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Southeast High principal replaced after probe shows possible grade tampering d1u4
Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
Southeast High’s principal, Claudia Cooper, was replaced unexpectedly last week.
Baby delivered before pregnant woman dies after she was found shot, police say 5f6270
Updated: May 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Akim Powell
A newborn baby in Kansas was delivered after a pregnant woman at an apartment was found with a gunshot wound and later died, police said.
Sheriff’s office cheers on daughter of fallen deputy as she graduates 6d4r54
Updated: May 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM CDT
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By Rachel Hallam, KWCH Staff and Andrew McMunn
The sheriff’s office said it then became the mission of its staff to protect and Brian Etheridge’s family after his death.
Preliminary hearing for former Marion police chief delayed f4d2u
Updated: May 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Matt Heilman
A preliminary hearing for the former Marion police chief has been delayed a couple of months in a case surrounding the August 2023 police raid on the Marion County Record newspaper
‘It took two seconds’: Homes destroyed, lives spared in Plevna tornado 452i1e
Updated: May 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM CDT
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By Gabriela Hernandez and KWCH Staff
Plevna, the small township about 25 miles west of Hutchinson, experienced heavy destruction from Sunday night’s tornado.
Monday weather blog: Tornadoes strike Reno, Kiowa, Gove counties 1v5537
Updated: May 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
One homeowner said he is grateful his property didn’t sustain significant damage.
‘I love him more than anything’: U.S airman pulls off surprise of a lifetime for Andover HS grad brother 5o4s1d
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM CDT
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By Rachel Hallam and KWCH Staff
Soon-to-be Andover High School graduate Tristan Gibbs got the surprise of a lifetime when, for the first time in months, he was reunited with his older brother, Joshua, a U.S. airman.
KHP leader expresses disappointment after parole granted for man convicted of killing trooper in 1978 232t3g
Updated: May 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM CDT
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By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff
After nearly half a century in prison, a man convicted of shooting and killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 could soon be free.
Lawsuit claims new Kansas law ending grace period for mail-in ballots is unconstitutional 47111w
Updated: May 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM CDT
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By Angela Smith and KWCH Staff
Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Inc. have filed a lawsuit over a new law dealing with mail-in ballots.
‘It just hurts me’: 13-year-old boy suffers brain injury during basketball game 134ab
Updated: Apr. 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Akim Powell
A 13-year-old boy from Kansas is fighting for his life after suffering a brain injury while playing in a basketball tournament.
New Kansas law disallows health departments from prohibiting public gatherings 5k1l6c
Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM CDT
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By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff
A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.
‘It just hurts me’: Parents speak out after 13-year-old boy suffers brain injury during basketball game 543f4f
Updated: Apr. 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
A 13-year-old boy from Wichita is fighting for his life after suffering a brain injury while playing in a local basketball tournament.
Family of 14-year-old killed in mall shooting wants to know why his autopsy photos were shared online 5j51p
Updated: Apr. 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM CDT
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By Joliyah Daughtry, KWCH Staff and Andrew McMunn
The family of TrenJ’vious Hutton said they now want to know why the photos made their way online and to see if it is against the law.
Love is in the air: Kansas pilot uses flight path to spell out proposal 2a732s
Updated: Apr. 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM CDT
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By Sophia Gernander and KWCH Staff
Love is in the air in Pratt, with a pilot taking a creative approach to propose to his girlfriend of two years.
Gov. Laura Kelly signs bill to recover economic damages from wildfires caused by public utilities 274b11
Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
Claims under the bill must be brought forth within two years of the date of damage.
‘It is a free country’: Residents furious that man continues to take nude walks through neighborhood 5p6rv
Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM CDT
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By Keenan Penn II, KWCH Staff and Akim Powell
Residents in a neighborhood in Kansas are upset about a man they say continues to walk through their neighborhood naked.
