965 and became a hospital corpsman. He did that for...
Wichita Public Schools seeks to fill BOE vacancy
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - There’s only one week left to apply if you’d like to be the next member of the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education. The board has a vacancy for its at-large member position. It’s not a paid position, but district representatives said it’s important for people to apply.
New Army aircraft named in honor of tribe that once called Kansas home
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A new military aircraft that’s being partially built at Bell Textron in Wichita is being named in honor a Native American people that lived in Kansas and across the Great Plains. On Wednesday, Textron announced that the long-range assault aircraft has been designated the...
Right on schedule: Opening date set for new Hutchinson YMCA
The new facility will have a gymnastics center, indoor track and an aquatics center.
Wichita man arrested in deadly 2024 Seward County crash
A Wichita man has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed a woman nearly two years ago in southwest Kansas.
