Cale Chapman
Multimedia Journalist
Wichita, Kansas
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Cale Chapman is a Kansas native who joined the KWCH 12 news team as a multimedia journalist. Previously he worked as the weekend anchor and producer for KOAM in Pittsburg, KS. Cale is also a Pittsburg Sate University alumni where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in media production and a certificate in Sustainability. Cale joins returns to KWCH full-time after interning with the station in the Summer of 2022.
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Wichita Police responded to a shooting call at the Magnolia Woods Apartments Saturday night and found 36-year-old Timothy Vandunk with multiple gunshot wounds.
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At this weekend’s Veterans MX Championship motocross has become a lifestyle, for Aaron Hill, it’s become even more than that.
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A donation from a Derby church is giving the city the opportunity to make improvements to three of its departments.
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If you’re out camping with an RV or camper, the advice is to treat the space as your house when it comes to safety measures and making sure everything is working.
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The final days of the 2023 Kansas State Fair could be the busiest of this year’s ten days.
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As concern grows for the mental health of teens, schools are looking for more ways to address the need.
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Following the death of George Floyd in 2020, Gabrielle Griffie organized a protest in Wichita. She was arrested on two counts of unlawful assembly for “noisy conduct.”
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Evergy has requested a 25% increase for educational customers in central Kansas. Katie Warren, the President of the United Teachers of Wichita, said if Evergy were to raise rates staff budgets could suffer.
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High School students in a small Butler County school district re stepping up to help their community with access to fresh food.
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A new COVID-19 variant called Eg.5 or “Eris,” is in the United States and making up a majority of COVID cases.
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On college campuses including at Newman University in Wichita, students expressed concern about how they’re going to make upcoming payments and what interest rates will look like when they start paying on the loans.
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The City of Wichita wants input from its residents as it develops a new “Bicycle Master Plan” to build on bike development efforts that started in 2013.
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture reports cases of West Nile Virus in horses in four counties: Barber, Butler, Douglas and Pratt, at the time of year when there’s an expectation for cases in the state to be on the rise.
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Knowing how to use an air conditioner efficiently in triple-digit heat can save you money. But not all air conditioning tips are true.
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12 News Journalist Cale Chapman speaks with Manhattan residents about how the heat impacts their activities.
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Many have fond members of Joan, including Relta Harnar.
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Four days after losing computers and cell phones to a police raid, journalists at the Marion County Record on Tuesday returned to work.
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Local doctors say they now have new ways to fight one common disease just in time for the fall.
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What started as a normal family vacation in Lahaina ended with Alena Kou running for her life.
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It’s often quiet outside of April Deichen’s Wichita home, but inside it could not be louder. Deichen says this summer she has received more phone calls than ever despite being on the no call list.
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Sunday night the Cowley County Fair was running smoothly. Less than 24 hours prior to the fair opening for Sunday festivities the fairgrounds were hit by 70 mile per hour straight line winds that damaged campers and took out the power to all the carnival rides.
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With triple digit temperatures local companies are trying to keep their workers safe.
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Evelynn Harader is celebrating a promotion at Kobe Steakhouse. The restaurant owners say she is now the only woman hibachi chef in all of Wichita.
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A plan from state education leaders in the form of a new program has some worried that it could change which programs are offered at Kansas universities.
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Jaraya Owens opens A1 Barbershop every Sunday for appointments with customers with disabilities. Owens started cutting hair after seeing the need for services in her community.
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The theater is set to close permanently after showings on July 20.
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Vandalism at public parks continues to be a problem for the City of Wichita as the destruction takes a toll on the parks department and their future projects.
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The United States Geological Survey wants Kansans to send in samples of dead butterflies and moths.
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Extreme heat doesn’t just affect how people feel. It’s also forcing some business owners to change how they operate.
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With temperatures hovering around triple digits and humidity making the outside air feel even hotter, Storm Team 12 issued a Weather Alert Day for Wednesday. With that comes a reminder that the dangerous conditions can be especially hard on seniors.
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For many organizations, finding volunteers can be a challenge. In Hutchinson, Hospice and Homecare of Reno County is among the services in need of help.
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Sightings of bagworms in the Wichita area raise concerns about yards.
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The Fourth of July holiday often leads to a rash of runaway pets.
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