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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...
Sedgwick County approves rule change for how long campers can stay at Lake Afton
GODDARD, Kan. (KAKE) - Last Wednesday the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners voted to change the time for how long campers can stay at Lake Afton park in Goddard. With the new rules campers can only stay at the park 56 days a year and they must leave for five days after being there 14 consecutive days.
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...
Union Pacific Railroad asking permission to test 29th and Grove air quality in homes
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Union Pacific Railroad is asking residents for permission to come into homes in northeast Wichita to test the air quality. It comes decades after a known carcinogen contaminated the groundwater and soil near 29th and Grove. Both State Representative Ford Carr and Wichita City Council...
Summer meal program begins for Wichita students
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The summer meal program is under way in Wichita on Tuesday. It offers free breakfasts and lunches to students across the city. Students can pick from 34 locations across the city to receive their meals. A new change this year is that students must be present...
Wichita deals with damage, power outages after severe weather Saturday
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Winds topped out at 80 mph with a severe thunderstorm that rolled through Wichita Saturday night. Elisa Covarrubias said that her family was hunkering down as a severe thunderstorm rolled through their neighborhood. When the storm was over, the family discovered a tree in their front...
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.
Survey: Most Wichita teachers don't like where the school district is headed
WICHITA, Kansas — Nearly two-thirds of Wichita teachers think the state’s largest school district is headed in the wrong direction, according to research conducted by a Wichita State University professor. In addition, less than half of Wichita teachers support the school district’s strategic plan. And a sampling of...
School's out, but here's where Wichita kids can get free meals this summer
For children who rely on free breakfast and lunch during the school year, summer can be a hungry time. But meals are still available at hundreds of locations around the state — and 34 sites in Wichita — as part of the annual summer food service program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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