Wichita KS

AAR CORP. has been awarded the Collins Aerospace Supplier of the Year Award for its Component MRO facility in Wellington, Kansas, in recognition of its outstanding customer service, operational excellence, and consistent performance. This marks the third time AAR’s Component MRO business has received supplier recogniti

The dream started with a simple problem: the Torres family was spending more time at the boxing gym than at home. For nearly five years, Alvin Torres Sr. watched his son, Alvin Jr., pour himself into the sport. His daughter, Liliana, followed. Practices became part of the family schedule. Training became part of the fa

EMPORIA: In Uncharted Paths: A Memoir of Teaching and Learning, a Kansas teacher, Lakshmi Kambampati, shares the most important lessons of her career: not the ones she taught, but the ones she learned from students and communities around the world. “Uncharted Paths invites us to share a teacher’s colorful and...

Three Wichita residents were hurt in a crash in southeast Chase County early Wednesday. Emporia Fire/EMS and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 113.9 southbound, 13 miles southwest of Emporia and 2 miles northeast of the Flint Hills cattle pens exit, shortly before 4:30 am. T

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas man arrested by police after a standoff in Hutchinson for killing a man in Wichita will return to court Wednesday. Andrew Presley, 31, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in the courtroom of Judge Christopher Magana, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office. He...

It’s pretty common for restaurant owners to push their opening dates back. It’s almost unheard of for them to move them up. But that’s what Tom Geagan of Tommy’s Apizza at 2330 E. Douglas has done. Though he’d originally targeted July 1 as his opening date, his run of soft openings went well, and he’s now decided to th

For four years in a row, a Wichita candy store has been named among the best in America. “Nominated by a panel of experts and voted by readers as the best in the nation, these candy shops stand out because they offer a variety of delicious treats that you won’t always find in big chains or supermarkets,” USA Today said

A Via Christi spokesperson said there will be restricted access to the facility while the potential threat is being addressed.

Tierell Washington faces a murder charge for a north Wichita shooting. Sedgwick County police used FLOCK technology in their investigation.

Heaviest rain overnight and early Thursday will be across central and western Kansas. Severe storms are a threat Thursday afternoon and evening. Hail, high winds, and a tornado or two possible for southern Kansas. Some areas will receive another 2-4 inches of rain. Thursday - Scattered storms in the morning...