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News

The Red Sand Project aims to bring awareness to and work toward stopping human trafficking.

Groups work toward putting stop to human trafficking with ‘Red Sand Project’

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Jaiya Brown
The joint effort within the Red Sand Project allows people to question, connect and take action.

News

Wichita pastor and former WPD officer Kevass Harding discussed footage showing Memphis officers...

Wichita pastor, former WPD officer offers insight into Tyre Nichols footage

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Michael Schwanke and KWCH Staff
Wichita pastor Kevass Harding, a community leader and former officer with the Wichita Police Department, said it’s difficult to wrap his mind around the footage from Memphis that shows five police officers fatally beating Tyre Nichols.

News

Wichita Police Department Chief Joseph Sullivan

Wichita police chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by Memphis officers’ actions in fatal beating

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan on Friday released a recorded message to share his response to the released video that shows the fatal beating of Tyre Nicols at the hands of five police officers with the Memphis Police Department.

Education

Wichita State University handed out three $64,000 full-ride scholarships to three Wichita area...

Wichita State awards 3 Kansas high schoolers with full-ride scholarships

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
Three Kansas high schoolers received what is essentially a full-ride scholarship to Wichita State University.

News

ACLU death penalty challenge to go before Sedgwick County judge

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Shawn Loging and KWCH Staff
In a little more than a week, a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the death penalty in Kansas will go before a Sedgwick County judge.

Local

Wichita NAACP issues statement regarding video showing Tyre Nichols beaten by police

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
The Wichita Branch NAACP issued a statement on Friday ahead of the release of body camera footage showing the beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

This Morning

Where’s Shane? Kaufman Museum for a Kansas Day celebration

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Shane Konicki and KWCH Staff
Sunday is Kansas Day.

Crime

Deputies injured in Dodge City shootout identified

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
The Ford County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of three sheriff’s deputies injured during a shooting on Monday.

News

Man charged with aggravated assault in S. Wichita deadly drive-by shooting

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
A judge charged Laquavion Bentley with two counts of aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon by a felon.

Kansas City Chiefs

PHOTO GALLERY: Show us your Chiefs!

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Championship game.
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Local

Police investigating murder-suicide near Mt. Vernon and Seneca

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By KWCH Staff
The call came in around 11:45, and police responding found the two victims with gunshot wounds.

Kansas City Chiefs

‘Get in’ ticket prices for Chiefs game have dropped; best seats remain high

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:39 AM CST
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By Shain Bergan
Lowest-priced seats are around $247 on the secondary market, down from $289 on Tuesday and $324 on Monday.

News

Homeless veteran population a glaring concern as volunteers complete annual count

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:36 PM CST
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By Alex Jirgens and KWCH Staff
In nearly a decade, organizations say the population of local veterans in-need hasn’t improved.

Crime

Affidavit: Woman drove 116 mph, intentionally crashed with daughter in vehicle

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:58 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Charging documents from the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office provide new information on a 27-year-old woman arrested for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery after a high-speed crash last fall in east Wichita.

News

Sedgwick man’s labor of love brings Chiefs Kingdom to his doorstep

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:51 PM CST
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By Jaiya Brown and KWCH Staff
Through a years-long labor of love, Dennis Basye brought Chiefs Kingdom to his doorstep.

News

2 charged after Wichita toddler shoots mom in foot

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Two weeks after a Wichita toddler got ahold of a gun and accidentally shot his mother in the foot, two people arrested in connection with the shooting heard formal charges against them Thursday, Jan. 26, in Sedgwick County District Court.

News

Group continues effort for public vote on future of Century II

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:48 PM CST
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By Lily Wu and KWCH Staff
Could the future of Century II be up for public vote? That’s the question one group is hoping to have on ballots in August or November.

National

Wichita nurses join nationwide rally for better staffing

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:43 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi Saint Francis joined thousands of other members of National Nurses United across the country for a day of action.

State

Leavenworth man sentenced after 11 bags of marijuana are found in vehicle

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:50 PM CST
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By Zoe Brown
A 21-year-old Leavenworth, Kansas, resident has been sentenced after the authorities found 11 bags of marijuana in his vehicle.

Safety

OSHA: Employee killed while duct tape held machine safety guards open at Kingman plastics plant

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:38 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The incident occurred on Aug. 4, 2022, at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC

Local

80-pound catfish caught in Kansas River

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks shared a photo on Wednesday showing an 80-pound catfish that was caught in the Kansas River.

Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs were slight home underdogs in AFC title game, but that line has changed

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:50 AM CST
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By Nathan Brennan
Since 2000, there have only been two home underdogs in the AFC Championship. The past four AFC Championships the Chiefs have hosted, they’ve been favored by at least three points.

Accidents

Man dies following chase, crash in south Wichita

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:41 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
A man is dead following a chase and crash in south Wichita.

Western Kansas News

New western Kan. mental health facility to start to provide care to children, teens

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:04 AM CST
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By Sarah Motter
A new, state-of-the-art mental health facility will start to provide care to children and teens in Western Kansas in February 2023.

