Community

t’s common for public libraries to offer more than just books, but what’s available to borrow at the Wichita Public Library goes beyond the typical learning materials, music and movies you might expect.

Scott Newland takes the leadership role from a zoo at which he’s dedicated his career.

The community task force centered around the September 2021 in-custody death of Wichita teen Cedric Lofton says it is close to making formal recommendations on changes to systems regarding mental health, police in the community and youth resources.

Going to Riverfest will cost you more this year unless you buy your buttons early.

The day after the fires, the district began contacting families and asked how they could help.

The Kansas Main Street program was initially launched in 1985 and reinstated by Gov. Kelly in 2019.

Shot multiple times in the line of duty last summer, Wichita Police Department Officer Kyle Mellard continues to inspire through a recovery some describe as “miraculous.”

The City of Wichita says Open Streets ICT - NoMar will bring Wichitans of all ages together for an active, fun, community building afternoon.

A small Kansas town is working on becoming the next Roswell, New Mexico.

Viral video shows lightning strikes in slow motion, moving from the ground, upward. Wednesday, Eyewitness News discussed the footage with the man who captured it, as well as our Storm Team 12 meteorologists.

Volunteers gathered in Newton Wednesday afternoon as Prairie View hosted a Numana meal packing event to benefit Ukrainian refugees.

Once the bald eagle began treatment, the process to get it back to its natural habitat began.

ans from the states of Kentucky, Michigan, South Dakota and Tennessee are arriving in Wichita for regional semifinal and final rounds (Sweet 16 and Elite 8) of the NCAA Women’s Division I basketball tournament.

Sgt. Jason Boncyznski, a 23-year veteran with the Hays PD, was the first to arrive on scene of a Wednesday night emergency call of an infant not breathing.

Friday’s deadly shooting at Wichita’s Towne East Square mall brings attention to a need emphasized by Wichita police and other community leaders.

Volunteers will collect materials and deposit them into shredding trucks for immediate destruction

Staffing shortages contiue to impact many parts of everyday life, including local government. That’s the case in Salina where the Saline County attorney says his office is in desperate need for more attorneys and blames the salary for the shortage.

Tuesday, March 15, marked the first day on the job for Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar.

With a week away from school, some Wichita area students are taking advantage of open time to give back to their community.

A restaurant known for its small hamburgers is celebrating a big milestone.

The Newton school district is helping an exchange student from Ukraine, taking classes nearly 6,000 miles away from her family taking shelter in a bomb shelter.

The grain bins are fully equipped with a kitchen, living room, bedrooms and a bathroom.

The Sedgwick County Community Task Force centered around the Sept. 2021 death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton at its meeting Monday made of of its most important steps thus far.

Across Kansas, businesses are finding ways to show Ukrainians that they’re thinking about them and the unfolding war.

After six years leading Wichita’s police department, Chief Gordon Ramsay is leaving.

It’s a sentiment most of us share when the weekend comes to an end.

Ahead of Saturday’s memorial service for Marion County Sheriff Robert Craft, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout Marion County to be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown Saturday.

United Way aims to invest $100,000 in nonprofit organizations that benefit the BIPOC community.

The parents say twins don’t run in the family.

Determination and motivation led a local woman to graduate as Wichita State University’s first Black dental hygienist.