Wichita police: Woman injured, man arrested after cutting incident
One person was injured in a reported incident in east Wichita Tuesday afternoon.
Man accused of trying to kill wheelchair-bound sister
WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after police say he stabbed his wheelchair-bound sister multiple times at an east Wichita mobile home park on Tuesday. Sedgwick County Jail records show Andrew Ortiz was booked Tuesday evening. Along with attempted first-degree murder,...
Sedgwick County Zoo says goodbye to its last Hippo
Sweetie Pie, a 53-year-old hippopotamus at the Sedgwick County Zoo, (SCZ), died on August 27, 2025.
New Wichita thrift shop gives purpose to each purchase
Thrift for a Cause selects a different nonprofit or community initiative to support with a donation.
Kan. murder suspect, who hid from police for weeks, returns to court
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A teen murder suspect, finally captured on June 17, after hiding from police for weeks will return to court Thursday for an arraignment hearing. Jaden Watts, 19, will appear in the courtroom of Judge Tyler Roush, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. He is charged...
Wichita woman convicted in shooting death of son
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Wichita woman was convicted of killing her son. According to court documents filed Aug. 25, Tesha Florence entered a no contest plea to murder in the second degree of her 16-year-old son, Robert Florence. Florence was found shot inside an apartment in the 9100 block of E. Harry on Oct. […]
Miscalculation costs millions for Wichita Public Schools
A not-so-subtle $3 million might seem like a drop in the bucket for a school district with a billion-dollar budget, but it's a hefty added cost for Wichita Public Schools.
City of Wichita earmarks $2 million to renovate old downtown library
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita is making a significant investment in a decades-old building that has been vacant since before the pandemic. A budget of $2 million has been allocated to renovate the old central library located downtown by Century II. Mayor Lily Wu stressed the importance...
Rare fossils and Kansas artifacts stolen from Derby dinosaur park
Fossils, a meteorite, and Kansas artifacts have been stolen from a local science-themed amusement park, and staff say the missing items are irreplaceable.
Here’s the latest on the Parlor Doughnuts shop opening in west Wichita
A little more than a year ago, local franchisees shared that they were bringing the Parlor Doughnuts chain to Wichita. In December , they announced that they were taking over the old Hurts Donut space at 7010 W. 21st St. At the time, they said they’d likely be open by spring. Progress on the building has taken longer...
