Morning showers dampen Thursday in Wichita area
WICHITA - Showers rolled through the Wichita area early Thursday morning, dampening soil and sending rumbles of thunder through the predawn darkness. Skies should gradually become partly cloudy as the day continues, with temperatures climbing into the low 90s in... read the full story
Toddler's mother testifies in murder trial
WICHITA -- Jonell Lloyd's defense said jurors should question the motivations of his former girlfriend in naming him as the one who abused an 18-month-old girl who died while in his care. Alice Osburn told jurors as the trial opened this morning in Sedgwick County... read the full story
More heat, more sunshine for Wichita
WICHITA - The heat goes on for Wichita as June says farewell today. Temperatures will reach the mid-90s under sunny skies in the metro area, forecasters say, with light northerly winds staying in the single digits. Lows overnight will dip to the mid-60s, before... read the full story
City connects with Vietnamese residents
The city of Wichita is making an effort to reach out to Vietnamese residents, beginning with a meeting Sunday night. About 100 residents gathered at the Thai Binh Community Center on West 21st Street to meet with Mayor Carl Brewer, City Manager Robert Layton, City... read the full story
Clients say surrogate agency kept their money
Jennifer Winters was a surrogate six weeks pregnant with another couple's twins when the Wichita agency she was working through disappeared with the couple's money, she said. The owner of the agency, Michelle Faulkenberry, stopped returning calls from Winters and the... read the full story
CLIENTS ACCUSE WICHITA SURROGATE AGENCY OF TAKING THEIR MONEY
Jennifer Winters was a surrogate six weeks pregnant with another couple's twins when the Wichita agency she was working through disappeared with the couple's money, she said. The owner of the agency, Michelle Faulkenberry, stopped returning calls from Winters and the... read the full story
Another day of 100s in Wichita area
WICHITA - Temperatures are expected to hit 100 for the second straight day in the Wichita metropolitan area today, as a dangerous heat wave persists in the Midwest. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning until 7 p.m. today. The heat index... read the full story
Wichita hits 101; more to come
Temperatures topped 100 in the Wichita area Thursday for the first time this year — and should again today, as an excessive-heat warning remains in effect. The city officially registered 101 degrees at about 4:40 p.m., the National Weather Service said. The... read the full story
Wichita hits 101; more to come
Temperatures topped 100 in the Wichita area Thursday for the first time this year — and should again today, as an excessive-heat warning remains in effect. The city officially registered 101 degrees at about 4:40 p.m., the National Weather Service said. The... read the full story
Heat wave continues to bake Wichita, much of Kansas
WICHITA - Today may be the first time this year that Wichita reaches 100 degrees, forecasters say. And if it doesn’t happen today, it will almost certainly hit the century mark Thursday and Friday. The heat wave that is blamed for the deaths Tuesday of an... read the full story
Wichita school board approves list of potential cuts
The Wichita school board Monday approved a list ranking more than $27 million in cuts to next year's budget; they just aren't sure yet how far down the list they will have to go. Schools statewide face a nearly 3 percent cut in state aid, but Kansas school officials... read the full story
More charges against former Nashua coach
NASHUA - Michael C. Palmer (left), 31, now of Wichita, Texas, was arraigned in Nashua District Court yesterday on 127 counts of sexual assault, criminal threatening and simple assault. All of the charges against Palmer are misdemeanors. read the full story
The title "tells businesses that the city is doing a lot of the right...
For the first time in a decade, Wichita is carrying an All-America City banner. The distinction was bestowed on the city Friday night in Tampa, Fla., by the National Civic League for outstanding civic accomplishments. Mayor Carl Brewer said Saturday that the award... read the full story
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