Wichita KS

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Tuesday, the Wichita City Council will consider a resolution urging House lawmakers to pass the ROTOR Act. The bill was the first piece of air safety legislation since the deadly crash of Flight 5342 over a year ago. The ROTOR Act failed to pass in...

Wichita's Littlest Heroes founder Brianna Baskerville, like many of the employees and volunteers at the nonprofit, has a deeply personal connection to the families it now helps.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Monday evening, the Wichita School Board voted to approve a timeline for closing four elementary schools. OK, L’Ouverture, Pleasant Valley and Woodland Elementary are the four schools set to close in the coming years. In February, the Board of Education decided how soon each school would...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas – Residents across south-central Kansas could see strong to severe thunderstorms develop later today, particularly south of Wichita, as unusually warm temperatures push afternoon highs into...

New Mexico authorities have confirmed that 63-year-old Deborah Rhinesmith of Kansas was the small-plane pilot who was killed Friday when a single-engine aircraft headed from Wichita crashed onto a golf course in Albuquerque. The incident, which is being reported as an accident by the Federal Aviation Administration,...

An endangered persons advisory has been canceled for a missing Wichita teen after a Sunday night homicide in southeast Kansas. The teen has been located safe.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It’s another mild morning across Kansas with wake-up temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Like Monday, afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s will challenge record highs, though Wichita will need to reach 85 degrees to tie the record high from 1989. An...

(KSNF/KODE) — Kansas authorities arrest a man in connection to one of two weekend homicides. William “Bud” Wescott, 52, of Coyville, is being held in the Wilson County Jail, charged with second-degree murder. FOUR STATES CRIME…. Wilson County Sheriff deputies responded to 2105 Second Street in Coyville...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that an investigation led to a more-than $70,000 judgment against a couple acting as mobile home dealers. The judgement found Zachary and Krystle Storm guilt of “engaging in ‘unconscionable’ and ‘deceptive’ acts” following the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, Kansas – As spring storm systems strengthen across the United States, emergency officials are urging Kansas residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase across...