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Let Amazon in your house? Get mail at your desk? Here’s how to beat ‘porch pirates’

You did your research, shopped around and finally found what you wanted online. In a few days, it'll be yours. The tracking website says it's been delivered. But it's not … Click to Continue »

 

Missing woman was last seen en route to Wichita 7 months ago

The Cowley County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a 57-year-old woman who hasn't been seen since November. Ida Sharon Willis was last seen by a friend on 11th … Click to Continue »

 

Failed a class? Wichita lets students make up credits in a fraction of the time

It's summertime at East High School. The hallways are quiet and a little stuffy, some of them lined with furniture and boxes of books as maintenance crews install new lockers … Click to Continue »

 

Wedding ring, cash stolen after woman gave robber a ride to Walgreens, police say

A woman was robbed of her wedding ring and cash after she was talked into giving her robber a ride from a Walmart to a Walgreens, Wichita police said. Police … Click to Continue »

 

Kansas officer killed in motorcycle crash, pedestrian charged with murder, police say

A pedestrian has been charged with murder in a motorcycle crash that killed a Kansas police officer, officials said. Officer Marc Henry was off-duty while riding his motorcycle southbound on … Click to Continue »

 

Black Wichita residents frustrated after council puts off pool decision

About 150 residents — mostly black — left City Hall in frustration Tuesday after the Wichita City Council voted to put off a decision on where to put a new … Click to Continue »

 

North-side mural to be replaced, spurring both praise and death threats

A well-known mural at 25th and Arkansas is being replaced, a decision that's generated praise in the neighborhood but anguish from the late artist's son and anger online. For the … Click to Continue »

 

Sedgwick County moves to ban vaping at the courthouse

Sedgwick County commissioners are poised to reverse a policy that allows county employees to use e-cigarettes in the courthouse. E-cig use — known by the slang term "vaping" — was … Click to Continue »

 

Nigerian prince scam took $110K from Wichita man; 10 years later, he's getting it back

A decade ago, Fred Haines was wandering the Wichita airport looking for a Nigerian man hauling two chests full of cash. After an hour of waiting and asking around, he … Click to Continue »

 

Baby beaver found at El Dorado lake

Kansas Department of Transportation posted a video of a baby beaver found at a lake in Kansas. … Click to Continue »

 

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