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Injury of child in dog shooting helps spur new training for Wichita police

Responding to a growing number of calls involving vicious dogs or dog attacks — and the wounding of a young girl by an officer who shot at a family pet … Click to Continue »

A parade was planned for Wichita on Saturday, but it's not happening - here's why

The first Saturday of April is supposed to feel like spring in Wichita. But wintry conditions will rule the day instead, prompting officials to postpone the Support Local Law Enforcement … Click to Continue »

Federal funds will help replace Wichita's aging trolley fleet. What's next?

Wichita Transit is getting $2.6 million from the federal government to help replace the aging fleet of replica trolley buses that provide Q-Line service downtown and transportation for special events. … Click to Continue »

Kansas man pleads guilty to sex crimes involving children

A 71-year-old Fredonia man has pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving children - including sex trafficking - federal authorities announced on Friday. Jebediah Dishman, who has been living in Panama, … Click to Continue »

Woman who died in car crash Monday reunited with son killed last year, family says

When Crystal Weers’ son Jimmy Shopteese died, she lost a part of herself. Having Jimmy at 16, Weers and her son practically grew up together. “They went through a lot … Click to Continue »

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks about the Poor People's campaign in 1968

Listen to Martin Luther King Jr. speech on the Poor People's campaign from March 20, 1968. He spoke about the right to education, health care and other “basic necessities of life.” … Click to Continue »

He went down in the Pacific in World War II. Now, his remains are coming home to Kansas

After nearly three-quarters of a century, Irvin Edmund Rink is returning home. The 25-year-old Kansan disappeared in the Russell Islands near Guadalcanal on Aug. 4, 1943. He was a Navy … Click to Continue »

Poor People's Campaign seeks to follow in King's footsteps in Kansas and beyond

April 4 is a little like Good Friday for the civil rights movement, said the Rev. Titus James Sr., pastor of North Heights Christian Church in Wichita. It was the … Click to Continue »

Police chaplain arrested in Wichita prostitution investigation

A volunteer chaplain for the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was arrested during a prostitution investigation. Daniel Lee Syrcle, 53, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of purchasing … Click to Continue »

Police chaplain arrested in prostitution investigation

A volunteer chaplain for the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was arrested during a prostitution investigation. Daniel Lee Syrcle was arrested Thursday on suspicion of purchasing sexual relations and official misconduct. … Click to Continue »

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