Sedgwick County Emergency Management offers free classes on how to stay safe in extreme weather

With spring on the way, Sedgwick County Emergency Management will be offering the public free classes on how to prepare for and stay safe in severe weather. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

New Wichita school board members sworn in as district faces challenges

Melody McCray-Miller and Ngoc Vuong, along with incumbent Stan Reeser were elected last fall. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Senator introduces book ban guidelines

A newly proposed SB 358 introduced last Thursday seeks to put guidelines in place for the banning of books in schools and libraries.  Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Wichita Ice Center has second sheet of ice days before big skating event comes to town

In less than a week, more than a thousand people will be coming to Wichita for the 2024 U.S. figure skating midwestern synchronized skating sectional championship held at Intrust Bank Arena. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Fire destroys old Methodist church in Isabel

A staircase and piles of debris are all that’s left of an old Methodist church in Isabel that neighbors say they were horrified to find in flames. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Kelce scores twice and Chiefs beat Bills 27-24 to advance to face Ravens in AFC championship

Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC championship game following a 27-24 divisional round playoff win over the Buffalo Bills. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Local wine tavern serves up some support to small businesses

Sunday Alzavino Wine Tavern opened its doors to local small businesses.  Its purpose was to help them gain visibility during hard economic times. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Indoor charity car show raises money for Ability Point and Starkey

Cars for Charities has been going on for 67 years benefiting AbilityPoint and Starkey. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

One person dead following single-vehicle crash near Garden Plain

One person is dead following a crash near Garden Plain on Saturday night. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Kids have a ‘Totally OZ-Some’ time at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center

It was all about the kids Saturday morning at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center.  Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Plumbers busy with back-to-back calls for pipe bursts and freezes

It’s among the many problems the bitter cold is causing burst pipes. Local plumbers say they’re drowning in calls.Plumbers and water department crews have been scrambling to keep your water on all across The City since the cold hit Kansas. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

WFD fighting large garage fire in south Wichita

The Wichita fire Department is on the scene of a large garage fire in south-central Wichita. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Health officials revoke Derby daycare’s license

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has temporarily shut down TNT Childcare in Derby. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Crime Stoppers: Police searching for suspect in jewelry theft

A bold theft at a local jewelry store was all caught on camera. Police have captured one suspect, but the other is still on the run. They need the public’s help catching him. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State workers would receive minimum wage increase under Kelly budget

As part of her 2024 budget recommendations, Governor Laura Kelly is looking to give state employees a raise. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

KDOT reopens all lanes of I-70 in northwest Kansas

The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed both westbound and eastbound I-70 between Oakley and WaKeeney because of blowing snow and reduced visibility. Westbound I-70 also remains closed at Goodland. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

House fire in south Wichita leaves one in critical condition

One person is in critical condition after a fire breaks out in south-central Wichita on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

First baby delivered at Wilson Medical Center in years

Dr. Miranda McKellar said that it was all hands on deck for the birth of a baby girl named Aria Suzanne Preset at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Sedgwick County adding 21 new polling sites, 73,000 voters impacted

If you’re a Sedgwick County Voter, there’s a good chance you’re going to cast your ballot at a new location in the next election. It’s adding 21 polling sites, impacting tens of thousands of voters. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

What rights you have as a renter if your heat goes out during extreme cold

During the winter, we all expect to pay more for utilities, with heaters working around the clock to keep our homes warm. But if you’re a renter, especially during dangerously low temperatures, what happens if your heat goes out? Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Carbon monoxide prompts evacuation of El Dorado senior living facility

Sixty-five residents were evacuated from the building, many of whom were taken across the street to a building owned by the same company. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Wichita City Council postpones controversial campaign finance vote

The Wichita City Council is deferring voting on the city’s campaign finance vote until March 5 after a lot of discussion and debate. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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