Wichita KS

The Andover School Board approved a cell phone ban for high school students last night. The board voted unanimously to pass the measure. The ban means phones will have to be kept in a secure location during the school day. The ban on cell phones is already in place for...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - February 1912 included three major snowstorms/blizzards in Kansas that killed at least 100 people and thousands of livestock. Looking back on the data from 114 years ago, Meteorologist Jake Dunne reported that there were many record lows and most of Kansas didn’t see all of the snow melt until...

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a fast-food chain based in Wichita, has announced the return of a popular menu item. The Deluxe Crispy Fish Sandwich will be available from Feb. 18 through April 7. It will be offered at participating locations nationwide. Limited-Time Deluxe Fish Sandwich Hits Freddy’s on...

HOUSTON, Texas (KBTX) -A Kansas woman has been sentenced to federal prison after making false claims that astronaut Anne McClain illegally accessed her bank account while deployed to the International Space Station, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Summer Heather Worden, 51, of Sedgwick County, Kansas,...

Central and Oliver has been the site over the past several years of many closings and tear downs: Albero Cafe closed in 2023 , and its building was then demolished. The CVS that opened on the northeast corner in 2013 closed in August and is now sitting empty. Also last year, the vacant “Dinky Dillons” building that...

'It doesn’t feel paused': Neighbors alarmed by new activity near proposed data center. Neighbors living in western Sedgwick County say they have recently seen surveying activity near land where a proposed data center could be built, despite Sedgwick County’s 90-day pause on new data center applications.

Starting Feb. 16, the First Street bridge over the Arkansas River will close to all traffic for construction.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita City Council approved money for improvements for Webb Road. The decision comes after several crashes near Wichita Collegiate High School have some worried about the safety of students and pedestrians. “We have had four accidents, serious car accidents with parents, faculty, staff,...

MILAN (AP) — U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games that fulfilled a dream they had long shared together. Former pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova...

The police chief believes the flag holders have likely been sold as scrap metal.