Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The deadline to change your party affiliation ahead of the 2026 primary and general elections is coming up. June 1 is the deadline for Kansans to change their party affiliation for the 2026 elections. It is also the deadline to file as a candidate. In Kansas,...

Newton residents clean up after storm wreaks havoc on homes and streets. In one home, Lori Staeffler is sifting through the damage after a tree in her front yard came crashing down.

Wichita police said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash near Douglas and Hydraulic avenues around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. Two people were found inside.

Classic rock veterans Styx will perform at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City on Wednesday, May 20. The group is currently on tour with Cheap Trick, the power pop quartet which formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1973, around the same time that Styx’s first lineup assembled in Chicago.

NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - A senior prank that ended in building damage is now under investigation in Newton. USD 373 Director of Communications Carly Stavola said early Monday morning, 11 recently graduated students unlawfully gained access to Newton High School in what appeared to be part of a senior prank.

The city of Wichita's current system is generally in poor condition, utilizing different equipment at each of the 21 stations. The city has been working to modernize the system since 2021.

Severe thunderstorms brought 2-inch hail, 70 mph winds, and flooding to south-central Kansas, including Wichita, Hutchinson, and Newton. Power lines down.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A plane landed without its landing gear at McConnell Air Force Base on Tuesday. The aircraft is a Beechcraft T-6A Texan II manufactured by Textron Aviation Defense. The single-engine, two-seat plane is designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training students in basic flying skills common to U.S. A

Sedgwick County dispatch says they received a call at 8:39 a.m. reporting a person lying in Cessna Park, near Kinkaid and Wallace. Six minutes later, firefighters pronounced the person dead.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Monday storms hit and left damage in many communities across central and south central Kansas. One of the hardest-hit towns was Newton, where in the aftermath of the storm we got a firsthand look at the damage. Straight-line wind gusts reached upward of 65 mph, wreaking...