Wichita KS

Wichita State is $313 million in debt. Many factors play into the increased debt Wichita State accumulated in fiscal year 2025, including large investments in its Innovation Campus and the athletics departments operating on a deficit. During the Kansas Board of Regents meeting in March, Chief Financial Officer David...

HAYSVILLE, Kan. (KWCH) - One person was critically injured after an explosion and fire in Haysville on Monday evening. Dispatch confirmed that at about 7:30 p.m. crews responded to a home in the 100 block of Sara Lane. At the scene, investigators determined that the fire started from an oxygen tank that exploded.

SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement continue the investigation into the death of 30-year-old Ian Alexander Shelton, whose body was recovered from Lake Afton earlier this year. The Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center filed its final autopsy report March 19, in Sedgwick County District Court. The report...

WICHITA, Kan. — Northbound Interstate 135 in Wichita has reopened to limited traffic following a train derailment that damaged a bridge over a rail yard, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. Traffic is currently restricted to the inside left lane just past the northbound I-135 to eastbound K-96...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita group is working to bring a memorial to the city for one of its most decorated veterans. Erwin Bleckley, a native son of Wichita, fought as an Aviator during World War I. He flew during one of the most pivotal battles during the war in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Authorities said a truck spilled cement across the eastbound lanes of the highway in that area.

Over the last two years at Central and Greenwich, a wild turkey has become a fond and familiar sight, a feathered celebrity pecking at tires, nibbling on scattered snacks and running down cars with unmatched nerve. He goes by many names — Pablo, Drumstick and Tom, to name a few. But to most, including Samantha Vohs...

According to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center, his death was ruled an accidental drowning.

Cockroaches, old chicken wings, mouse poop, dirty celery, meat in a sink with a direct connection to a sewer system, unlabeled foods, gnats and expired fire extinguishers are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wesley Medical Center’s parking garage is no more. A new one will soon take its place. The hospital’s parking garage was demolished on Monday as Wesley prepares to build a new $65 million parking garage. The new parking garage will offer 1,359 parking spaces,...