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MISSING IN KANSAS: Josiah Maskil
A south-central Kansas teen was reported missing weeks ago and appears to be on the move. Josiah Maskil, 17, was last seen on April 3, 2024, in Wichita. It’s believed he was last seen at an event hosted by Southeast High School. JOSIAH MASKIL. Missing from: Wichita, Kan. Missing...
Nine Wichita students head to Paris, making history
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Students from Wichita’s Gordon Parks Academy lined up at the American Airlines counter Monday morning collecting their boarding passes to Paris, France. Back in October, 2023 the school began fund raising for the kids to go with the goal of raising about 35 thousand dollars.
2 injured, including Augusta police officer after chase ends in crash
AUGUSTA, Kan. (KWCH) - Tuesday update: The Kansas Highway Patrol crash log identifies 44-year-old Allan Milton Firman III of Wichita as the driver in the crash that led to the injury of an Augusta police officer. The log indicates that Firman was attempting to elude a pursuit by a Butler...
Veteran killed in Vietnam still without a headstone at Wichita Cemetery
One Kansas family is fighting to show respect to their loved one, trying to get him a headstone, over 50 years after he was killed in action. Private First Class, Christopher Gutierrez is buried at Wichita's Calvary Cemetery.
Man injured in stabbing near 21st and Grove
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man was injured from a stabbing reported Sunday evening in the 1900 block of North Grove, in north Wichita. In response to the call reported at about 7:15 p.m., officers with the Wichita Police Department found a wounded man. Police described his injuries as non-life-threatening.
Kansas man accused of aggravated assault on a postal worker
COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted suspect on multiple allegations after an incident at a south-central Kansas beef processing plant. On May 14, police responded to a report of a suspicious individual at Creekstone Farms, 604 Goff Industrial Park Road in Arkansas City, according to a media release.
Prison for Kan. doctor who sold pain pills without a prescription
WICHITA, KAN. – A former Kansas physician was sentenced to 120 months in prison following a jury trial conviction and a plea agreement based on charges for selling opioid prescriptions to customers without legitimate medical need for powerful pain medications, according to the United State's Attorney. According to court...
Murder suspect returned to Texas following Kansas sentence
WACO, Texas (KSNW) — A man arrested last year in Wichita who was wanted on Texas murder charges has been returned to Texas. Our sister station, Fox 44 in Waco, reports that Derek Daigneault was returned to McLennan County, Texas, where he was booked into jail Monday. He is a suspect in the death of 26-year-old Mandy Rose Reynolds, whose body was discovered in a brush fire in April 2023.
City of Wichita informs residents of downed tree limb policy
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - While many in Kansas are still cleaning up from damaging storms on May 19, Saturday’s round of severe storms caused more damage across the state, including downed tree limbs in yards and streets across Wichita. The City of Wichita says they are responding to reports...
90% of Evergy customers have power back, Wichita nearly fully restored
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - After storms this past weekend caused several power outages across Kansas, Evergy says crews are close to restoring full power to nearly all customers. Kasey Pham works at Lucky's Vape Shop near Douglas & West, where the store has had on and off again power since the storms Saturday night.
Storm chances return this week
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Peyton Sanders says that chances for showers and thunderstorms will return to Kansas over the next few days. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible late tonight and throughout Tuesday morning over southern Kansas. The risk of severe weather will remain low with any storms that develop.
OPINION: Marijuana should be legalized in Kansas
Kansas is one of four states in which marijuana is fully illegal with a few decriminalization laws in Lawrence and Wichita, and we are surrounded by varying degrees of legality — with Colorado and Missouri being fully legalized, Oklahoma being a mix of decriminalized and legalized medical marijuana, and Nebraska being decriminalized.
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