Two arrested in north Wichita after robbery, kidnapping attempt
The suspects fled the area when officers arrived. Police located the two men, 23 and 30 years of age respectively. They were arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
Don’t Fall For It: Wichita police warn of fake parking citations at Towne East...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department alerted the public about an incident involving fake parking tickets being placed on vehicles at Towne East mall. “These citations are not legitimate. If you receive one, please disregard it and throw it away,” police advised. The phony citations are easy...
Wichita Police warn of fake traffic ticket scam targeting mall shoppers
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) -- The Christmas holiday is fast approaching and with it, some scammers…
Social media feud led to fight, acid attack on Wichita teen. Woman sentenced
A second Wichita woman has been sentenced to 34 months in prison for her role in an acid attack last year that left a teenage girl with second-degree burns on her face. Tayronnia West, 19, pleaded guilty in September to one count of reckless aggravated battery in the May 2024 attack. She was among three teens who...
Former Butler CC police chief has license revoked after complaint over inappropriate conduct with...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A former police chief at Butler Community College had his officer’s certification revoked following an investigation into a complaint regarding inappropriate contact with a co-worker. The investigation into former chief of police Glendell Henderson was conducted by the Kansas Commission on...
Behind the Doors of Towne West Square Mall in Wichita, KS: Decline, Chaos, Rebuild
Towne West Square started as a straightforward plan. In 1978, on sixty acres at 4600 W Kellogg Drive, Melvin Simon and Associates began building an indoor mall for a city that was growing west and seemed like it would keep growing that way forever. The building would eventually have 951,000...
Down goes No. 1: Falcons outlast East in battle of unbeatens
WICHITA, Kan. (Catch it Kansas) - A battle of two top 10 girls teams in Class 6A came down to the final shot in a battle of undefeated teams as No. 8 Wichita Heights outlasted top ranked Wichita East 54-41 at Heights on Friday night. “It was electric,” first year...
Kansas Weather Alert: Wichita Could See Record Heat Week of Dec 27–Jan 2 to...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, KS — Kansas is poised for an unusually warm end to 2025 and a mild start to 2026, with forecast trends pointing toward near-record temperatures during the period from December 27 through January 2....
High winds may have been a factor in Augusta motorcyclist’s death, sheriff’s office says
The high winds Thursday are “believed to be a contributing factor” in the fatal motorcycle crash of a 53-year-old Augusta man, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Salvador J. Tovar Jr. died at the scene after being ejected from a 1998 Harley-Davidson. the sheriff’s office said. The crash happened at 2:24...
Fatal RV, semi crash in Seward County claims life of Iowa woman
One person is dead, and another suffered critical injuries after a crash in Liberal, Kan., Saturday morning.
