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While the number of tests is going up, the percentage of positive tests is also increasing slightly with 8.3%.
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A 33-year-old man was arrested in connection to a shooting that happened earlier this year at Hotel at WaterWalk.
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As we continue to follow the news of increased cases of COVID-19 across the United States and right here in Kansas, scientists are learning a little more about how the virus spreads.
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|By Trevor Reichle
No one was hurt in an overnight fire near 83rd & Bluff in Derby.
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|By SYLVIE CORBET
France is to name a new prime minister on Friday shortly after the announcement of Edouard Philippe’s resignation. French President Emmanuel Macron wants a new government to focus on efforts to relaunch the French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis.
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|By Trevor Reichle
Police are investigating a woman's death as a possible homicide after her body was found in north Wichita.
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|By Trevor Reichle
A mother and child are safe after their house caught fire in Derby overnight.
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a Thursday-afternoon officer-involved shooting in Neosho Falls in Woodson County. The KBI said at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday near the pavilion at the campgrounds in Neosho Falls, two Woodson County Sheriff’s deputies fired shots that wounded 41-year-old Edward G. Bridges, of Chanute.
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A reckless driver crashed through a fence in south Wichita last Friday (June 26) and nearly struck four children. Their mother said she thought the driver ran her children over when she heard them screaming. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
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Wichita-area high school coaches are advised of Governor Kelly's new mask mandate and have changed routines to follow those new restrictions.
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Wichita-area high school football coaches are advised of Governor Kelly's new mask mandate and have adjusted summer workouts to accommodate those restrictions.
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Even though Sedgwick County has decided not to mandate Governor Laura Kelly’s order that people wear masks in public, some businesses like Roxy’s Downtown have already started enforcing wearing masks at its establishment. The business is also limiting capacity to 50 percent.
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As Kansas counties take a hand-off approach, it's left to individuals and businesses to decide how faithfully they want to follow the order.
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One of the biggest races Eyewitness News is following is the U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts. Eleven Republicans and two Democrats are each vying for their party’s nomination.
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Wichita City Council members could vote at a special meeting Friday to follow Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order, mandating that people wear masks in public within city limits.
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A man injured in an explosion at a Hoisington home Thursday afternoon was airlifted to a Wichita hospital.
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A suspect has died and a police officer has been shot in the head in a Kansas City shooting. Kansas City police on Twitter said that an officer was hospitalized for emergency surgery after the Thursday shooting.
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If you plan on watching your children play a sport this summer following Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s mandate on wearing facemasks in public, there are a few factors that come into play in regards to whether wearing a mask when you attend the games is necessary.
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In a statement shared by quarterback Skylar Thompson, the Kansas State University football team said it plans to return to team workouts, ending a boycott that was in response to concerns about racism on campus brought to the surface by a student’s tweet that made light of George Floyd’s death.
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A mask mandate will not be imposed in Sedgwick County Friday. County commissioners voted 3 to 2 Thursday evening to opt-out of the governor’s statewide mandate and instead strongly recommend that residents wear masks.
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Wichita State University on Thursday announced plans for the spring semester of the upcoming school year that includes a late start and cancelation of Spring Break.
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The Riley County Police Department is warning residents about another alligator on the loose. The department said at this time, the animal is not believed to be one of two alligators that were stolen from a Manhattan reptile store last month.
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture said VSV was first confirmed on June 16 in Butler County and now has further been confirmed by testing in Cowley, Greenwood, Sedgwick, and Sumner Counties. The department of agriculture confirmed the latest case Thursday (July 2) in Greenwood County.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 2:52 PM CDT
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Thursday Kansans cannot be arrested or detained for violating the governor’s order.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Angela Smith
The Wichita Police Department received a donation of 10,000 KN95 masks to distribute to the public as a statewide mask mandate is set to take effect Friday.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 12:30 PM CDT
At least three people have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a dance in Graham County, according to a release from the Rawlins County Public Health Department.
Man charged with attempted first-degree murder after stabbing 23-year-old intervening in disturbance
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 10:42 AM CDT
The 23-year-old, who Wichita Police did not name, saw Vonn Campbell, 48, in a disturbance with a woman in the McDonald’s parking lot in the 400 block of S. Broadway.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 9:30 AM CDT
The order requires Kansans to wear masks indoors, in most cases, or outdoors where six feet of social distancing cannot be maintained.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 12:17 AM CDT
|By Shawn Loging
The City of Wichita said concerned from COVID-19 led their decision to not permit the Automobilia Charity Car Show scheduled for July 11.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 9:32 PM CDT
The August 4 primary election is quickly approaching.One of the biggest races Eyewitness News is following is the U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts. Eleven Republicans and two Democrats are each vying for their party’s nomination.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:54 PM CDT
Masks continue to be in high demand
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:30 PM CDT
Wichita Public Schools has indoor canceled its graduation ceremonies. Executive Director of Secondary Schools Branden Johnson made the announcement Wednesday evening.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 6:35 PM CDT
Fire marshal urges people to follow rules over holiday weekend
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM CDT
Sedgwick County identifies three new COVID-19 clusters at long-term care facilities in Wichita.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 5:25 PM CDT
Some law enforcement agencies in rural Kansas are responding to a mask mandate set to take place statewide at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. Most of them have said they will not enforce it.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:50 PM CDT
Bars and nightclubs in Douglas County will be closed for the July 4th weekend.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:40 PM CDT
In line with Wednesday (July 1) being National Heatstroke Awareness Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation launches a $3 million public safety campaign to prevent child deaths in hot cars.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:47 PM CDT
Statewide COVID-19 cases are approaching 15,000 with hospitalizations remaining steady.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 2:27 PM CDT
The Wichita Driver’s License Office located in the Twin Lakes Shopping Center is closed until Monday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 2:03 PM CDT
Marc Gordon, the former property and evidence technician, was booked for felony official misconduct and three counts of misdemeanor theft.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 12:24 PM CDT
The president of Kansas State University released new action steps the institution plans to take in response to racial tension on campus following the #BlackAtKState movement and a tweet by a student making light of the death of George Floyd
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 11:54 AM CDT
Meteorologist Jake Dunne says Wichita warmed to 100 degrees on Tuesday and we are on our way back into triple-digit territory today. However, the heat index will be closer to 105 degrees when you factor in the humidity.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 10:46 AM CDT
Wichita police reiterated Wednesday that the death of a woman whose body was found near Haysville last month is not a homicide.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 9:25 AM CDT
A lit firework was thrown on to the patio of Pumphouse and exploded by a table of patrons.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 5:08 AM CDT
The department is asking for help in identifying a suspect who has caused thousands of dollars in losses by stealing and vandalizing surveillance cameras at Hyde Elementary School, Mead Middle School, and Clark Elementary School.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:41 AM CDT
Meteorologist Jake Dunne says Wichita warmed to 100 degrees on Tuesday and we are on our way back into triple digit territory today.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:20 AM CDT
Sedgwick County has added a new feature to its website to help track cases of Coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM CDT
Softball is what future U.S. Olympian Kelsey Stewart does, it’s not who she is.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 10:37 PM CDT
The Kansas Department Of Wildlife, Parks And Tourism says hunting and fishing license sales are spiking since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 9:30 PM CDT
Pediatricians in Wichita, across the state and even across the country are calling for kids to return to classrooms when school starts again in August.