Wichita KS

Wichita Assistant City Manager Troy Anderson has a new job: city manager of Independence, a suburb of Kansas City in Missouri. Anderson had been a finalist for city manager roles in Sarasota, Florida, and Davenport, Iowa, but was not chosen for either job. He will begin work in Independence on...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a national search, the city of Independence has selected its next city manager. Troy Anderson will take over as Independence city manager on April 13. According to the city, he brings more than two decades of Midwest municipal government experience to the role, including time as the assistant...

The biggest St. Patrick’s Day party takes place Saturday, March 14 when the Paddy Day Parade returns to the Historic Delano District. It’s the modern day revival of what people know as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The streets have been striped green in Delano, it’s expected to be a nice day, and now everyone is just...

Widow of fallen Wichita bomb technician supports robotic dog proposal for police. The Wichita City Council delayed a decision Tuesday night on whether to approve $650,000 in funding for two robotic dogs for the Wichita Police Department.

SEDGWICK COUNTY - Tyrone Carter, 55, of Newton, was killed and a 21-year-old Wichita man was critically injured Wednesday night after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in south Wichita, according to the Wichita Police Department. Just before 10p.m., police were dispatched to the 1200 block of South Topeka for a report of...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Black Nurses Association is offering free health screenings for people who may have been exposed to contaminated groundwater stemming from a chemical spill near 29th and Grove Street in the 1970s. Residents did not learn of the exposure to cancerous chemicals until 2022. The...

Police have identified the 44-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday in a business parking lot in west Wichita. The man was Justin M. White of Wichita. The death was considered suspicious, police spokesperson Kris Gupilan said Tuesday. Police were called at 2 p.m. Tuesday and found the man dead in the parking lot...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas – Breezy cold air could push wind chills near zero across south-central Kansas early Monday. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, much colder air is expected to settle over...

Cockroaches in kitchen, food stored directly on the floor, mouse poop, dirty equipment, old potato salad 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...

A Buhler High School graduate has released a new novel set in central Kansas that blends small-town Kansas life with a suspenseful murder mystery. Author Rock Neelly, now based in Cincinnati, recently published Late Night Radio, a thriller set in 1978 that takes place in Burrton and Hutchinson. The novel...