Kansas Weather Alert: Rain/Snow Chance Extended March 1-5 in Wichita, Topeka
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Topeka, Kan. – A warmer-than-normal start to March is expected across Kansas, with mild air favoring mostly rain from Sunday, March 1, through Thursday, March 5. According to NOAA’s 6-10 day outlook issued...
KAKE hosts mobile blood drive in midst of ‘severe shortage’
In light of the continued shortage, KAKE News is teaming up with the Red Cross to host a mobile drive, a donation format the organization loves.
KDGS/KEYN Host Greg Williams Remembered As ‘True Wichita Legend.’
Greg “The Hitman” Williams, a longtime Wichita radio personality, died early Saturday morning following a months-long battle with cancer, according to his family. Williams spent 25 years at Audacy rhythmic CHR “Power 93.5” KDGS Wichita, KS, and Audacy’s “Classic Hits 103.7” KEYN-FM Wichita. He served as Brand Manager...
Interstate 70 reopens between Colby and Oakley after crash involving 2 semis
THOMAS COUNT, Kan. (KWCH) - Eastbound Interstate 70 between Colby and Oakley is back open following an overnight crash on the interstate in Thomas County involving two semis. The Kansas Highway Patrol’s report showed that neither driver was seriously injured in the crash reported about 1:14 a.m. about five miles west...
Police identify person found dead in northeast Wichita pond
Wichita police said a 37-year-old man was pulled from the pond on Saturday.
Great Plains museum reaches fundraising goal for Santa Fe FP45
WICHITA, Kan. — The Great Plains Transportation Museum has reached its goal of raising an additional $50,000 for the restoration of Santa Fe FP45 No. 93, the museum announced today (Feb. 23). The museum launched a GoFundMe effort in November to raise the funds, needed to address hidden rust and other damage...
Big warm up, but a cold front is coming
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A series of cold fronts are on the way to Kansas, but before they arrive, expect a big warming trend on Tuesday. Much of the state will be back up around 70 degrees. The front will arrive Tuesday night, but temperatures midweek should remain in the...
Wichita Fire Chief Tammy Snow to retire
Wichita Fire Chief Tammy Snow is retiring by August. Snow, 67, has been the first female fire chief of the department since 2017 . She’s been with the Wichita Fire Department since 1988. Snow’s decision follows a Wichita Eagle investigation that found the city knew for years that it did not have enough fire stations...
Temps trend higher on Tuesday across Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It is another cold morning across Kansas with wake-up temperatures in the teens and 20s, and the day ahead will follow suit. Despite mainly sunny skies, highs will remain in the middle to upper 40s, or five degrees below normal. Strong and gusty winds from the...
Man hospitalized after Wichita stabbing
It happened just before 5 p.m. Monday near Central Avenue and Grove Street.
