Wichita Skimming Scheme Drains SNAP Benefits for 46 Kansas Families
TOPEKA, KS — The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is warning the public after a card-skimming device at a Wichita retail location resulted in nearly $10,000 in stolen food assistance benefits. According to a media release from the agency, an investigation revealed that 46 Kansas households had...
People Drive From All Over Kansas For The Outrageous Bargains At This Massive Bin...
There’s a place in Park City where shopping feels like a treasure hunt crossed with an episode of “Storage Wars,” minus the TV cameras and with significantly less yelling. You know that feeling when you find a $5 bill in your winter coat pocket?. Discount Bins isn’t...
Wichita’s 1% sales tax could help city’s fire stations
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When Wichita firefighters open the doors to Fire Station One each morning, they’re greeted by the remnants of decades of neglect. Leaky windows from the 1970s are sealed with duct tape. Ceilings drip from water damage. Pipes are half-repaired. And a critical fire engine has been broken down for...
Wichita council seeks answers on waived water plant late fees
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita City Council members are seeking more information on a report alleging the city waived millions of dollars in late fees for the contractor behind the city’s still under-construction new water plant. The Wichita Eagle published a report saying the city of Wichita quietly waived...
Restaurant that’s become a destination in nearby town is opening in Wichita
A popular restaurant in nearby Garden Plain is about to add a Wichita presence. Shad and Stephanie Biggs, who three years ago opened Halagains in the town of just under 1,000, are taking over the spot at 1106 S. Seneca where Champ’s 316 Bar & Grill has operated since the 1990s. Champ’s owners Hamendra Bhakta and...
DCF investigating EBT card skimming across Kansas
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is aware of a recent event where a skimming device was used in a Wichita store resulting in the theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from 46 Kansas households, according to a media release from the agency.
Son Vanishes from Bowling Alley After Night Out. Weeks Later, Someone Spotted Something ‘Floating...
A man who vanished after a night out in Kansas has been found dead more than a month later. Sedgwick County authorities said the body of Ian Alexander Shelton, 30, was recovered from the south side of Lake Afton on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 10. His official cause of death has not yet been […]
Wichita, KS: Wind Chills Near 0° Sunday Morning, Coldest Saturday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas — Sharp temperature swings this weekend could bring near-zero wind chills to Wichita by early Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, Friday will remain windy,...
Fire danger and wind gusts on the rise
Temperature-wise, we have a nice day ahead but we will have to get through freezing temperatures this morning first. While we enjoy a brief warm-up please be mindful that the threat of grassfires will begin to rise today. Fire Weather Alerts to the northwest will go into effect later this morning.
Cow Team 6 about to make biggest mission yet
The nonprofit delivers packages of Kansas-grown beef to people in natural disaster areas as they recover.

















