Wichita KS

Reno County Emergency Medical Services is opening two new stations in high-traffic areas.

A club-goer gunned down in a parking lot; a man shot while out for a jog; two teen girls grazed by gunfire while celebrating at a post-prom party; a retaliatory shooting that injured three; and a domestic violence attack that left a woman in extremely critical condition. Those cases are among seven separate shootings that unfolded across Wichita over the past week...

The Wichita Police Department is hosting a press conference on Monday to announce its Drone as First Responder program.

What appeared to be tornado damage at Olivet, a city of about 70 people in southern Osage County, was shown in photos and a Facebook Live video posted about 5 p.m. April 17 by storm chaser Doug Crisp . Crisp said he saw "lots of tree damage" and some buildings that were damaged as well. The National Weather Service planned to determine on April 18...

Mouse poop, roaches, dead mice, insects in liquor bottles, dirty kitchen conditions, foods that weren’t kept at safe temperatures and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database of failed inspections from Sedgwick County. Six restaurants and other businesses were non-compliant with state regulations...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the second time this month and third time this year, McConnell Air Force Base is taking precautionary action ahead of the prospect of severe weather. On Friday morning, the air force base in southeast Wichita announced evacuation plans that entail moving aircraft on the base...

A Tornado Watch is in place through 9 PM Friday. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman tracks tonight's severe threat and dropping temps for Saturday morning.

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in a deadly home-invasion shooting on Christmas weekend is due back in court Friday. Matthew D. Morgan, 54, Wichita, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge Tyler Roush, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge is expected to determine if there is enough evidence to move the case to a trial.

When you think of nests, you might envision quaint scenes of mama birds and their babies, but there are new nests atop the QuikTrip at Douglas and Washington downtown that are not quite so serene. These mechanical nests, or hives, are home to three new crime-fighting drones worth $650,000 that QuikTrip donated to the Wichita Police Department . “We’ve been making investments in Wichita...

Parts of Kansas, including Wichita and surrounding cities, are now under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. as severe weather moves into the area this afternoon. National Weather Service forecaster Vanessa Pearce told The Eagle the Wichita area will likely move out of that watch earlier while eastern Kansas will likely stay under a watch later depending on how storms develop. The tornado watch...