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Last year saw dramatic spikes in homicides, auto thefts and felony larcenies over 2010, Wichita police officials said Friday. But the numbers remain level with or below the city’s five-year average.
Mary Somrak of Junction City, has been all the way to the Kansas Court of Appeals to beat a $55 parking ticket she got for slopping over the line in her parking space at a townhome complex.
Wichita Police officer Colin Gallagher practices with his Dad Jack Gallagher at a private outdoor range in Butler county Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. He participated in Season 4 of the History Channel series "Top Shot." (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall talks about his team's 74-67 victory over Missouri State Wednesday in Springfield Missouri. (Video by Fernando Salazar)
Randy McVay, swimming coach at Independent and Collegiate schools, joins Joanna Chadwick for the Big Show.
During his weekly press conference, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall talks about Wednesday's game against Missouri State, last week's loss to Drake and the BracketBusters matchup with Davidson. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) Jan. 31, 2012
Kansas State coach Frank Martin talks about his team's 63-60 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday in Manhattan. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) Jan. 28, 2012
Third-graders at Peterson Elementary celebrated Kansas Day by studying what school was like for students in 1860s Kansas and having a sunflower-seed-spitting contest. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
WSU head coach Gregg Marshall talks about his team's 86-74 victory against Evansville Wednesday night at Koch Arena and the return of Garrett Stutz who led the team with 23 points. (Video by Fernando Salazar)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall covered a variety of topics during his weekly press conference, including Wednesday's game against Evansville and areas where his team is playing well. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) Jan. 24, 2012
Joanna Chadwick chats with Maize High girls coach Jerrod Handy on the Big Show.
The St. Anthony Lion and Dragon Dance Team performs during lunch at Saigon Restaurant in celebration of the lunar new year. (Video by Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) January 23, 2012
WSU head coach Gregg Marshall talks about his team's victory 85-42 over Southern Illinois Saturday night at Koch Arena. (Video by Fernando Salazar)
Eagle reporter Dion Leffler interviews Arthur Laffer
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
Axiom Brass trombonist and Wichita native Brett Johnson warms up before a master class at Wichita State University Jan. 19, 2012. The Chicago-based Axiom Brass quintet will perform Friday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 in Wiedemann Hall. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Wichita North boys basketball coach Gary Squires joins Joanna Chadwick for this week's show.
Kansas coach Bill Self recaps Kansas' 92-74 victory over No. 3 Baylor Monday night in Lawrence. (Jan. 16, 2012 Video courtesy of KU Athletics)
Celebrants sing "Lift Every Voice" during the 2012 Martin Luther King Celebration at the Hughes Metroplex Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, talks about his office and the role they play in fighting terrorism in the heartland.
The Wichita Eagle’s Great Outdoors Photo Contest is back and looking for top outdoors photos. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 10. Check out our entries so far | Part 2 | 2011 winners
Search our database of the daily booking report from the Sedgwick County Jail. The database will be updated each weekday.
Find out how much local public employees make. Search this database for a snapshot of salaried city, county, school and state employees.
Look back at 2011 through the lens of The Eagle's photo staff. Here are our favorite images from the past 12 months. Gallery 1 | 2
Find historic photos, videos and stories celebrating 150 years of Kansas statehood. And enter our trivia contest for a chance to win this month's prize for the final time of the year.
Did you have your photo taken at our holiday open house Tuesday? Look for yourself in our galleries: Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Gallery 3. You can download or buy prints as well.
We're collecting photos of fabulous Wichita-area light displays. Know of one? Perhaps it also boasts multimedia or interactive features like synchronized lights, music or videos. Click to see photos and submit your own. See the photos
Are you looking to an opportunity to help around town? Check out our wish list from social service organizations in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties that need donations and volunteers.
For 56 years, The Wichita Eagle has been bringing the Holiday Cookbook to you, from you. Read the recipes and order a copy of the cookbook
It's been 10 years since Jaquilla Scales vanished in the middle of the night from a home on North Volutsia. She has spent more time on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's radar than she ever spent in her mother's arms. Story | Gallery | Video
View videos, images and stories of the day that forever changed America. You'll also be able to share your memories of Sept. 11, 2001.
In honor of the state's sesquicentennial, The Eagle selected Kansas' top 150 athletes. Check out their bios, photos and videos: 1-10 | 11-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | Take our survey
Jalessa Bonner asked a judge to give her a second chance, so she could go to school and turn her life around.
Boeing’s Dreamliner launch customer, All Nippon Airways of Japan, had to cancel two of its first 10 flights between Tokyo and Frankfurt, Germany, the new jet’s first long-haul route that opened on Jan. 21.
There are few Kansas connections to Super Bowl XLVI, which is 46 for those of us not up on our Roman numerals.
Here’s a new thought: Will the Super Bowl, the culmination of months of planning, research and spending, be kind of an anticlimax?
You have to wonder why two Sedgwick County District Court judges would think it wise to contribute to an anti-abortion political action committee, especially when cases involving abortion can and have come before them, or why Kansas’ top elections official would agree to get involved with political campaigns.
A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.
Actor Jason Segel has been honored as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
