The Sedgwick County Republican committee appointed Michael Capps to fill an empty Kansas House seat while Kansas Democrats work to get enough signatures for a grand jury investigation of Capps’s residency.
Duck boat survivor Tia Coleman said the passengers were told they would not need life jackets and that the tour started with water portion due to the incoming storm.
The 17 people killed in the July 19 sinking of a duck boat near Branson, Mo., included an Indiana family on vacation, a teenager, a former pastor who was the boat’s driver.
The new Advanced Learning Library, which opened last month at Second and McLean, marks a significant change for Wichita’s library system. But most rules remain the same.
Robert and Falon Griffin delivered their baby girl in a bathroom stall at a Chick-fil-A location in far north San Antonio, Texas. The franchise owner says he will give their daughter free chicken nuggets for life.
Police give new details of Lucas Hernandez investigation. Prosecutors say they would have tried to charge Emily Glass with murdering 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez if Glass hadn’t committed suicide.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders fired up a crowd of about 4,000 Friday with a speech calling on Kansans to support progressive ideals and Democrat James Thompson for Congress.
It seemed on Friday night the Royals’ frustration, at least in part, from the first half of the season had lifted. KC took a first-inning lead, provided just enough run support for surging starter Danny Duffy and defeated the Twins 6-5. Lucas Duda went 3 for 4 with three RBIs.
Dash camera video shows a semi cross the center line and crash into a Nebraska State Patrol trooper’s cruiser. Photos show the car was missing a tire after the crash and had dents to the driver’s door.
Mark your calendars, Kansas State basketball fans. The Wildcats will kick off the start of hoops season with a party on the hardwood this October. K-State is calling the event Madness in Manhattan and it will take place Oct. 12.
Joplin, Missouri, police Officer David Brewer and his wife, Stacey Brewer, were killed in a motorcycle crash in Kansas, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said. A Columbus woman turned in front of them.
A 10-year-old Kansas boy could face multiple charges, including child endangerment, after Salina police say he and some friends stole his mom’s car and crashed it a few blocks later on Thursday afternoon.
A single-engine plane crashed and caught fire in Comanche County, Kansas, Friday afternoon. A pilot and passenger escaped and went to a hospital. The Highway Patrol says the wind blew over the landing plane.
The Wichita Rowing Association has finished a five-year fundraiser for a permanent headquarters building. With rowers earning spots on college rosters, the club has grown.
A family of 11 was aboard the duck boat that sank Thursday evening in Table Rock Lake and only two members survived. Gov. Mike Parson met with the two surviving relatives in Branson, Missouri.
Leslie Dennison and her grandchild Alicia, were on the Duck Boat that sank Thursday night, killing 17, at Table Rock Lake. Alicia is in the hospital. They were in Branson, Missouri for a special trip together.
Jennie Carr of Joplin, Mo., took the video of a Ride the Ducks boat in trouble on Table Rock Lake, never imagining what would happen in the next 10 to 15 minutes. Or that her video would go viral.
Now that the episode of “24 Hours to Hell and Back” filmed with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay at Wichita’s Fetch Bistro is about to air, owners Greg and Pamela Buss can finally talk about how it all happened.
Colby Moore, a senior defensive back with the Kansas State Wildcats, is the latest walk-on success story at K-State. Like the many who came before him, he has a fascinating story to tell about how he ended up in Manhattan.
Senator Bernie Sanders and rising democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Wichita on behalf of James Thompson, who is running for Kansas' 4th Congressional District seat during a rally at Century II Friday.
The Nebraska State Patrol said a semi crashed into a trooper's patrol vehicle on Monday, July 16, 2018. The trooper did not suffer serious injuries, but the semi driver was taken to a hospital. The Patrol released dash camera footage of the crash.
The top 10 things to do in Wichita this weekend include free events, concerts, shows, performances, food events and other fun activities for families and kids.
The National Transportation Safety Board in 2002 sounded warnings about the danger that canopies on duck boats before Thursday’s tragedy at Table Rock Lake that killed 17. An incident in 1999 with Miss Majestic highlighted the hazard.
