Wichita KS

What appeared to be tornado damage at Olivet, a city of about 70 people in southern Osage County, was shown in photos and a Facebook Live video posted about 5 p.m. April 17 by storm chaser Doug Crisp . Crisp said he saw "lots of tree damage" and some buildings that were damaged as well. The National Weather Service planned to determine on April 18...

Mouse poop, roaches, dead mice, insects in liquor bottles, dirty kitchen conditions, foods that weren’t kept at safe temperatures 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 Sedgwick County. Six restaurants and other businesses were non-compliant with state regulations...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the second time this month and third time this year, McConnell Air Force Base is taking precautionary action ahead of the prospect of severe weather. On Friday morning, the air force base in southeast Wichita announced evacuation plans that entail moving aircraft on the base...

A Tornado Watch is in place through 9 PM Friday. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman tracks tonight's severe threat and dropping temps for Saturday morning.

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in a deadly home-invasion shooting on Christmas weekend is due back in court Friday. Matthew D. Morgan, 54, Wichita, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge Tyler Roush, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge is expected to determine if there is enough evidence to move the case to a trial.

When you think of nests, you might envision quaint scenes of mama birds and their babies, but there are new nests atop the QuikTrip at Douglas and Washington downtown that are not quite so serene. These mechanical nests, or hives, are home to three new crime-fighting drones worth $650,000 that QuikTrip donated to the Wichita Police Department . “We’ve been making investments in Wichita...

Parts of Kansas, including Wichita and surrounding cities, are now under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. as severe weather moves into the area this afternoon. National Weather Service forecaster Vanessa Pearce told The Eagle the Wichita area will likely move out of that watch earlier while eastern Kansas will likely stay under a watch later depending on how storms develop. The tornado watch...

A Sedgwick County paramedic won’t be punished for providing basic life support to a dying law enforcement K-9 that was killed in the line of duty in 2023. The Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services investigations committee voted Thursday to dismiss a case brought against longtime paramedic Bryan Shastid, who helped law enforcement officers performing CPR on K-9 Bane after the dog...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Two brothers are in the Sedgwick County Jail for attempted murder following a weekend shooting at an apartment complex between downtown Wichita and the city’s Riverside neighborhood, Wichita police confirmed. The shooting near Central and Nims was among several over the weekend. Over about 24...

NEWTON, Kan. — Fire crews responded to a structure fire early Friday morning in the 500 block of East 8th Street in Newton, bringing the situation under control within a short time. According to responders, crews were dispatched at approximately 8:15 a.m. and initiated a rapid interior attack upon...