Go Wichita car to race in Iowa Corn Indy 250 this weekend
Updated: 7 hours agoLocal businessman and car owner Wink Hartman is taking a unique opportunity to promote his hometown.
Residents evacuated in apartment fire in west Wichita
Updated: 6 hours agoDozens of people were evacuated after a two-alarm fire ravaged an apartment complex in west Wichita on Wednesday evening.
Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
Updated: 2 hours agoJames Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy.
Lightning strike sparks house fire
Updated: 12 hours agoFamily thanking their neighbor for waking them up as fire swept through garage.
Thousands of pounds of beef recalled
Updated: 19 hours agoMore than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E-Coli.
Developer: Kan. caverns could preserve human race
Updated: 4 hours agoA California developer says an underground shelter he’s creating in a vast limestone cave in eastern Kansas could be the human race’s best chance to survive a nuclear attack or the impact of a wayward meteor.
Students and parents react after Kansas Board of Regents approved tuition hikes
Updated: 7 hours agoFunding for higher education was cut by the state so now Kansas universities are turning to students to make up for the lost money.
Patient in sexual predator unit charged with producing child porn
Updated: 14 hours agoA registered sex offender has been charged with producing child pornography while he was committed to a sexual predator unit at Larned State Hospital.
Sedgwick County fire marshal investigating two fires at adult club
Updated: 13 hours agoThe Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department along with the Sedgwick County fire marshal are investigating two fires at Teddy Bares Gentlemen’s Club and Grill.
Kids find heat relief in Wichita’s interactive fountains
Updated: 12 hours agoWichita’s fountains are spraying water again but for fewer hours than past years because of the drought.
County commissioners take aim at new gun law
Updated: 12 hours agoSedgwick County Commissioners vote for six month extension to make sense of the law.
Wheat harvest activity picks up in parts of Kansas
Updated: 14 hours agoThe winter wheat harvest is spreading across parts of south-central Kansas.
Peterson brothers release new farm video
Updated: 17 hours agoThe Peterson farm brothers released a new video called “A Fresh Breath of Farm Air”.
Father sentenced for binding kids outside Wal-Mart
Updated: 16 hours agoA suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas.
Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
Updated: 14 hours agoA bipartisan group of senators is floating a proposal that would avoid the doubling of rates on student loans on July 1.