Confronting complicity: Student exhibition turns the viewer into a witness
Zelda McAfee’s BFA thesis exhibition, “Hell is Empty, and You Are Here,” challenges visitors to confront how silence and loyalty can make ordinary people complicit in harm. Throughout February, visitors to ShiftSpace Gallery at 120 E. 1st St. N. in Wichita can experience the painful journey behind senior Zelda...
Family Community Theatre to present “Newsies”
Family Community Theatre is bringing the high-energy musical Newsies to the Flag Theatre for two weekends of performances beginning Thursday. Directed by Craig Williams, the production tells the story of the real-life 1899 New York City newsboys’ strike, when young newspaper sellers organized against publishing...
Wichita golfers flock to courses on warmest day of winter
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The warmest day of the winter so far brought more than just pleasant weather to south-central Kansas—it brought a rush of eager golfers ready to get back on the greens. On a picture-perfect early February day, with sunny skies and temperatures getting above 75 degrees,...
Counterfeit cash drug deal led to gunfire at Kansas home
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities have arrested two suspects including a teen in connection with an aggravated assault with a firearm that occurred at a home in Garden Plain. Just before 10 p.m., deputies and the Garden Plain Police Department responded to reports of shots fired into an occupied home...
Temps take a big tumble today across Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After reaching the middle 70s on Monday afternoon, today will be much cooler with high temperatures in the middle to upper 50s. However, that keeps us 10 to 15 degrees above our average high in the upper 40s. The cooling trend will continue Wednesday with highs...
Helping hands: Wu’s Big Event brings positive impact to community
Wichita State’s largest one-day community service event has just made its semi-annual appearance. Students, alumni, faculty and other volunteers spent their Saturday morning volunteering in the Wichita community. Kicking off at 9 a.m in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Beggs Ballroom, more than 130 volunteers were...
Affidavit: Wichita man said ‘I’m going to kill you’ before Christmas Eve hammer attack
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Newly released court documents detail what Wichita police say happened during a hammer attack on Christmas Eve. An affidavit released Monday describes a 22-year-old woman being attacked in her own home by a man she didn’t know. It says a woman and two men who were in the home quickly came to...
Wichita State awarded $2.5 million to expand paid humanities internships
The five-year grant, provided by the Mellon Foundation, will support student internship wages, faculty stipends, program development and student travel.
Wichita radio legend Greg ‘The Hitman’ Williams battles rare cancer
After being laid off in 2025, Greg "Hitman" Williams received a rare and aggressive stage-four cancer diagnosis.
Kansas roofing company ordered to pay $510K for deceptive acts, DA says
The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office says a roofer engaged in deceptive and unconscionable acts under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.
