Weather may have sparked deadly fire west of Derby, say police
One person was found dead inside a building near the west bank of the Arkansas River west of Derby.
One arrested after apartment shooting in south-central Wichita
One person has been taken into police custody following a shooting at a Wichita apartment early Tuesday morning that left one critically injured. The shooting was reported just before 2 a.m. Tuesday near Boston and Main, a release from the Wichita Police Department said. There, a 36-year-old man with gunshot wounds to
Great Plains Nature Center welcomes final guests before closing for remodel
Work will take at least a year and a half. The center said it is planning to reopen once it is complete, but may have to close again while new exhibits are installed.
Woman sentenced for manslaughter after 2023 deadly crash in east Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A woman found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year was sentenced Thursday for a crash that killed a 71-year-old woman in 2023. Valerie Palace was sentenced to 77 months in prison, the maximum sentence allowed by Kansas law, after she was convicted in April of involuntary manslaughter and aggr
Oklahoma authorities investigate death of Kansas man after fight
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of Troy Devine of St. John.
Wichita bar will close in six weeks. Owners cite declining spirit sales.
Wichita has a little more than a month left to visit Good Company Taps & Spirits in Delano. The bar at 930 W. Douglas, which shares its space with Pennant Coffee and comes to life in the evenings, is closing at the end of July, one of the owners said. Pennant Coffee, which has the same owners, will continue operating.
Country Stampede will move on from Kansas City area. See where it’ll go in...
The 30th anniversary of this Kansas country music festival is taking place this month in Bonner Springs. But it will be last at that venue. Country Stampede , set for June 25 to 27 at Azura Amphitheater, is moving to the Wichita area in 2027, live entertainment and music festival company Kustom Entertainment said in a
Kegan Bates set to represent Labette County High School in 2026 Kansas Shrine Bowl
NEWS: Labette County High School announced that Kegan Bates will be joining teammate Mikel Reed and head coach Bradley Argabright in the 2026 Kansas Shrine Bowl.
107th Kansas Honor Flight welcomed home at Wichita hotel
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — The 107th Kansas Honor Flight returned from their trip to Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Ninety-three Vietnam War veterans were welcomed home at the Nguyen Golden Hotel in Wichita. Kenneth Stohs, an Air Force veteran, said he enjoyed seeing all the sites in Washington but seeing...
‘On the edge’: More people in Sedgwick County are homeless, or living paycheck to...
Sedgwick County has seen a 16% increase in people experiencing homelessness in the past year, according to a new report. The 2026 State of Homelessness Report, from United Way of the Plains and the Coalition to End Homelessness Wichita/Sedgwick County, was released Wednesday. It looks at factors that influence homeless

















