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The Consumer Protection Division of the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office is warning residents to watch out for a home warranty renewal scam. The office said several people have reported receiving what appeared to be a check for $199 in the mail. The check was titled “Registraton Fee Voucher” and it appeared to be from “County Deed Records.” The letter is not associated with the county Register of Deeds office and it is not authorized by county government.

A 22-year-old Wichita woman was killed in a crash near Kellogg and Washington Sunday morning. Wichita Police responded to the area around 7:40 a.m. and found the woman unresponsive inside a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the woman was traveling in westbound on Kellogg when...

Two people were injured in a shooting in East Wichita Saturday night. Police said the incident happened at the Onyx Nightclub on Kellogg around 10:45 p.m. Two victims, ages 34 and 36, were taken to hospitals with serious injuries. following a shooting at Onyx Nightclub on Kellogg in east Wichita.

Wichita Police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a 57-year-old Wichita woman early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 1400 block of South George Washington Blvd just after 3:30 a.m.. There they found the woman with a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries, but she is currently in stable condition.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory early Saturday morning for the City of Garden Plain public water supply system in Sedgwick County. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:. Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or...

Sedgwick County deputies and Clearwater police were involved in a chase in the Clearwater area on Monday afternoon. The chase was originally reported around 3 p.m. on 103rd Street South at 167th Street West, and the chase moved east into Clearwater and then went south. Police said the car was reported stolen out of Wellington, and the car drove toward a Clearwater officer but did not hit him. An officer fired shots at the vehicle at one point.

A woman allegedly responsible for last fall’s multi-vehicle crash in east Wichita says she was trying to kill herself. On October 23rd, 27-year-old Paloma Bella Adame was traveling at speeds near 120 mph in her subcompact SUV when it crashed near Kellogg and 143rd, injuring 7 people. Adame’s 5-year-old daughter was in the vehicle at the time and reportedly suffered a broken leg in the crash.

A 22-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a fatal crash during a chase. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies tried to stop a driver for a traffic violation on the morning of January 28, on Kellogg Drive. The driver allegedly fled, then ended up hitting a utility pole at Hoover and Taft. The 22-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and has since been booked into jail for first-degree murder.

A 22-year-old woman was arrested in connection to a shooting that happened in Old Town early Saturday morning. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. Officers patrolling the Old Town area reported hearing multiple gunshots coming from inside Rock Island Live (101 N. Rock Island Ave.) When police arrived, a...