WPD: Man arrested in connection to teen overdose death
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita police have arrested a man in connection with the overdose death of a teen. The arrest follows the Sept. 14 death of a 15-year-old. The teen was discovered just before 8 a.m. that morning, and an investigation determined the death to be the result of a drug overdose, officials said. […]
Accolades land Wichita on top lists from homes to food
Stories by Wichita Eagle journalists, with AI summarization. Wichita continues to receive attention in various rankings and lists, highlighting aspects from real estate to food. Articles commonly focus on Wichita's attractiveness for home buyers, cost of living and culinary options. NO. 1: THIS WICHITA ZIP CODE MADE...
Arraignment hearing: Suspects fired shots at Kan. officers during traffic stop
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Two suspects accused of shooting at police after a traffic stop will be in court Wednesday. Jose Alfonso Morones, 19, and 20-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Torres will appear in Judge William Wolley's courtroom for an arraignment hearing, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. They are...
Man dead, suspect in custody after shooting aboard Wichita city bus
Around 3:30 p.m., officers with the Wichita Police Department responded to the report of a shooting on a city bus near Burton Street and Meridian Avenue.
Police Located Screaming Woman Seen Being Pulled Away In Doorbell Camera
The woman reached out to the police after the disturbing video went viral.
Woman drank outside while 4-year-old fatally shot 7-year-old. She’s sentenced
The mother of a 7-year-old Wichita boy who was accidentally shot and killed by a 4-year-old asked a judge for leniency on behalf of her friend Tasha Dillard, the 25-year-old woman charged in her son’s death. Ataya Johnson, the mother of Davion Gunter Jr., tearfully urged Judge Sean Hatfield to grant her friend...
Wichita airport not playing Noem video on government shutdown impact
Wichita's Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport is not playing a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
A member of Wichita’s Coleman family is getting into the restaurant business
Construction is now underway on Wichita’s third Mokas Coffee & Eatery at 3851 N. Ridge Road. This week, the owner of Mokas’ parent company JRI Hospitality said that the shop should be ready to open in March or early April just north of the strip center on the northwest corner of 37th and Ridge. And that’s not the...
Sedgwick County Zoo shines brighter with bigger Wild Lights
Wild Lights will kick off Wednesday night and make the Sedgwick County Zoo shine brighter as the nights get darker.
Spirit Aerosystems promises to hire additional 600 workers by end of 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Spirit Aerosystems has promised to hire an additional 600 workers by the end of the year, which could mean a boost to the local economy. Bekah Selby-Leach, Director of Wichita State’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research, said that over the last several years, the aerospace...
