Derby man discharged from hospital after Purple Alert reported him missing
DERBY, Kan. (KWCH) - The Derby Police Department issued a Purple Alert on Wednesday for a 57-year-old man reported missing from his home at Westview Manor in Derby. As of Thursday morning, the man had been discharged from the hospital. Purple Alerts are issued to provide the public with notices...
Kansas Woman Sentenced for Murdering Adopted Daughter, 6, by Forcing Girl into Box, Suffocating...
Crystina Schroer murdered her adopted daughter Natalie Garcia in 2020, but kept her death a secret until the child's remains were discovered in 2024
KBI issues statewide Silver Alert for 68-year-old Wichita man
The Wichita Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing 68-year-old man from Wichita.
Penny’s final print: Wichita businesses unfazed by penny’s end
The U.S. Mint printed its last penny on Wednesday, but few local businesses seem to be mourning its end.
Galloway is bringing out the good stuff: ‘I’m going to let the world have...
Helen Galloway may have sold the bulk of the First Place’s merchandise at her self-proclaimed “Sale of the Century” this summer, but the store’s new, smaller space next door still has a lot of what she called treasures . “A thousand percent, and it’s gorgeous,” she said. “You have to see it.” Galloway said the new...
Plea deal: Kan. man killed victim during fight in SUV
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man charged in a deadly shooting in Wichita attended a plea hearing on Monday. James Standefer, 37, pled guilty to murder in the 2nd degree (reckless), for the death of 43-year-old Jesse Dean Rau, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. Law enforcement investigating one...
Uncertain SNAP funding creates new concern for pet owners
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As the funding of SNAP benefits continues to be uncertain across the country, it’s creating new concerns for pet owners. Although SNAP does not extend to pet food, the money pinch can sometimes be enough to wonder where an animal’s next meal will come from.
Thousands of pounds of food donated to HumanKind Ministries’ Operation Holiday
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 36,000 pounds of food to Operation Holiday.
Health insurance agent offers marketplace insight as ACA tax credits set to expire
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Affordable Care Act tax credits are still set to expire at the end of the year with no guarantees from Congress that they’ll be extended. Without an extension, millions of Americans will see the price of their health coverage skyrocket. Trinity Assurance Group Owner Taylor...
Second chance to see the northern lights; here are tips for seeing them, taking...
As a photographer, it had long been my hope to photograph the northern lights. But even having grown up in Wyoming, I’d never seen them until last year. It now seems we’re in a phase with the sun where we’re seeing an uptick in geomagnetic storms, and these events give even those of us in southern Kansas the...
