Wichita KS

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas – Strong thunderstorms could disrupt evening travel across central and south-central Kansas as a Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains active for 10 counties, including the Wichita metro, until...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department said one of its officers, serving as a school resource officer at Wichita East High School was battered after a fight broke out at the school on Wednesday morning. The situation prompted a large police presence and a WPD investigation. In a...

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA) and the Shrine Bowl of Kansas have announced the high school senior wrestlers who have accepted their invitation to wrestle in the 3rd annual KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals. The KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals will be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at Fugate Gymnasium on the...

New Day Healthcare, the privately held home health, personal care and hospice firm, has tapped Chief Operating Officer Kathy Poland to be interim chief executive officer. Founder and CEO G. Scott Herman died last month. “Scott built New Day with a clear purpose — to provide exceptional care and to...

PARK CITY, Kan. --- The Wayland Baptist Men's Wrestling team had four wrestlers compete at the 2026 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships highlighted by Jesse Lewis, who earned 5th place and received All-American honors. A freshman for Norfolk, Nebraska, Lewis had an outstanding performance at the NAIA National...

WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - Seaman High School girls’ bowling and Shawnee Heights High School boys’ bowling won state championships last week in Wichita. It’s the Thunderbirds’ second title in three years in Class 5A. The Lady Vikings won by a total of 358 pins in Thursday’s...

Earlier this year, students at several high schools across Kansas organized walkouts protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. In response, the Kansas Senate has adopted a measure in an attempt to restrict student protests during the school day. KMUW spoke with three students at Derby High School near...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita City Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening is expected to take a final vote on its financing plan to expand an entertainment district at K-96 and Greenwich, adding attractions to accompany Topgolf. In November, 12 News reported that the proposal represents the final phase of...

A suspect is in jail after an attempted kidnapping over the weekend. Police say a man tried to grab a young girl as she was walking on the street. Home security video from Saturday morning shows what the homeowner says are the moments leading up to an attempted kidnapping. And that's where the recording stops.

Sheila Brown-Kinnard said there are many women in the community who are walking in the footsteps of her mother's legacy.