Wichita KS

On a summer weekend full of festivals and World Cup parties, the auditorium at the Kansas Leadership Center buzzed because of something historic. The downtown Wichita auditorium managed to gather a room full of middle schoolers for a day dedicated to government. That wasn’t the historic part, though. The...

The zoo introduced a tawny frogmouth chick on Thursday after it fledged from the nest.

The Arkansas City Police Department released the identity of a man found dead inside a home on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, KS – Authorities have confirmed the death of a man from Elkhorn, Nebraska, whose vehicle was swept away by floodwaters near Wellington, Kansas. The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Venkatesh Doppalaudi, originally from Andhra Pradesh, India. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office reported that Doppalau

You’ve probably seen the viral video. So have 150,000 others.

The long-vacant Schlotzsky’s building at 1140 S. Rock Road has a new coat of paint, and recently, signs for a new restaurant were added to it. Back in March, Eliot McDonald announced that he and business partner Henry Panameno planned to open a Wichita location of their restaurant, The Coop Chicken Fingers . McDonald e

Celebrate Independence Day in Wichita! Enjoy the free Red, White & BOOM! Fourth of July fireworks show downtown along the Arkansas River. Family fun awaits.

The initiative is a partnership between the rock band Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — A driver convicted in a 2025 hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist was sentenced to 36 months probation Thursday in Sedgwick County District Court. Blaine Hughes pleaded guilty in May to the crash that killed 57-year-old Daniel Forshey. Last September, police said Hughes struck Forshey...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A repair project that’ll impact north Wichita traffic starts soon on a historic bridge that honors the city’s strong Native American heritage and neighbors Wichita North High School, crossing 13th Street over the Little Arkansas River. The City of Wichita confirmed that it’s contracted...