‘I was an easy sell’: Police captain adopts abandoned dog found in dumpster outside station
Wichita Police have adopted Nora, a rat terrier-chihuahua mix, after she was found abandoned near a dumpster outside the station.
Wichita Police have adopted Nora, a rat terrier-chihuahua mix, after she was found abandoned near a dumpster outside the station.
April Fools' Day prank leads to mom's arrest after telling relative she'd been shot, police say
Police and paramedics raced to a Kansas woman’s home thinking they were responding to a shooting. Officers said it was all a prank.
Police and paramedics raced to a Kansas woman’s home thinking they were responding to a shooting. Officers said it was all a prank.
Family says woman died from reaction to coronavirus vaccine
The family of a Kansas woman who died unexpectedly on Wednesday claims it happened from a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine.
The family of a Kansas woman who died unexpectedly on Wednesday claims it happened from a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine.
Bar patron threatens Asian American Kansas state representative, asks if he's 'carrying COVID-19'
The only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature says he was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar by an out-of-state patron, who he said questioned if he had been carrying COVID-19.
The only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature says he was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar by an out-of-state patron, who he said questioned if he had been carrying COVID-19.
18-year-old wins $25,000 with first lottery ticket
Sloan Stanley of Meriden, Kansas, won the top prize in the Kansas Lottery's $5 Cash Cow instant game, just four days after turning 18.
Sloan Stanley of Meriden, Kansas, won the top prize in the Kansas Lottery's $5 Cash Cow instant game, just four days after turning 18.
18-year-old buys first lottery ticket four days after her birthday, wins $25,000
A Kansas woman who just turned 18 won the lottery with the very first ticket she’d ever bought.
A Kansas woman who just turned 18 won the lottery with the very first ticket she’d ever bought.
US states are easing COVID-19 restrictions too early, medical experts say
With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery.
With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery.
Kansas man with Proud Boys ties arrested in US Capitol riot
A man linked to the Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys was charged Monday with conspiring with members of the group to participate in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
A man linked to the Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys was charged Monday with conspiring with members of the group to participate in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Oklahoma reports 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Kansas border
Residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas, say they felt the earthquake.
Residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas, say they felt the earthquake.
‘Outstanding, beautiful soul’: Teen remembered after she was dragged to death in carjacking
Jose and Cindy Ibarra are struggling to cope with the murder of their 13-year-old daughter Brianna after she was dragged to death while attempting to escape a carjacking Saturday.
Jose and Cindy Ibarra are struggling to cope with the murder of their 13-year-old daughter Brianna after she was dragged to death while attempting to escape a carjacking Saturday.
US carries out its 1st execution of a female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
Woman set to be put to death for killing woman, cutting baby from womb
Becky Harper sobbed as she spoke to a Missouri dispatcher after stumbling across her expectant daughter in a pool of blood, her womb slashed open and the child she had been carrying missing.
Becky Harper sobbed as she spoke to a Missouri dispatcher after stumbling across her expectant daughter in a pool of blood, her womb slashed open and the child she had been carrying missing.
‘This shows who they are’: Deputies buy van for woman who walked miles to work
Christine Wheeler’s daily routine got a lot easier after she was gifted a free van for the holidays by sheriff’s deputies who saw her walking miles to work to support her family.
Christine Wheeler’s daily routine got a lot easier after she was gifted a free van for the holidays by sheriff’s deputies who saw her walking miles to work to support her family.
Deputies buy car for mother of 2 after finding out she walked 6 miles to work
Deputies and community members teamed up to buy a car for a mother of two in Ottawa, Kansas, on December 15, after learning she had been walking six miles to and from work every day.
Deputies and community members teamed up to buy a car for a mother of two in Ottawa, Kansas, on December 15, after learning she had been walking six miles to and from work every day.
‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks
“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”
“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”
Kansas hospital runs out of staff amid COVID-19 surge
A rural hospital in Kansas illustrates the depths of the COVID-19 crisis in small towns. It has been running out of healthy staff to care for the sick.
A rural hospital in Kansas illustrates the depths of the COVID-19 crisis in small towns. It has been running out of healthy staff to care for the sick.
Man accused of murdering two boys and kidnapping two girls is in custody, girls found safe
Donny Jackson, 40, is in custody. Police say he killed two boys, who were about 11 and 14, and then kidnapped their sisters, who are three and six. The little girls were found by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol late Saturday.
Donny Jackson, 40, is in custody. Police say he killed two boys, who were about 11 and 14, and then kidnapped their sisters, who are three and six. The little girls were found by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol late Saturday.
Man threatened to 'slash' Wichita mayor's throat over mask mandate, police say
A 59-year-old man who prosecutors say threatened Wichita's mayor because he was upset about a mask mandate has been charged.
A 59-year-old man who prosecutors say threatened Wichita's mayor because he was upset about a mask mandate has been charged.
Doctors and nurses have to battle virus... and skeptics
Treating the sick and dying isn't even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America.
Treating the sick and dying isn't even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America.
Over $19,000 raised for out-of-work mom who gave her lottery winnings to cop shot in the line of duty
Shetara Sims, who recently lost her job, won $100 on a scratch-off ticket and opted to anonymously donate it to an officer shot in the line of duty.
Shetara Sims, who recently lost her job, won $100 on a scratch-off ticket and opted to anonymously donate it to an officer shot in the line of duty.