Memorial Day is when pools and splash pads around Wichita will officially open up, including new and renovated ones as part of the Aquatics Plan. But there is still a lot of last-minute touches being made before the doors open up. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas eviction ban overturned by lawmakers
Gov. Laura Kelly’s eviction moratorium was overturned by state lawmakers Friday. Some renters are now worried about what this will mean for them as bills continue to pile up. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Wichita police need help to find missing 8-year-old boy
D’Kai Whestone-Fields was last seen at home in the 2300 block of S White Oak Dr. At around noon today, his mother noticed that he was no longer at home and called 911. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Wichita police need help to find missing 8-year-old boy
D’Kai Whestone-Fields was last seen at home in the 2300 block of S White Oak Dr. At around noon today, his mother noticed that he was no longer at home and called 911. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas GOP leaders preparing to end COVID state of emergency
The state of emergency was set to expire Friday, and state law required Gov. Kelly to get to lawmakers’ approval to keep it in place. She sought the longest extension the law allows at one time, 30 days, until June 27. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas GOP leaders preparing to end COVID state of emergency
The state of emergency was set to expire Friday, and state law required Gov. Kelly to get to lawmakers’ approval to keep it in place. She sought the longest extension the law allows at one time, 30 days, until June 27. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas boy stops mom’s drunken drive and calls 911, police say
Liberal police responded at around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday to a 911 hang-up in the 600 block of North Pershing. Officers determined the woman had driver her 2013 Ford Explorer with her kids inside. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Honoring our Military: Tom DeMayo
Tom DeMayo and his granddaughter, Carrington, help send veterans to Washington D.C. via the Wichita Honor Flight chapter Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Marion County flooding with chance of more rain on the way
Some buildings flooded and a few roads across the county are blocked. Marion County Emergency Management Director Randy Frank is concerned with more rain in the forecast. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas man charged after neighbor killed by stray bullet
James Edward Merrick Jr. was charged with first-degree murder in the March 31 killing of Mark Winner, 50, in Kansas City, Kansas. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Wichita police arrest 2 teens in shooting that injured 15-year-old boy
Wichita police say a 15-year-old male was walking down the street when a 16-year-old male and another 15-year-old male drove by and began firing at him. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Heights sophomore becomes 1st state champ in wheelchair race
Wichita Heights sophomore Grant Pierce took gold in the 100 meter wheelchair sprint with a time of 16:29. This was the first year for wheelchair events at the state meet. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kroger incentives COVID-19 vaccine with $1M giveaway, free groceries for a year
Kroger will announce official rules and eligibility next week. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Firework shortage could lead to higher prices for consumers
While some firework shows in Mulvane and Haysville are getting ready to go off with a bang, other firework displays, like one in Andover, have already had to cancel this year because of the high prices. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Wichita Democrat is 3rd in Kansas House to resign this month
Rep. Elizabeth Bishop told colleagues Wednesday that she wanted to retire and it was her last day in the Legislature. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas is considering a lottery for people who are vaccinated against COVID-19
A chance to win a $1 million prize has helped boost Ohio’s Covid-19 vaccination rate by 45%, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Weather service confirms tornadoes in Nebraska, Kansas
Residents in southwestern Nebraska and northwestern Kansas were checking for damage Thursday, a day after strong storms raked the region and spawned at least two tornadoes in mostly uninhabited parts of each state. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Campers endure shifting weather leading up to Memorial Day weekend
Kansas has definitely had its share of wet, gloomy and even rough weather lately. Not exactly ideal with the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend coming up. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Wichita family asks for help finding son
Davontae Garrett’s family says he ran away from home bewteen 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Monday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Kansas farmer rides out Selden tornado
A Kansas farmer and his hired hands survived the Selden tornado just like everyone else. But they did it by riding it out in their truck while the twister passed over them. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Neighbors react to violence at apartment complex
Four people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting late Monday night at an apartment complex in northwest Wichita killing 22-year-old Jose Covarrubias. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
Former Kansas school resource officer sentenced to life in prison for child sex crimes
Mark Sheetz was sentenced for two Jessica’s Law counts of aggravated criminal sodomy with a child younger than 14 and two counts of rape. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service
