Swap out your invasive tree with a native Kansas tree through this program
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Kansas forestry officials are getting ready to host three callery pear buyback events across the state this spring to help get rid of the invasive trees and replace them with more native plants. The Kansas Forest Service will be hosting three callery pear buyback events in Wichita, Ellsworth and...
Invasive, stinky Bradford pear buybacks to happen soon in Kansas
There will be three Callery (Bradford) pear buybacks in Kansas in May, the Kansas Forest Service announced on Tuesday.
Man, 81, seriously injured in U-turn crash Tuesday morning near Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was seriously injured while attempting to make a U-turn early Tuesday on a Sedgwick County highway, officials said. The crash was reported at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday on K-96 highway at 151st Street. The location was about eight miles northwest of Wichita. According to the...
SCUBA facility flourishes in Kansas despite few local opportunities for diving
Normally you would have to visit a coastal region to find a shop that caters to SCUBA divers. But in northeast Wichita — 13 hours by car from any salt-line coast — Amber Waves Diving Company welcomes divers and helps sustain the sport in Kansas. Tyler Brewer, co-owner...
1 critically injured in crash northwest of Wichita on K-96
SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - One person is critically injured following a crash reported early Tuesday morning on K-96, northwest of Wichita. The crash, reported about 5 a.m., prompted the closure of eastbound K-96 between 151st and 167th West as first responders work to clear the scene and investigators piece...
Week of March 16: Job of the Day
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—This week, the Workforce Centers of South Central Kansas are highlighting Healthcare Positions. MONDAY: Occupational Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient Clinic | Heartspring | Wichita | $35.24-$55.71 | Qualifications: • Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy •Current state licensure / certification...
Wichita museum converting baggage car into multipurpose meeting space
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita Great Plains Transportation Museum is converting a 1953 passenger train baggage car into a space that will host birthday parties, educational tours, corporate and organizational gatherings. Buckley Roofing donated and installed a new $12,500 steel roof, replacing the original one that...
Two data center companies are trying to buy more than 1,000 acres of Sedgwick...
Two data center developers are trying to buy more than a thousand acres of land in western Sedgwick County. KMUW reviewed dozens of county property documents. They show that Monarch Energy and NextEra Energy have spent the past several months making deals with property owners. Monarch Energy is a San...
Delano business to move, but customers can keep their same parking spots – again
If the headline to this story sounds a bit familiar, it’s because — with the addition of the word again — it’s the same one from the last time Spektrum Music moved within Delano. In 2023, record store owners Adam and Kirsten Phillips lost their lease along Douglas. Adam Phillips said he thought the store, with its...
Man charged with stalking 13-year-old Wichita student
A man accused of entering Gordon Parks Academy and talking with a 13-year-old girl was charged with one misdemeanor count of stalking.
