What if Wichita’s stations put firefighter health first?
Picture a day in the life of a firefighter, and you may think of a crew hustling down the street, siren blaring. At the scene of a call, the work can be dangerous, physically demanding and dirty. But in some places, the hazards don’t end there.
KAKE First Alert Weather Day: Severe thunderstorms hit Wichita
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Calmer day on Tuesday; cooler
North winds back down Tuesday. Showers and some thunder returning Wednesday night. Wednesday - Clouds return; some overnight rain western Kansas. Tonight: Storms ending, then mostly cloudy. Wind: N 10-20; gusty. Low: 53. Tomorrow: Decreasing clouds. Wind: N 10-20; gusty. High: 67. Tomorrow night: Mostly clear. Wind: NE
Kansas food groups turn to community gardens for produce as federal aid falls and...
Inflation and shrinking food assistance can have people turning to cheaper, more processed groceries. Groups across Kansas are using community gardens as a way to provide fresh vegetables. Carefully walking between rows of sprouting plants, Donavan Lawrence gives a tour of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church community ga
Wet weather returns on Wednesday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Monday night storms have exited the area, and the day ahead looks quiet, albeit breezy and much cooler. After warming into the upper 80s and lower 90s yesterday, today will be over 25 degrees cooler with highs in the lower to middle 60s. A slow-moving storm...
Wichita becomes home to third ATF forensic crime gun intelligence lab
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the new ATF Forensic Crime Gun Intelligence Laboratory at Wichita State University. The new lab expands the agency’s national forensic capacity when it comes to examining gun related crime evidence. The idea is to deliver faster results to investigators nat
Overnight thunderstorms ignite fires in downtown Salina
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A pair of lightning strikes are blamed for sparking fires overnight in Salina. Around 12:45 a.m. Monday, firefighters were called to the report of a building fire at the Bank of Tescott at Prescott and Santa Fe avenues in downtown Salina. The Salina Fire Department...
Summer meal program returns for Wichita Public Schools
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita Public Schools will launch its summer food program in a little over a week, allowing children to eat free twice a day at any one of 33 locations across the city. The summer food program will begin May 27 and go through July 24. Thursday...
5th time in 2026: Kan. Air Force base relocates aircraft ahead of severe weather
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas – McConnell Air Force Base is relocating its KC-135R Stratotanker and KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft to other military bases across the country today, due to projected severe weather, according to a media release from the base. That severe weather is forecasted to hit the...
Suspect released in Lake Afton death investigation
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man accused in his girlfriend’s death at Lake Afton has been released from jail, according the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. On May 8, deputies found Dorothy Finley, 55, dead inside a camper on the Lake Afton campgrounds where she lived with her boyfriend, 66-year-old Robert Courchaine.
