If a Wichita-area school got smashed by a tornado, like what just happened in Moore, Okla., an elite group of firefighters called the technical rescue team would be among the first going into the rubble.
Wichita fire crews on Friday battled a blaze in a two-story building that housed offices and the skee-ball games at Joyland, the city’s defunct amusement park.
Visitors to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson are in for something new.
The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.
The halls of Briarwood Elementary School are filled with water, bricks, insulation and just about everything else you can imagine in a disaster zone.
Kansas Tornado Relief, a nonprofit organization composed of several Wichita churches, is aiding in the recovery of Moore, Okla., which was devastated by an EF-5 tornado Monday.
Investigators think a driver’s medical condition triggered a three-car collision late Wednesday morning that killed an elderly woman on East Kellogg.
Groceries would be taxed at a lower rate, but the elevated sales tax rate approved in the wake of the recession would continue indefinitely under a plan approved by the Senate in the waning hours of the legislative session Thursday.
McConnell Air Force Base’s future was solidified significantly Wednesday with the announcement that it would serve as home for the new refueling tankers.
Keeping your lawn alive and green this summer could cost you an extra $1,000 a month under a water conservation proposal unveiled Wednesday by Wichita officials.
The Wichita Wings franchise will probably not play next season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, as the employee in charge of handling the sale of the team for owner Wink Hartman said a local ownership group was unlikely to be approved.
Sedgwick County sheriff’s detectives Wednesday morning booked a 39-year-old Maize High School teacher into jail on suspicion of two counts of criminal threats, officials said.
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