Meet Liberty and Phin, Wichita’s newest police horses
Both horses have already started field training alongside officers to adapt to the sights and sounds of metropolitan police work.
Can traffic safety be improved on Rock Road? This suburb aims to try
Derby is looking at ways to make its most vibrant corridor a safer place for drivers. Rock Road between Freedom Street and Chet Smith Avenue has more vehicles per day than any other corridor in the Wichita suburb. And it is the site of 35% to 41% of car accidents in Derby every year. Now the city is exploring how safet
New four-way stop near Bel Aire elementary school
BEL AIRE, Kan. (KWCH) - There is a new four-way stop in Bel Aire. Anyone who lives or travels through Bel Aire will see a new four-way stop starting on Monday at the intersection of 53rd and Woodlawn. The intersection is located near Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary School. The city...
Weather Alert – Dangerous heat continues today
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It is a warm and quiet morning across Kansas, and the day ahead will follow suit. Today is another Storm Team Weather Alert for dangerous heat as temperatures top out near 105 degrees. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities this afternoon, and if you must be outside, hydration and frequent breaks in
Wichita Public Schools found bats in three schools. Here’s what they plan to do
Wichita Public School officials have found bats in three schools, and getting rid of them is expected to be costly. Bats have been reported at College Hill Elementary School, Curtis Middle School and Truesdell Middle School, according to a staff report in Monday's school board agenda . USD 259 plans to spend $121,000 o
City warns of mountain lion seen near Liberal park
Although attacks on people are rare, the city still urges caution.
First Look at Pho 316
A new Vietnamese restaurant has opened in the former space that recently used to be Daikon Cafe and Little VietNam Kitchen. Pho 316 is the latest to take over at 6157 E. Harry, near the southwest corner of Kellogg and Woodlawn. 6157 E Harry St., Wichita, KS 67218. 316-358-7522. Monday-Tuesday:...
Dinosaur attraction announces temporary closure. Here’s why, how long
About four months after a fire led to the destruction of Field Station: Dinosaur’s signature feature, the Derby attraction has closed for six weeks for “comprehensive property maintenance,” the business announced on its Facebook. The closure begins today. In April, the attraction’s 100-foot animatronic Sauroposeidon di
Wichita golfer makes another hole-in-one at 70. What it inspired his son to do
At age 37, Kyle Schoenhofer had started wondering whether the clock was ticking on his best athletic years. His 70-year-old father just gave him a pretty convincing reason to stop counting. Don Schoenhofer stepped to the seventh tee at Sierra Hills Golf Club last Monday, pulled out a 9-iron from about 140 yards and hit
Kansas planners reject gas station zoning after backlash, but City Council could still approve...
Haysville, Kansas planners rejected a rezoning request for a proposed gas station, liquor store, and strip mall, but the City Council still has the power to approve it. Local planners in Haysville, Kansas, unanimously rejected a rezoning request tied to a proposed gas station, liquor store, and strip mall, dealing the
