Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita police responded to a suspicious device in south central Wichita on Saturday night. The Wichita Police Department confirmed that at 8:33 p.m., officers responded to a suspicious object call near South Greenwood Avenue and East Indianapolis Street. When officers arrived, they found a...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The new year motivates people to set up personal goals, with many focusing on fitness. The East YMCA in Wichita experienced a busy day on Thursday with people looking to begin their fitness journey. “Yeah, the membership desk has been very busy this morning so everybody...

Local law enforcement agencies have shared their preliminary numbers from New Year’s Eve patrols.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It’s another cold and quiet start to the day, but patchy fog could develop across parts of central and northern Kansas this morning. Fog should burn off by midday. Expect more clouds than sunshine today, with highs in the 40s and 50s across the state.

Wichita native and Maize High School alumnus Avery Johnson announced Friday that he will return to K-State for his final year of college eligibility.

Wichita remembers Josephine “Jo” Brown, trailblazing school board member and community leader. Josephine “Jo” Brown, the first African American woman elected to the Wichita school board and a longtime civil rights and community leader, died Dec. 31, according to her family.

City council documents show that if the settlement agreement moves forward, Wichita will get $200,000 or less than half of the more than $400,000 it originally asked for.

Wichita police are warning people not to pick up an unknown objects that might be fireworks or an explosive after two men were injured Friday by fireworks they found in separate incidents. EMS took both men to the hospital in critical condition. “Unexploded fireworks and suspicious items can detonate with little...

Old food, cockroaches, employees who didn’t wash their hands, missing labels and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database of failed inspections from Sedgwick County. Five...

Best times to make your big purchases this year. Here is a month-by-month guide for when to purchase to help you save, and it’s a great reminder that timing your purchases can make a big difference, especially for Wichita families trying to stretch a budget. Instead of buying things...