WICHITA — An elementary school in south Wichita was locked down Monday morning after a man allegedly shot his wife while they were dropping off kids. The shooting happened just outside Cessna Elementary School near…

WICHITA — A 64-year-old man who cut his ankle monitor and didn’t show up for his sentencing in an August 2023 killing at a Wichita motel has been arrested in Topeka, according to Wichita police.…

WICHITA — Watering restrictions will begin for Wichita water customers began this  week. The restrictions come as Cheney Reservoir reaches its lowest levels since 2013. The city gets its water from the reservoir and the…

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Wichita school district discriminated against students based on race and disability. In a report released Tuesday, the department said Black students were disciplined more…

As 2024 continues, the press is still under attack here in the middle of the map. The Wichita City Council recently decided to replace The Wichita Eagle with its own website as the city’s official…

On May 9, something remarkable happened in Wichita, similar to other remarkable things that have happened in Lawrence, Topeka and elsewhere across Kansas in recent years. At the Century II building in downtown Wichita, elected…

The City of Wichita has directed local influencers to label social media and digital content that the city has paid for. The move comes after a video from a local influencer about the city’s work…

TOPEKA — The Wichita City Council has agreed to pay $625,000 to settle a lawsuit over the police department’s use of a “gang list” that for decades allowed officers to scrutinize and harass young Black…

The Iola Underhogs may have been the underdogs, but somehow they managed to climb to the top of the pile. Iola High School’s brand new barbecue team did so well at the first-ever Kansas High…

The Wichita school board will vote Monday on a plan that would close six schools — Hadley and Jardine middle schools, and Clark, Cleaveland, Park and Payne elementaries. The move would require about 2,200 students…