Wichita KS

Just in time for spring, USA Today released its picks for the 10 best botanical gardens, and Wichita’s Botanica made the list yet again, walking away with the sixth-place recognition. A panel of experts nominated U.S. botanical gardens for the ranking, and then USA Today opened the voting to readers. This is the...

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas teen accused of injuring a police detective during an arrest made his first court appearance on Friday. A judge charged 18-year-old Dayten Pollard of Wichita with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, interference with law enforcement, burglary and theft. Just after 7a.m. March...

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported three vehicle fatalities over the weekend. A man from Bellevue, Neb., was killed Saturday morning in a vehicle crash at the I-135/K-61 interchange southeast of McPherson. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 69-year-old Mickey Mitani. Mitani was eastbound on K-61 when...

"Be mindful when burning, the wonderful Kansas winds change constantly and can make fires difficult to control."

An overnight train derailment on Saturday closed northbound Interstate 135 at 21st Street.

Ava Johnson, Princess of America Junior Ambassador for 2025, shares about the pageant and her platform to donate socks and underwear to children in foster care.

Nancy Foley’s debut novel, I Am Agatha, was loosely inspired by the life of painter Agnes Martin and the time she spent living and working in New Mexico. This time and place is where Foley’s book begins, in the 1970s when our main character, Agatha, is at a crossroads of sorts - working through the logistics of where...

The Cowboys are back in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday evening for the second round of the NIT. The shorthanded Pokes beat Davidson in the first round and will now host Wichita State, a team the Cowboys beat in this tournament last year. As of writing, there is no news on...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Three people were injured in a multi-car crash at the westbound I-70 off-ramp at Exit 313, where K-177 meets the interstate. According to Kansas Highway Patrol, on Friday at 10:55 a.m., a westbound vehicle stopped at a stop sign at the end of the off-ramp and then entered the intersection,...

As Second Light enters its second year of operation, executive director Dan Clifford said they’re learning what’s sustainable for the city’s homeless shelter that now provides wraparound services. Just this month, the shelter made public that it was reducing the number of beds it provides from 170 to 130. “So much of...