Matt Heilman

A pending civil lawsuit against Wichita’s new police chief brings concerns about a perceived lack of transparency from the City of Wichita.

A probable cause affidavit sheds light on a couple’s arrest in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy.

Newly released details into an early December home break-in and attack on a Wichita couple describes a hectic altercation that ended with a man injured, his wife dead and the violent criminal briefly on the run before Wichita police arrested him.

Witnesses inside and outside of the Whole Foods Store in east Wichita on the evening of Oct. 4 described an armed woman wearing dark clothing appear paranoid in a situation that escalated to Wichita police officers shooting the woman, ending a threat.

A Wichita man faces federal charges following his arrest in connection with the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

As a now former Herington police chief and the city’s assistant chief face misdemeanor charges, accused of trespassing and damaging property, an affidavit from Dickinson County District Court lays out the grounds for the charges.

Charges against 31-year-old Jesus M. Olave Jr. includes failure to stop at at an accident resulting in a death and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.

Anger over a gun sale led to a violent scene in Derby, ending with the arrest of one man and the death of another.

A court document explaining grounds for charging a woman in connection with an Aug. 17 deadly stabbing includes details in her confession for the violent crime.

The KDHE outlined several violations in explaining the decision for suspension at We R Kids in the 10000 of West 13th Street.

Surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts led police to making an arrest in connection with the May 5 shooting death of a QuikTrip security guard in north Wichita.

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday, May 7, announced that it affirmed the convictions of man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 3-year-old Evan Brewer.

A Medicine Lodge police officer received treatment for injuries at a local hospital following a standoff Tuesday night, May 4 at a Medicine Lodge home.

A court document released Thursday (April 1) details the series of events that led to numerous charges against a registered offender in the March 14 rape and beating of a woman at a southeast Wichita business.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday, April 1, announced action to stop illegal sales of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.

In 2-1 vote Tuesday (March 23), the Reno County Commission passed a resolution opting out of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order mandating masks. Reno County said its new resolution takes effect Wednesday.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a kitchen contract employee for bringing contraband into the county jail in downtown Wichita.

A one-time, virtual benefit concert featuring some of the most popular acts in country music is set for 7 p.m. March 31. The purpose of the concert, ‘All Together for Animals” is to give zoos and aquariums across the U.S.

With a third round of COVID-19 stimulus funds heading to residents, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt reminds Kansans to be cautious if they’re approached regarding the funds.

Witness accounts and an investigation from Wichita police provide further details of a March 8 hit-and-run in downtown Wichita that killed a 4-year-old boy.

Approaching a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kansas, the state’s focus in its vaccine rollout includes placing meatpacking workers as a higher priority.

Four years after now medically retired Wichita Police Department Officer Brian Arterburn sustained life-altering injuries when he was run over by an SUV during a pursuit, a law firm representing Arterburn and his wife, WPD Officer Claudale M. Arterburn, announced that a lawsuit seeking millions in punitive damages in the case is moving ahead with an August 9 trial date scheduled in Sedgwick County.

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett on Tuesday (Feb. 23) announced his findings in review of a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in May 2019 in south Wichita.

The Harvey County Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 9) unanimously voted to loosen requirements of a local health order that limits mass gatherings. The order approved by the commission increases the gathering limit from 10 to 50 people.

The Harvey County Attorney’s Office on Thursday (Feb. 4) announced that it will present options “encouraging conflict resolution communications” for a September incident involving Hesston High School Principal Tyler Rhodes and students.

A court document from Sedgwick County District Court offers insight into how a historical reenactment at the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita involved an accidental shooting that injured a 24-year-old man who was taking part in the performance.

A man charged with murder in the Jan. 13 stabbing death of his cousin confessed to the killing and explained his reason for committing the crime, a court document explains.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday (Jan. 27) announced that federal funds available through the $900 billion Coronavirus Relief Act passed at the end of 2020, “have begun flowing to Kansas through certain program areas.”

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said fans celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ second consecutive Super Bowl appearance need to take time to make sure they don’t fall for scams involving the sale of counterfeit Chiefs Super Bowl merchandise or tickets.

A partnership between the Harvey County Health Department and Health Ministries is allowing residents 65 and older to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations.

U.S. House Representative Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, on Monday (Jan. 25), confirmed he’s been selected to serve on the House Agriculture Committee.

A pair of well-known Kansans this week completed their terms serving in the administration of President Donald Trump.

Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman will no longer hold her position after her current term concludes this summer, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab confirmed Wednesday (Jan. 20).

With a 3-1 vote, the Dodge City Commission is rescinding the city’s mask ordinance that’s been in place since Nov. 16.

Gasoline prices in Kansas have risen 9.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.17 per gallon, GasBuddy reports from its daily survey of more than 1,300 gas stations in Kansas.

A Wichita woman who pleaded guilty to stealing from an 88-year-old man was sentenced to probation Friday (Jan. 15) in Sedgwick County District Court.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) on Thursday (Jan. 14) announced that a man convicted of poaching 60 deer will spend more than a year in prison.

The Kanas Humane Society on Thursday (Jan. 14) provided a recap of its efforts in 2020 that included homes or placement for 8,944 pets and a save rate of 98 percent.

A 61-year-old Wichita man will spend the rest of his life in prison, a Sedgwick County District Court judge ruled on Tuesday (Jan. 12).

President Donald Trump on Monday approved an emergency declaration in Washington, D.C.

On Tuesday, the city recommends that Wichita City Council approve the design and construction contract for the sports museum at the city's new stadium.

money would be available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program which “provides rental and utility assistance to households at risk of homelessness or housing instability that have had a direct or indirect financial impact related to COVID-19.”

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), with the Treasury Department, announced on Friday (Jan. 8) that the Payment Protection Program (PPP) will reopen next week “for new borrowers and certain existing new borrowers.”

The Wichita Police Department issued a warning of a phone impersonation scam in which scammers claim to be officers with the department. It’s an old scam that is recirculating.

The Derby school district on Wednesday (Dec. 30) announced that all of its students (early childhood-12th grade) will return in-person when school starts back up on Jan. 4 and will continue at least through Jan. 15.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday (Dec. 22) named Deputy Secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) Brett Flachsbarth as the Acting Secretary of Labor.

A man found responsible for causing a deadly crash during a drug deal in June faced faces a sentence of nearly nine years in prison.

A newly-released affidavit provides new details in the case against a convicted sex offender who was arrested in September following a several-hours-long standoff with police after sexually assaulting two women.

With healthcare providers and veterans in Veterans Affairs (VA) long-term care facilities soon able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Rep. Roger Marshall *R-Kansas) strongly encourages veterans and their healthcare providers to take the step to protect themselves against the virus.

El Dorado’s Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital (SBA) is partnering with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Wichita State University’s Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory to offer free COVID-19 testing this month in Augusta.