Wichita KS

Shortly before 8:45 p.m., officers with the Wichita Police Department were called to a disturbance near West Maple Street and McLean Boulevard.

A Colorado man who struck and killed an 82-year-old Wichita woman after driving more than double the posted speed limit in 2024 has been sentenced to prison. 26-year-old Austin Hedges told police that he was driving the speed limit on March 16, 2024 , while on his way to dinner with a friend. But when 82-year-old...

In one of the worst kept secrets, The Cheesecake Factory has finally been confirmed in a new press release. A long-anticipated favorite is officially coming to east Wichita. The Cheesecake Factory® will open a new location at Bradley Fair in 2026 in the former Outback Steakhouse location, bringing its beloved menu,...

Despite the food originating in Italy, America, in its colonizing fashion, has taken it and made it a staple of nearly every home. Everywhere you go, there’s a pizza place, or a frozen pizza section lurking around a corner. Wichita State itself is responsible for the creation of one of the largest pizza chains.

Wichita Community Theatre’s latest production takes audiences into a murder-mystery whodunit in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Directed by first-time solo director Ben Bolinger, this play is a zany, quirky comedy that is just as humorous as it is entertaining. Written by playwright John Bishop, the production...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Temperatures will briefly make it above freezing across Kansas on Tuesday and Wednesday, which will start to melt some of the snow. Colder temperatures will return later this week. Wind chills Tuesday morning will start out near 0 degrees. While this is still bitterly cold, it...

Emilia Brown was reported missing on Jan. 21 by family.

Wichita residents are being asked to avoid the 900 block of East Indianapolis after a man was found shot to death Monday morning. Wichita Police Public Information Officer Kris Gupilan said the man was discovered by officers just after 8 a.m. on Monday morning after a 911 caller requested a welfare check for a downed...

NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - Over the past couple days, there’s been one big question on the minds of people in Newton: How did a 15-year-old get stuck in a drainage pipe while sledding?. On Saturday, Newton Fire and EMS responded to the call from Sand Creek Station and posted...

EL DORADO, Kan. (WIBW) - One person suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on icy Interstate 35 along the Kansas Turnpike in Butler County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:35 p.m. Sunday on northbound I-35, about a mile south of El Dorado. According to the...