Rising COVID cases are forcing Kansas to move inmates between prisons

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Statewide, 59 percent of voters opposed the proposed amendment, while 41 percent supported it. That's according to the first unofficial count from election night. That is a result some anti-abortion activity couldn't believe, so they wanted a recount. A Thomas County woman requested the recount, but...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - With the Primary Election behind us, the races for statewide offices are heating up, especially the one for governor. Monday, both Governor Laura Kelly and her challenger, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt were in Wichita to make their case for your support. Both toured different facilities...

Teenager Zamiyah McNeil was last seen on June 16, 2022, in Lenexa, Kan. Advocates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children say that she may be in the area or may travel to Clarksville, Tenn. ZAMIYAH MCNEIL. Missing from: Lenexa, Kan. Missing since: June 16, 2022. Age when...

WICHITA, Kan. - The community is invited to an open house regarding redistricting from 6 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16 at the Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd in the upstairs Beren room. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed redistricting maps. City staff...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - One person suffered critical injuries in a shooting in east Wichita on Monday morning. It happened at around 8 a.m. in the 5200 block of East Gilbert, which is south of Kellogg and between Oliver and Edgemoor. A Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor confirmed a victim was in extremely critical condition.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - As students return to classrooms across KAKEland, drivers need to be aware of the speed limit changes in school zones and the increased foot traffic. Trooper Chad Crittenden with the Kansas Highway Patrol said the bright yellow signs throughout school zones are there to alert drivers but that doesn't always work when they're distracted.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wichita police have released the name of a 49-year-old man who was shot and killed on the east side Monday morning. Officers responded just before 8 a.m. to the report of a shooting in the 5200 block of East Gilbert, which is south of Kellogg and between Oliver and Edgemoor. they arrived and located Dennis Haynes, of Wichita, unconscious and not breathing. He died at a local hospital.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) -- North Kansas City Schools announced new enforcement procedures for limiting cell phone use at school. The school district stated that from 7:43 a.m.-2:40 p.m., “student cell phone use is prohibited during class time (Bell to bell).”. Cell phones are only to be used before...

WELLINGTON, Kan. (KAKE) - A 33-year-old Kansas woman has been charged with murder four years after the stabbing death of her boyfriend. Ashley Pearson is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Kyle Hill in September 2018. She was arrested after the incident but was released because the prosecutor at the time, Kerwin Spencer, said he believed Pearson acted in self-defense.

With a 7-0 vote, the Wichita City Council passed a new two-year program that aims to improve the city's housing stock in the core area of Wichita. In the 9 areas the city has chosen, they will waive any building permit fees for residential work, either renovations or building a brand-new home.

Local Starbucks workers from one specific Starbucks here in Wichita have voted in favor of unionizing. This is at least the third Kansas Starbucks where workers have voted on unionization, but this is the first where the vote has passed. The vote passed, Tuesday, 9-6. The National Labor Relations Board...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) -- As another school year kicks off, it’s one more without BJ Henderson. “My son has been gone since April 14th of 2021 and I still cry every day,” said his mother, Monica Henderson. The 12-year-old was shot and killed in a parking...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Almost four months have passed since an EF-3 tornado ripped through Andover and as the community continues to rebuild, help is still needed. The Wind Surge started a school supply drive at the end of May and are continuing to collect donations through the end of August.

BUTLER COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - After years of being blocked in their homes by trains for hours on end, a small Butler County neighborhood says that no matter what they do or who they call, nothing ever changes. Now, the family is turning to KAKE On Your Side and demanding...

Classes started Monday for some area districts including in Wichita. In Haysville, one teacher is still getting her classroom ready, because her students are still off for a few more days. Amy Cruce said she had plans of teaching growing up, because that's what her mother did. She went to...

COLLEGE CORNER, Ohio (WLWT) -- A school bus driver was taken to the hospital after a school bus carrying 32 students crashed into a home near College Corner Union Elementary in College Corner. It happened around 8 a.m. in the 230 block of Ramsey Street when the bus crashed into...

The Rhea Lana’s Consignment Sale at Century II in Wichita opened to the public Sunday. The owner, Amanda Birdsong, said after last week’s pre-sale, she has already seen an increase in customers. Birdsong said she is not surprised given rising inflation. “The word is spreading that this is...

For this week's Hometown Hero, we went to Augusta to chat with Lee Buttel, who began serving his country right at the end of the Vietnam War Era, back in 1977. Since then, he has served through Desert Storm and the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as 9/11. "I...

A Derby woman reached out to KAKE News with concerns about her living space after an upstairs apartment's water heater began leaking, damaging not only that unit, but hers, too. Jessica Richardson says she just wants to have a safe place to live again and for her concerns to be...