KHP traffic stop leads to rescue of kidnapped 6-year-old girl h6i23
Updated: Mar. 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Shawn g
The Kansas Highway Patrol said two men were arrested, and a six-year-old girl was found after being reported kidnapped.
Family of former Maize HS star Caleb Grill thrilled to watch him in Wichita for March Madness 3m4x23
Updated: Mar. 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM CDT
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By Brock Wilson and KWCH Staff
In the twilight of a college career that’s featured prior stops at UNLV and Iowa State, former Kansas high school basketball star Caleb Grill, a Maize product, is playing perhaps the best basketball of his career at Missouri.
Kansas House es amendment to let voters decide on state Supreme Court justices 4x3m3y
Updated: Mar. 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM CDT
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By Matt Heilman and KWCH Staff
Following advancement from the Senate, the Kansas House of Representatives ed an amendment that would allow Kansans to decide on state Supreme Court justices.
KDOT: All previously closed sections of I-70 reopened in NW Kansas following winter storm 5b4e3k
Updated: Mar. 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas Department of Transportation has reopened westbound I-70 between Hays and Oakley and reports that all previously closed sections of I-70 in northwest Kansas are now open.
Yates Center community steps up to prevent bigger tragedy from destructive grass fire 5l4ko
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM CDT
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By Shawn g and KWCH Staff
The southeast Kansas community of Yates Center lost its nursing home but thanks in large part to quick action from first responders and community , 38 residents of Yates Center Health and Rehab evacuated safely.
‘I love Wichita’: President Trump responds to burglary, vandalism of Wichita Catholic church 6c571k
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
Speaking with reporters on Monday, President Donald Trump addressed the burglary and vandalism at a Catholic church in Wichita.
Measles case confirmed in Stevens County, 1st in Kansas since 2018 g59
Updated: Mar. 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Stevens County Health Department have reported a positive case of measles in a resident of Stevens County.
Constituents direct questions to Senator Roger Marshall at town hall, which he leaves early s4ej
Updated: Mar. 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff and Shawn g
A Saturday town hall in the northwest Kansas community of Oakley ended early, as Senator Roger Marshall (R) cut it short.
Ranchers in middle of calving season prepare for record low temperatures 28d36
Updated: Feb. 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
A Sumner County farmer said the key is to keep calves warn and with their mothers.
With cuts to the IRS workforce, what could that mean for filing taxes 1o265o
Updated: Feb. 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff and Shawn g
The majority of Americans file their individual tax returns online, about 90 percent according to IRS data.
Community honors Kiowa couple among 67 killed in plane crash near DC airport u6x47
Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM CST
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By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff
A man and a woman from Kiowa are among the 67 dead following Wednesday night’s mid-air collision near Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport involving American Airlines flight 5342 out of Wichita and a military helicopter.
Home mail delivery stopped for Wichita neighborhood following reported dog attacks 433b3e
Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM CST
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By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff
Residents of one Wichita neighborhood haven’t’ received mail at home in nearly a month after the post office reported that one of their mail carriers was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood.
Weather Blog: Snow tapers off, winds ramp up, schools close following latest winter storm yx2w
Updated: Jan. 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Snow steadily fell across Kansas on Thursday, less than a week after the first winter storm of 2025.
Family of Wichita State international student plans to create legacy from tragedy 6n3y6l
Updated: Dec. 2, 2024 at 7:23 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff and Shawn g
This weekend, a nearly 8,600 mile journey was completed to hand-deliver the funds to the student’s parents, who have plans to honor their son.
Severe storms and tornadoes in Oklahoma injure at least 11 people 196u14
Updated: Nov. 3, 2024 at 8:35 AM CST
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By The Associated Press and KWCH Staff
Severe storms and reported tornadoes overnight in Oklahoma ripped roofs off buildings and left more than 90,000 homes and businesses without power. Authorities said Sunday that at least six people were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Man dead after officer-involved shooting near Maize 112771
Updated: Oct. 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Colonel Keith Allen said a man called 911 around 7:15 am, threatening to shoot someone in the area of 6900 Childs Street.
