Witnesses say a Wichita police officer had no choice but to open fire on a robbery suspect who came at him with a knife inside the Dollar General at Pawnee and Meridian late Sunday night, Chief Norman Williams said Monday.
A mosque in west Wichita that was heavily damaged by fire early Monday had received anti-Islam letters in recent months.
Getting a full video of what actually happens at a crime scene always helps in sorting out the details later.
She was threatened by monsters, nearly devoured by a dinosaur and chased by men with knives and chain saws.
A key figure in the largest academic cheating scandal in U.S. history is from Wichita and served as an upper-level administrator here.
Before practice started last Monday, 8-year-old Haley Smith squatted in front of a five-gallon orange cooler with her tongue out, ready for a drink. Glorey McNutt, also 8, pushed the button and laughed.
The four pink fire trucks coming to Wichita this week are all about raising awareness, said retired Sedgwick County firefighter Richard Janne.
Labor contract negotiations are never simple, but talks between the city and the local firefighters union went smoothly enough in recent months that they could finally hammer out a proposed deal.
An animal control officer required surgery after receiving a severe dog bite Friday at the animal shelter, 3103 N. Hillside.
Rep. Mike Pompeo's campaign has sent a $2,500 bill to Sedgwick County Commissioner Karl Peterjohn for crashing a campaign fundraiser featuring House Speaker John Boehner.
Eastminster Presbyterian Church has broken with North America's largest Presbyterian denomination to affiliate with a smaller denomination that it says is more faithful to Scripture.
Two groups that help rescue foreigners from war and oppression say they are arranging what they say will be the most significant refugee resettlement in Wichita since hundreds were resettled here from southeast Asia 30 years ago.
Workers with Belger Cartage and Paley Studios Ltd. assemble and install Albert Paley's controversial 38-foot, 28-ton, $350,000 sculpture, titled "Paragon," at WaterWalk on Friday.
The hungry guy on house arrest who called 911 to ask whether a police officer would go grocery shopping for him?
Wichita residents can share their thoughts on school boundary issues by completing an online survey at the district's website.
When north winds blow and furnaces click on, when fireplaces blaze and kitchens fill with the scents of soups and fresh-baked goodies, we naturally retreat inside for the comforts of home.
The focus was on growth Friday when Gov. Sam Brownback addressed a Wichita Metro Chamber forum at the Hyatt Regency.
A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after a rash of vandalism involving downtown buildings earlier in the day — among them a police substation and the Scottish Rite Center.
Kurt Schroeder, the city's director of central inspection for almost two decades, has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 23.
Wichita traffic engineers are testing a new design this week to relieve congestion at 21st Street and Maize Road.
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