A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Found Buried in Kan. Backyard — and Adoptive Parents Knew...
A Kansas man has been sentenced in connection with the death of his 6-year-old adopted daughter, whose remains were discovered four years after authorities believe she was killed by his wife. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, a Butler County judge ordered Joseph Schroer to serve 60 days in jail and four years of probation,...
Kansas man will be resentenced in mother’s murder case
Kyle Romey was sentenced to more than 54 years for the 2021 murder of his mother, Denyce Breit.
Auto theft leaves Cadillac and man in a ditch near southeast Wichita gas station
Wichita police are investigating an early-morning auto theft that ended with a wrecked Cadillac and a trip to the hospital for a man found injured nearby in a roadside ditch. Just before 4 a.m. Thursday, police responded to an auto theft in the 1600 block of South Oliver, near the intersection’s QuikTrip. The victim...
Two arrested after teen reports being robbed at gunpoint at Wichita McDonald’s
Two people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in an armed robbery at a Wichita McDonald’s early Wednesday morning. Just before 4 a.m. on Dec. 3, Wichita police were alerted to an armed robbery at the 21st and Amidon McDonald’s, according to Sedgwick County Emergency Communications 911 scanner traffic....
Kansas Teacher to Stand Trial After Judge Finds Evidence of Long-Term Grooming
“He described how she befriended him, then isolated him from others."
AMC Theatres brings back discounted classic holiday movies starting Dec. 5
AMC Theatres is offering discounted tickets to classic holiday movies from Dec. 5 to Jan. 1 at over 200 locations nationwide, with a rotating lineup of films playing every week.
Botanica celebrates results of reclaimed water project
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Botanica Gardens is celebrating the success of a water conservation project that reportedly saved nearly 5 million gallons of water since it began, far exceeding initial projections. The project uses reclaimed water from the city’s water treatment plant to irrigate the popular Wichita...
United Way seeks volunteers for annual Wichita homeless count
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The United Way is asking for help with its annual count of the homeless population in Wichita. The annual point-in-time homeless count is a national effort by professionals and volunteers to estimate the number of Americans who don’t have safe and stable housing. In Wichita,...
WPD spreads Christmas cheer to kids living in domestic violence shelters
The Wichita Police Department is hosting its WPD for Shelters Toy Drive on Thursday for children living in domestic violence shelters.
Group that paid for Exploration Place’s new water playground gets winter-day preview
Opening day for the $25 million, 6 1/2-acre playground at Wichita’s Exploration Place is still months away: The children’s museum is planning to debut it on March 13, 2026 — the first day of spring break for USD 259. But the group that raised $2.3 million to pay for the centerpiece of the playground — a giant,...
