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In late May, Bella Vita Bistro owner Lory Wooley said she might have to close if business at her 15-year-old Italian restaurant didn’t improve. She’d taken a hit, she said, after a mouse infestation in her restaurant had caused people to stay away. But business did not improve, and in fact, it got even worse. On...

After serving primarily as a storage space for more than 50 years, the Riverside pagoda is getting a new purpose.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft that led the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. The World War II-era plane drew large crowds of families, kids and...

One person is dead, and two others are hospitalized after a crash involving a pole in El Dorado on Saturday.

Wichita, Kansas – Drivers and residents southeast of the Kansas Turnpike should prepare for isolated thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and occasional lightning until at least 7 p.m. Saturday. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, scattered showers and storms have developed along and east of the...

A 41-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in west Wichita, police said. The man’s identity was not given as police are still notifying family. Police were called at 12:46 a.m. to a crash at Kellogg and Tyler. Officers found the 41-year-old man lying on the eastbound on-ramp to Kellogg...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Adrian Campa says a strong cold front moved across Kansas last night and with combined cloud cover is allowing for a much cooler weekend by July standards. A weak upper-level disturbance will bring another chance of showers and storms to south-central Kansas during the evening...

Union Pacific Railroad officials met with current and past residents of the 29th and Grove contamination area to give updates on testing and remediation efforts during a community open house Saturday afternoon.

We'll look at some questionable language decisions the American Founding Fathers made when writing some of the country's most important documents. You're Saying It Wrong was recorded and produced at KMUW studios and is part of the NPR Podcast Network. Thanks to our language experts, Kathy Petras and Ross Petras. You...

NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Newton is rallying support for longtime city engineer Mike Headings, who was recently diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Headings has worked for the city for more than 26 years. His best chance for recovery is a stem cell...