Wichita KS

Wichita voters are deciding whether to establish a 1% sales tax to fund public safety, homeless services and property tax relief.

Commissioner Ryan Baty encouraged the 100-plus taxing jurisdictions in Sedgwick County to build their budgets on what they need, and not the full 9.3 percent net increase in property valuation.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Shifting winds and a big change in the weather is coming to Kansas after days of very high fire danger. Expect the strong winds to turn westerly overnight and early Thursday, then throughout the day, it will be strong northwest wind. Temperatures will be dropping quickly...

A new fire station in Wichita appears to be at least $1.25 million over budget — before construction even begins — and the Wichita Fire Department is not answering questions. The new fire station — Station No. 23 — is to be located at Pawnee and Maize Road...

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A man convicted of killing two people in a parking garage in Old Town in Wichita is scheduled to learn his fate Tuesday. Zachary Ramirez, 21, will appear at a sentencing hearing in Judge Jeffry Goering's courtroom, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In April...

A truck driver accused of running over a fellow driver at a truck stop during a parking dispute is heading to trial after waiving a preliminary hearing. 46-year-old truck driver Travis Briscoe waved his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday, February 13th in Sedgwick County, Kansas. According to Hays Post,...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - In an overnight update on wildfires in northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas, Kansas State Fire Marshal Mark Engholm relayed reports of firefighters being injured in both states. In Clark County, Clay Kuhn with the county’s emergency management confirmed that there were three structure fires...

One person is killed and four others are injured following a six-car pile-up on I-70 in western Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says blowing dust and low visibility are the cause of the fatal accident that closed the interstate in both directions around 1pm Tuesday afternoon. The chain of events that caused the...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As the search for Nancy Guthrie reaches week three, concerns about keeping older family members safe continue to grow, prompting local police to offer safety recommendations. Lieutenant Caleb Rue with the Derby Police Department says two important steps for ensuring safety with older family...

Smoke and ash from a rapidly growing wildfire in the Oklahoma Panhandle drifted into south-central Kansas on Tuesday, with haze and falling ash reported in Wichita, Wellington and Winfield — and lighter impacts in Arkansas City. According to a report from KWCH 12 in Wichita, the fire in Beaver...