Wichita neighborhood challenging residents to beautify yards
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - This summer, communities across Wichita have stepped up to beautify their neighborhoods. Still, in one corner of the city, residents are turning it into a friendly competition. In northeast Wichita, the A. Price Woodard Neighborhood has launched its first-ever community revitalization...
Wichita schools fill budget gap as millions in federal funds frozen
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita Public Schools says more than $6 million in federal education funding is now frozen, putting key student programs in limbo just weeks before the new school year. The district confirmed to 12 News that the stalled funds, previously budgeted for staff salaries and programs like...
Wichita man pleads guilty in deadly church parking lot shooting
A 21-year-old Wichita man pleaded guilty this week in a fatal shooting that happened nearly two years ago at a church parking lot. James Giovanni Lee Sawyer admitted to one count of second-degree intentional murder and one count of attempted aggravated robbery in the December 2023 killing of 34-year-old Daniel...
Gnats in liquor, fly on sushi, roaches, license issue at Wichita KS restaurants
Gnats in liquor bottles at an upscale restaurant, living and dead cockroaches, flies in the kitchen of a sushi spot, missing sanitizers and hand-washing supplies, unlabeled chemical bottles and more are among violations Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging...
Car collides with rear of semi hauling fully loaded tank of propane
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was injured when a car collided with the rear of a semitrailer that was hauling a tank filled with propane gas early Thursday in Sedgwick County, officials said. The crash was reported at 5:35 a.m. Thursday on eastbound K-96 highway, just east of N....
End of Watch: Wichita Police Department holds moment of silence following officer’s death
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department said an officer died by suicide on Friday. WPD said Officer Kylee Lawrence was off duty at the time of her death, according to the police department. Lawrence was a five-year veteran of the Wichita Police Department who served in the Patrol...
City agrees to pay $195K to Wichita man involved in accident with police car
Wichita has agreed to pay $195,000 to settle a lawsuit over an accident involving a police vehicle in July 2023. Police officer Whitney Berry, in her patrol car, attempted to make a left-hand turn from a private drive and struck a vehicle driven northbound on Hydraulic Avenue near MacArthur Road on July 20, 2023,...
Wichita plans ‘Neighborhood Night Out’ to combat crime
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita will have its community building event, ‘Neighborhood Night Out,’ on August 12. The city-wide event takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is targeted at all neighborhoods. Whether it’s a BBQ, block party, or in the park, Mayor Lily Wu said the event promotes crime reduction...
Inmate pleads guilty in boiling water attack on deputy
A Sedgwick County inmate accused of throwing boiling water on a detention deputy has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery.
Silver Alert: Wichita police looking for man with dementia
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita police are asking for help finding a missing man with dementia. Police have issued a Silver Alert for 68-year-old Harry Thomas. He was last seen at around 8:30 Thursday night in the 2600 block of S. Victoria. Thomas was wearing a white tank top and...
