Wichita KS

Wichita State University launched a new system on Thursday that's designed to collect data from across the state and store it in one place.

Crews will be removing the existing pavement and making repairs to the subgrade and drainage before repaving the ramp.

A dozen teenage girls work delicately with bright strands of yarn, weaving in and out of a handheld loom under the watchful eyes of volunteers. In a different space, on another night, kids press keys — some hesitantly, others vigorously — on separate pianos, filling the room with melodies that sonically clash but...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A gathering to remember a popular local musician who died Sunday is planned for this weekend. Plans call for community members to gather at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Riverside Pavilion, 1029 Bitting Street, in Wichita, for “The vigil for Jenny Wood.”. “Come...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - One of Wichita’s most popular traditions is returning to the Delano District this weekend. The Delano St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Saturday, March 14, bringing thousands of people to the historic neighborhood for a day full of festivities. Organizers expect around 30,000...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas – Temperatures could surge into the mid-80s by Thursday afternoon in Wichita, bringing an early taste of summer to Kansas as a large warm air mass expands from the western United States into...

A pedestrian was killed and a driver was critically injured in a collision in south Wichita on Wednesday night, police said. The crash happened while 55-year-old Tyrone Carter of Newton was walking across the street in the 1200 block of South Topeka just before 10 p.m., a press release from the Wichita Police...

Wichita will be a sea of corned beef and cabbage in the coming days. Those who need a break from all the St. Patrick’s Day fare, though, can take one at an annual Wichita church dinner that stars German sausage. On Sunday, St. Joseph Catholic Parish at 132 S. Millwood will put on its 66th annual parish dinner , which...

Adam Joseph Herrman was last seen in Towanda, Kansas (Butler County), on July 1, 1999. Adam was only 11 years old when he disappeared. His photo above is age-progressed to 26 years, although he would be 38 now, if alive. He had sandy-colored hair and blue eyes.

The award comes with recognition by the Board of Education and a crystal award.