Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — As public pools prepare to open for the summer, a familiar problem is forcing them to make changes. Augusta announced Thursday that due to a shortage of lifeguards, the pool will have reduced hours. The city said it is short 12 lifeguards. It is going...

HARVEY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Friday in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Toyota Sienna driven by Jenny Marie Nicholl, 38, Hays, was southbound on Interstate 135 one mile south of Newton. The minivan struck a 2014 Ford F150 driven by Gordon Wesley Schmidt, 80, Inman, who was attempting to make a U-turn...

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four people, including a 17-year-old driver from Wichita, following a disturbance involving a firearm and a drive-by shooting in Wichita's Oaklawn neighborhood. The incident included to small children. Just after 8p.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies first responded to a reported...

It will serve as a training hub for Boeing's Wichita workforce and feature labs, classrooms and employee testing areas.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department confirmed that a man is in jail and four children, ranging in age from 1 to 6 years old, are in protective custody following a reported DUI crash Thursday night near 13th and Grove. Sedgwick County Jail records show that 29-year-old Julian...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Advocates in Wichita want you to know how to respond if you see someone experiencing an overdose. Recent overdose investigations in the city highlight the awareness. One person died and three others were hospitalized earlier this week after a suspected overdose, as police investigated more than...

Matthew Morgan was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Friday where he instead entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The union representing Boeing machinists in Wichita is demanding a transparent investigation into the death of an employee, Daniel Lussier. Lussier died last month after an accident at the Boeing plant in Wichita. Lussier’s family said he stepped on a crossbeam at work and fell through floorboards, breaking multiple ribs and dying in the hospital, days later.

A Wisconsin couple faced an unexpected legal headache when a property tax summons from Wichita, Kansas, arrived in their mailbox. The notice informed them of an outstanding tax balance nearing $20,000 connected to a property they had no ties to. The couple’s troubles began following the death of the wife’s estranged grandmother last year. The […]

Malcolm Norris was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and three years of post-release supervision for second-degree reckless murder.