First Temple in Kansas breaks ground 5m4w6x
Updated: Sep. 8, 2024 at 8:31 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
On Saturday morning, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a ceremony to prepare for the church’s first temple in Kansas.
Kansas school employee locked teen with Down syndrome in closet, storage cage, lawsuit says 206y4k
Updated: Aug. 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and The Associated Press
The suit said the teen’s placement in the closet and cage stemmed from “no behaviors whatsoever."
Kansas woman celebrates big win on ‘The Price is Right’ 4p5j1s
Updated: Jun. 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Matt Heilman
Kansas native Gracen Truskett had to keep a victory to herself for about three months.
Missing 3-year-old boy found drowned in waterway close to home, sheriff’s office says 11413o
Updated: Jun. 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Andrew McMunn
According to initial reports, the child was playing outside a home on the property while an adult was outside doing yard work.
A look back at the April 26, 1991 Andover tornado 593q1g
Updated: Apr. 26, 2024 at 7:59 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
April 26, 1991, changed Andover forever, and the date is etched into the memories of those who experienced the devastating storm.
Kansas State women tabbed No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament, will host opening weekend games 5d161o
Updated: Mar. 17, 2024 at 7:14 PM CDT
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By Tejay Cleland and KWCH Staff
After the most wins under Jeff Mittie in program history, the Kansas State women begin their March Madness journey
GraceMed CEO won’t provide proof of credentials, despite questions 204x32
Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 6:21 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff and Branden Stitt
A local healthcare executive refuses to show proof of the college degrees she claims to have.
Firefighters injured, homes damaged in Seward County fires m6d41
Updated: Feb. 28, 2024 at 8:15 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
Naloxone vending machines make an appearance in Wichita and Hutchinson 424p4w
Updated: Feb. 22, 2024 at 7:01 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The first two installations of Naloxone vending machines in Kansas happened Thursday in Wichita and Hutchinson.
Medical school hosts poverty simulation to help students gain perspective 506r58
Updated: Feb. 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine encourages students to gain a deeper understanding of the realities of poverty
1-on-1 with Blake Bell ahead of Super Bowl LVIII 113f5k
Updated: Feb. 9, 2024 at 11:18 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Wichita’s own Blake Bell is seeking his third Super Bowl ring with Kansas City. The Bishop Carroll grad says it’s been a dream come true.
Kansas lawmakers allowing 93 percent pay raise for themselves 154yl
Updated: Feb. 8, 2024 at 9:22 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The pay increase appeared to have bipartisan , though lawmakers never voted directly on it.
Boosted by community , League 42 looking ahead to replace statue 4to4u
Updated: Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:12 PM CST
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By Branden Stitt and KWCH Staff
Community for Wichita’s League 42 continues following the theft and destruction of the youth baseball league’s statue of Jackie Robinson.
Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled and burned in Wichita park 2v5xj
Updated: Jan. 30, 2024 at 10:11 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The statue was unveiled in 2021 as the highlight of the Jackie Robinson Pavilion in McAdams Park.
KBI identifies mother suspected of shooting, killing son 41591q
Updated: Jan. 29, 2024 at 4:43 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Police are investigating after a teen was found dead inside a home following an officer-involved shooting that injured one woman.
Chiefs fans surprised with Mahomes’ headband after Wildcard win at Arrowhead 6j4271
Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 10:38 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Two young Wichita-area Kansas City Chiefs fans got a surprise at the end of one of the coldest games in NFL history.
Wichita’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter’ celebrates 99th birthday 3t3l2f
Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff and Andrew McMunn
Palacioz, who lived in Wichita, was part of the team that manufactured the plane, known as “DOC.”
Woman killed in accidental shooting in Labette County 6v392v
Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 11:15 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Labette County Sheriff’s Office said a woman died on Jan. 13 as the result of an accidental shooting.