Wichita KS

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas – Warm air brushes past early this morning, almost springlike, as streetlights glow over dry roads in Wichita. That comfort fades fast. A powerful shift is lining up, bringing strong winds, plunging...

For crafters wanting to avoid big box stores, some local shops have opened in recent years to fill craft needs in economical and environmentally friendly ways. “A lot of the thrift stores … they just don't have a lot of craft items,” Jonna Ivin-Patton said. “They don't know what to do with it. It can be overwhelming,...

WICHITA — As a consumer herself, Ariel Westphal wants to expect more from the items she purchases, the budding Kansas entrepreneur said. And from a business perspective, that means crafting products that blend utility, beauty and long-last quality — even in something as simple as a box of tissues. “I didn’t want to...

A minimum-custody resident of the Wichita Work Release Facility is back in custody following a brief escape. The Kansas Department of Corrections reports that 45-year-old Alex Emillano Jaramillo was placed briefly on escape status on Christmas Eve after he did not return to the Wichita facility from his night job the...

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a standoff at a home in Wichita. Just before 6:30p.m. Monday, police responded to a reported burglary at a residence in the 1700 Block of North Waco in Wichita, according to a media relase. Officers arrived and...

No one likes being tailgated, and if someone is following you a little too closely, can you do anything to stop them? There’s one tactic that may be common, but is also dangerous and not worth the risk — brake checking. “Brake checking” is when a driver taps their breaks abruptly or multiple times in quick succession...

One Debry teacher was selected to march in the 2026 Rose Parade with the Band Directors Marching Band.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Jake Dunne says it is a foggy start to our Christmas Eve, and your travel plans may be impacted until midday, especially along and east of a Hays to Pratt line. Later today as skies turn partly cloudy temperatures will top out in the middle to upper 60s.

WICHITA, KAN. – Alex Emillano Jaramillo, 45, a minimum-custody resident of the Wichita Work Release Facility (WWRF) has been apprehended. Jaramillo was taken into custody Wednesday morning, December 24, after surrendering to authorities at a local hospital, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of...

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A suspect arrested in connection with an ongoing child abuse investigation made his first appearance in court last week. A judge charged 30-year-old Kevin D. Mitchell with abuse of child. He is also charged with two counts of failure to appear, according to online jail records.