Why are eclipses rare? The moon's orbit wobbles. Sometimes the moon's shadow is too high above the Earth. Sometimes it is too low. Other times, it is just right. (Credit: NASA Goddard)
Stephanie Byers, a band and orchestra teacher at Wichita North High School, has been named National Educator of the Year by the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
A 35-year-old woman who was attempting to cross the street in southeast Wichita is dead after she was struck by a car in the crosswalk, Wichita police said Monday.
An unoccupied Wichita police truck was shot at while it was parked in front of an officer's home. Multiple gunshots damaged the passenger's side door, according to a release from the department on Monday. (4/23/2018)
Kansas ranchers often burn off the dead grass in their cattle pastures to encourage the growth of new grass. In March and April, the skies become thick with smoke as controlled burns light up the Kansas skies.
Samantha Johnson, 23, testifies against her biological father Stephen Bodine during a preliminary hearing on April16, 2018. Bodine is being charged with murder in the death of 3-year-old Evan Brewer.
Charles "Chaunce" Chauncey flew 35 missions as a B-29 pilot in World War II. During his interment in Winfield on Thursday, the restored B-29 "Doc" honored Chauncey with a flyover. "Doc" is one of two B-29s still flying.
A Kansas City cockfighting investigation led to the seizure of 134 roosters and other chickens on April 18, 2018, at an address on Cypress Avenue. The birds will eventually be taken to the KC Pet Project.
U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister and FBI agent Shelly Doherty discuss the verdict in the plot to bomb Garden City Muslims. Three men were found guilty of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy to violate civil rights.
Wichita City Council turned off Lisa Finch's microphone after she went over 15 minutes during her address to the council. The city council allows each speaker 5 minutes. Finch is the mother of Andrew Finch, who was fatally shot by police Dec. 28.
Miranda Miller continued her testimony on Tuesday in the preliminary hearing of Stephen Bodine. Miller's son, Evan Brewer, was found dead in a home shared by Miller and Bodine. Stephen Bodine was bound over for trial on first-degree murder charges.
The city of Andover recently completed construction of a $1.6 million amphitheater in its Andover Central Park. The Capitol Federal Amphitheater will host its first concert next month.
