Abbey Higginbotham
Multimedia Journalist/Digital Producer
Wichita, KS
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Abbey is a multimedia journalist and digital producer for KWCH. This University of Missouri - Kansas City grad is excited to call Wichita her new home.
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Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 10:00 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
NASA successfully crashed their dart rocket into an asteroid Monday to further research redirecting outer space threats.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Hurricane Ian left thousands desperately seeking rescue from one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press and Abbey Higginbotham
A NASA spacecraft has rammed an asteroid in an unprecedented test to see if a potentially menacing space rock could be knocked off course.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and KWCH Staff
We’re all being affected by high gas prices this year, and it’s making daily life more expensive.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and KWCH Staff
Changes are coming to the north side of Wichita State University’s campus after the Kansas Board of Regents approved a $40 million plan to renovate Cessna Stadium.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The KDHE says the advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the system Thursday, Sept. 15.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Kingman Police Department confirm that around 8:18 a.m. Saturday emergency services responded to a report of a 20-unit apartment complex fire at the Eagle Acres apartments in Kingman, Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and KWCH Staff
Police said in separate cases Monday, Sept. 12, two students reported a suspicious man approaching them.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and KWCH Staff
The FBI is investigating if the situation locally is linked to a national trend.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A Wichita couple is making strides to help help end child hunger by holding a three-day meal-kit-packing event.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 8:10 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Andover Fire Department, neighboring departments, and Butler Fire science students honored the lives of 343 firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) confirms a man is dead in Kingman County after he crashed his UTV into a bull Friday evening.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 11:46 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Two days after a Memphis teacher’s body was found, running groups across the U.S., including in Wichita, are holding runs in memory of Eliza Fletcher.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 3:36 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and Tejay Cleland
A wrong-way driver hit multiple cars near W 53rd St. and N Ridge Rd around 3 p.m., Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Many were out this morning running to help a local police officer in his battle with cancer.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 9:55 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Wellington Police Department confirms that a 36-year-old man is dead after being shot Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 6:28 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Over the past three years, about 50,000 referees across the country have hung up their whistles.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
It will soon be more accessible for businesses in Wichita to partner with their favorite Shockers, thanks to a new partnership between Wichita State and Opendorse.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
An 81-year-old woman died after being beaten at an assisted living home in Andover near Central and Lioba. The suspect is now in custody.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Wichita Fire Department (WFD) confirmed three firefighters were injured during a house fire near the 500 block of S. Bleckley Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and The Associated Press
The officer was released from the hospital four days after suffering life-threatening injuries.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Kansas Turnpike Authority started its annual ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities’ PSA video contest.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff and Abbey Higginbotham
The Kansas Lottery unveiled approved sports betting platforms beginning Sept. 1.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham and KWCH Staff
The Wichita Public Schools Board of Education on Monday night voted to send a question to voters on November’s ballot.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
One man died after a two-vehicle accident in northwestern Harvey County Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
An Arkansas City police officer was injured while responding to a disturbance call early Sunday morning near the 400 block north of A street.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
With Friday night football games staring in a few weeks in towns across Kansas, some schools are having to change their schedules or miss a game entirely due to a referee shortage.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Kansas racing and gaming commission took a step on Friday to legalize sports gambling in the state. They unanimously approved regulations for sports betting during its meeting Friday in Topeka.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 12:02 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Local advocates worry that will lead to misinformation and do not want to see a repeat of what happened with AIDS during the 1980′s.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
In a statement released Monday morning, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said that a Kansas man has been banned from continuing his autopsy business in Kansas.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 8:25 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A leader in Music Theatre Wichita (MTW) is recovering following surgery.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 12:59 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A global monkeypox outbreak hit the U.S. in recent months while doctors in New York confirmed the United States’ first case of polio in nearly a decade.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
This fall, Kansas could face its worst teacher shortage, according to new numbers from the Kansas department of education (KSDE).
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Sunday morning, an armed robbery in Hays, Kansas, ended in a pursuit crash, injuring two.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Two city buildings in Great Bend are temporarily closed to the public due to Covid-19 exposures.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A former Sedgwick County detention deputy appeared in court Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 3:10 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The City of Wichita is continuing efforts to provide relief to residents in need.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 11:59 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Crime Stoppers of Wichita is asking the public for help in finding a suspect who has been attempting to break into multiple ATMs in East Wichita.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 11:28 AM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Maize Police Department confirms that one man is in custody after fleeing a traffic stop leading to a high-speed chase.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
On August 6th, the Sedgwick County Health Department will host no-cost, back-to-school immunizations.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Zoo’s Sumatran tiger cubs received their first wellness exam; the vets say the newborns are in good health and meeting milestones.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
With dangerous heat expected over the next several days with highs in the triple digits, Kansas businesses are altering schedules to keep their workers safe.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
The Dodge City Police Department is asking for help locating a person of interest who may be connected to a fatal stabbing.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A crowd in Pratt gathered outside the community’s hospital Thursday night, concerned about the future.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A disease spreading around the world made its way to the Sunflower State with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirming the state’s first presumptive case of monkeypox.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
A meningitis outbreak in south central Kansas is cited as the culprit to several hospitalizations among area infants.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
One Wichita gun store owner says while he’s noticed the spike in sales and appreciates the business, not all potential customers walk away with a firearm.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
Many of you will celebrate Independence Day by setting off fireworks, and the Wichita Fire Department wants to make sure you celebrate safely.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Abbey Higginbotham
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last week, some are questioning how or if the move could impact their access to birth control.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Alex Flippin and Abbey Higginbotham
On August 2, Kansas voters will decide whether the right to an abortion is protected by the Kansas constitution.
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