Wichita KS

Around 4:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to Lamar and Grand avenues for a reported explosion.

Tyree Jackson Jr. had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

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...

The Sedgwick County Zoo is welcoming its newest bird to the flock: Kiki the bald eagle.

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.

The arrest affidavit of a man accused of assaulting a Wichita police detective in March was released Wednesday.

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.

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, 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.

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...