CRIME & SAFETY

Many have the perception that Old Town is becoming more violent, but the data shows a more complex story.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A crash in southeast Wichita has left one person in critical condition and another with serious injuries Saturday night. Sedgwick County dispatch confirmed that a crash at Harry and Woodlawn at 9:13 p.m. left one person in critical condition, another with serious injuries and three others unharmed.

A mayor in Kansas said he dropped out of a candidate forum after one of the organizers, a former sheriff, tried to “catfish” him on Facebook, according to a report.  Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple accused former Sedgwick County Sheriff Mike Hill, the chairman of the Wichita Metro Crime Commission, of posing as a young South […]

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A driver in a red pickup truck caused a collision on westbound Kellogg Saturday night, leaving all involved unharmed. The incident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. when a driver in a red truck went eastbound on westbound Kellogg, according to WichWay cameras. The Sedgwick County dispatch has confirmed no one was injured.

Carolyn Sayre's Fine Jewelry shared a security video of the thieves with other local jewelry stores, and it's worked to stop at least one other theft.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Wichita Police Department is asking for the community's help locating a missing 12-year-old who was last seen Saturday afternoon. The WPD said Abel Cunningham was last seen on foot this afternoon in the 2700 block of N Fountain Ave. He is described as a Hispanic male 5'0" 100 lbs, with black hair. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie with blue jeans and black Nike shoes with a red swoosh and a black backpack.

An unidentified pedestrian was taken to a hospital with critical injuries after being hit by a car early Saturday in south Wichita. A man in his 40s was hit by a dark-colored SUV around 2 a.m. at 44th Street South and Broadway. The SUV left the scene and police have been looking for it.

A wrong-way driver caused a collision on westbound Kellogg Saturday night but thankfully no injuries. Another crash in southeast Wichita at Harry and Woodlawn injured two people.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wichita police say two people suffered critical injuries in an exchange of gunfire during a robbery attempt on the city's south side. Officers responded at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a shooting in the 300 block of East Harry. They arrived to find two shooting victims who were hospitalized with critical but non-life-threatening injuries.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the shooting that injured two men in Wichita. Just after 10:30 pm, Wednesday, police were dispatched to a shooting call in the 300 block of E. Harry, according to Officer Kris Gupilan. Officers located two shooting victims a 25-year-old man and a...

It happened just before 2 Saturday morning in the 2000 block of west 21st Street, near Amidon. Police say the person was injured when he was ejected from a motorcycle.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Unsecured firearms are being stolen from vehicles. It’s a problem across the United States, including right here in Wichita. This growing issue is why the Wichita Police Department and Range 54 are giving away hundreds of portable gun safes this weekend. The police department says...

A news release issued Wednesday by McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas said the child died on Sept. 21 but did not include their name, sex or age.

Charges are pending for a man and a woman after a confrontation with a Sedgwick County deputy on Thursday. County officials said it happened around 2 p.m. when the deputy tried to serve an arrest warrant on the woman near 13th and Poplar. The woman reportedly fled to a nearby home. The deputy chased her but then retreated after a man inside the home threatened to kill the deputy.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Nathaniel Saunders has pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Marcus Sain. On May 20, 2020 during a drug transaction, then 22-year-old Saunders fired multiple shots at Sain and a 18-year-old victim in an apartment parking lot. Sain died of his wounds. The second victim was treated at a hospital.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After FactFinder aired the story one week ago about the Law Enforcement Memorial in downtown being defaced, investigators emailed City Manager Bob Layton, WPD Chief Joe Sullivan, Mayor Brandon Whipple, councilmembers and more asking for a response. In multiple emails, FactFinder explained what investigators found regarding...

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man accused in a deadly shooting made his first court appearance in the case Tuesday. Matthew Alexander III, 30 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder, attempted 1st degree murder, or in the alternative aggravated battery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, battery, kidnapping and aggravated burglary, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Gideon Cody, the police chief in the city of Marion, was suspended on Thursday.

On Sunday, September 24, a woman was found dead in a field in Wichita, Ks. 911 was called by a man who discovered the body late afternoon. After a thorough investigation, it had been determined that the woman was murdered. She was identified as Kylie Caldwell and was last seen early that morning. Authorities don’t know how she was murdered, and the case is on going.

Officials at McConnell Air Force Base said a child’s death on the base is under investigation. The child died on Thursday, September 21st, and efforts to revive the child at the scene were not successful. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is looking into the case and an...