Animals

Widely-shared video shows Kansas farm dog helping to bury canine best friend

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:38 PM CST
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By Jaiya Brown and KWCH Staff
The death of a rural Sumner County family’s pet led to a widely-shared video seen on social media. That footage shows a farm dog helping to bury her canine best friend.

Education

Kansas Day lesson focuses on honeybee ahead of state’s 162nd birthday

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:51 PM CST
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By Austin Morton and KWCH Staff
In the week leading up to Kansas Day, preparation to celebrate the state’s 162nd birthday is underway at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in Barton County with a focus on the state’s insect: the honeybee.

Crime

Deputy injured in Dodge City shooting released from hospital

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:29 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The last of three deputies injured in an officer-involved shooting in Dodge City on Monday has been released from the hospital.

Sports

Patrick Mahomes a full practice participant ahead of AFC Championship Game

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:58 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday afternoon provided an update on the team’s collective status with injuries. The topic of discussion this week has been the status of quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ankle.

Safety

Derby Public Schools: Grenade found at high school ‘not live’

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:51 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Derby Public Schools said a grenade found at Derby High School was not live.

Accidents

Sedgwick County to conduct study on dangerous intersection, make immediate changes

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:39 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Commissioner David Dennis, Commissioner Jim Howell and representatives from Sedgwick County Public Works and the sheriff’s office will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. to address recent traffic incidents at 21st Street & 167th Street W. (District 3) and 79th Street & Greenwich Rd. (District 5).

Local

Man arrested for robbery of two Hutchinson businesses

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 12:51 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The 28-year-old Hutchinson man is suspected of taking money from the cash register of two locations.

Crime

WPD: Employee tied up, west Wichita long-term care home robbed of medications

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:53 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Wichita Police Department is warning local nursing homes and long-term facilities to be on alert after a robbery Wednesday morning.

State

$1.8 mil awarded for 10 communities to open family resource centers

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:29 AM CST
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By Tori Whalen
About $1.8 million in funding has been allocated among 10 Kansas communities to build Family Resource Centers in their respective locations.

Crime

Wichita police arrest 37-year-old man for child rape

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 9:19 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Lorenzo Gary was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail for two counts of rape of a victim under 14.

Crime

KCK police seize $100,000 in fentanyl during sweep of shipping facility

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:43 AM CST
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By Shain Bergan
KCK police seized over 10,000 counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl last weekend.

News

Recent snow welcome but not enough to make difference in drought at Cheyenne Bottoms

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM CST
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By Austin Morton and KWCH Staff
12 News looked into the recent snow’s effect on Cheyenne Bottoms, a wetland occupying about 41,000 acres.

FactFinder12

Some refunds issued, questions remain with Maize speed limit discrepancy

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 8:57 PM CST
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By Hailey Tucker and KWCH Staff
Following up on Sunday’s FatFinder 12 investigation unveiling discrepancies in some Maize speed limits, more information comes to light as we’re asking more questions.

State

Kansas AG Kris Kobach suing Biden administration over change to immigration visa rules

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:59 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Kansas joins 18 other states in the lawsuit led by the Texas Attorney General’s Office that challenges the legality of the program.

Crime

KBI: Deputies, trooper injured in Dodge City shootout improving

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:26 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) updated on the conditions of the law enforcement officers involved in the Monday morning shooting in Dodge City, Kansas.

Kansas City Chiefs

Cookies on a canvas: KC artist creates Chiefs coach Andy Reid out of Oreos

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
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By Marleah Campbell
Up next, Gabe Uvario plans to make a cookie version of rookie running back Isaiah Pacheco.

Health

New hospital gives big health care boost to rural Sumner County community

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:06 PM CST
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By Joe Baker and Angela Smith
A new hospital in Caldwell provides a substantial health care boost for the rural community in Sumner County.

News

Wichita bakeries among businesses benefiting from another Chiefs postseason run

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM CST
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By Alex Jirgens and KWCH Staff
Local bakeries are among the businesses benefiting from the Chiefs’ success.

This Morning

Where’s Shane? Bungee Fit

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:16 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
If you’re looking for a new way to get fit, there’s a new spot in town hoping you jump in.

National Politics

Mike Pompeo releases new book, says no decision yet on 2024 presidential run

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:09 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with CBS This Morning’s Gayle King on Tuesday to talk about his new book titled, “Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.”

State

Kansas governor outlines agenda in State of the State address

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:14 PM CST
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By The Associated Press and Shawn Loging
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly outlined what her agenda working with a Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature.

Investigation

Police investigating man’s death in south Wichita

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 1:39 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating the death of 22-year-old Daniel Studebaker of Wichita.

Accidents

Wichita, Sedgwick County crews prep for wintry mix Tuesday evening

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:26 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Snow began falling across southern Kansas around 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

Local

Wichita police investigating suspicious death

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:08 PM CST
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By KWCH Staff
Loyd Alexander was found dead in the living room of his home.

Sports

Wichita State announces 4-phase, $17.5 million renovation for softball stadium

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:19 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
The renovations include a 12,471 square-foot team complex.

Local

Wichita man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 10:43 AM CST
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By KWCH Staff
In his plea agreement, the man claimed he didn’t know the tablets contained Fentanyl
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