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Sheriff provides update on officer-involved shooting in west Wichita
Wichita, Kan. (KAKE) - New images from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office show the moments leading up to when investigators say a 42-year-old man in west Wichita held up a gun to three police officers, prompting one of the officers to shoot. Sheriff Jeff Easter said that the man, who...
WPD, Sedgwick Co. Sheriff’s honor fallen officers at Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department, in partnership with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, held its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. The event paid tribute to officers who were killed in the line of duty. This year, 282...
Wichita City Council approves zoning change for state psychiatric hospital, addresses neighbors’ concerns
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Taking a step closer toward a long-desired project in Kansas becoming a reality, the Wichita City Council approved a zoning change for a state psychiatric hospital on Tuesday afternoon. That approval comes with concerns from people who live near the proposed site, currently an empty field along MacArthur, a little west of Meridian.
16-year-old Kansas boy dies in motorcycle, car crash
SEDGWICK COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before midnight Sunday in Sedgwick County. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's office reported a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Remone Fareed Halabi, 16, Haysville, was westbound in the 6800 Block of West 55th Street South. The motorcycle struck a 2013 Nissan...
Police shot man during domestic disturbance call at Kansas home
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sedgwick County. Just after 10p.m. Monday, police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 1600 Block of North Wood in Wichita, according to police spokesman Andrew Ford . The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. The officers...
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