Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Monday is a Storm Team 12 Weather Alert Day for another day of dangerous heat across Kansas with afternoon feels like temperatures up to 105 degrees. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity could lead to heat exhaustion if precautions are not taken. Use extra caution and avoid any s

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after two teen girls, a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were shot in north Wichita on Friday night. The Raven Gunshot Detection System alerted officers of the shooting near 14th Street N. and Piatt at 10:28 p.m. on Friday, a press release from the Wichita Police Department said. Ther

CHENEY, Kan. (KWCH) - A campground at Cheney State Park was evacuated on Saturday evening. In a statement on social media, the park announced that Heimerman Point campground is being evacuated. The park said it’s due to rising lake levels. The campground is closed until further notice. The park...

A deadly Kansas tornado that destroyed a manufactured home near Sedgwick had no tornado warning before it hit, according to the National Weather Service in Wichita. The EF-2 tornado touched down early Sunday, June 21, about five miles east of Sedgwick. The NWS event summary says it reached estimated peak winds of 135 m

The Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office is warning residents to be wary of scammers in the wake of Thursday's severe weather and flash flooding.

DERBY, Kan. (KWCH) - After storms last night caused flooding throughout south-central Kansas, the Rippee family in Derby said a flooding storm drain has damaged their home - and it isn’t the first time. “In 2022, May 2022, there was a storm. There was about four, four and a...

Most of the overnight storms will be across the southern half of the state. Some heavy downpours are coming, but it won’t be as widespread. Building heat for the weekend with heat indices above 105. Drier weather for much of the region. Saturday - Some very early morning storms...

Sedgwick County dispatch said the Wichita Fire Department was reporting that two people were in critical condition.

The former Rock Regional Hospital in Derby will soon be known as Ascension Via Christi St. Peter.

Dozens of rescue calls came in overnight Thursday into Friday as some drivers became stalled on flooded roadways in Wichita and the surrounding area after storms pounded the region. According to a social media post from the Wichita Fire Department, the agency was dispatched to over 100 water-related calls between 10 p.