Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita teenager has pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a 24-year-old man last year. Jaden Watts, 19, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of Dermarc Burgess. Under the plea deal, that charge was amended to one amended count voluntary manslaughter. On...

A Wichita man has been sentenced to about three and a half years in prison after shooting a teenager outside the Goddard Walmart in 2024, leaving him paralyzed . A Sedgwick County judge sentenced 49-year-old Ruben Contreras to 43 months in prison after he was found guilty of aggravated battery in a week-long trial in...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A 24-year-old Wichita man has received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years for the murder of his mother. In 2025, Devin Joel pleaded guilty to first degree murder, kidnapping and robbery in the 2023 murder of Kacy Joel.

With the holidays over, Wichita can turn its attention to other things — like choosing what to read for the year or getting married. Following is a list of fun things to do this weekend, which includes a ReadICT event at the Advanced Learning Library and the annual Bridal Expo at Century II:

KSN spoke with people who lost loved ones in the line of duty about the importance of honoring those who keep us safe.

A city team identified more than 20 unoccupied apartments at the Greenway Manor senior housing complex.

His attorneys said they need more time to properly prepare their case.

A 19-year-old man has admitted guilt in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Wichita last year. On March 22, 2025, Wichita police discovered Demarc Burgess, 24, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds at a residence located near 143rd Street East and Kellogg Avenue. Tragically, Burgess later succumbed...

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man convicted of a violent attack in the fall of 2020, on a teen, later identified as his girlfriend, is going to prison,. Judgw William Wooley sentencd 24-year-old Dominic Thomas to 180 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In November...

A man was arrested in Great Bend on Wednesday afternoon after police allege he held his mother at knifepoint.