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Wichita youth volleyball coach arrested on suspicion of child sexual exploitation

A Wichita youth volleyball coach was arrested on Friday on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child. According to booking records, Jeffrey Sanders, owner of Wichita Volleyball Academy, was booked … Click to Continue »

 

What's the graduation rate at your high school?

In the Wichita area, students' likelihood of graduating from high school depends in part on where they go to school. The statewide graduation rate for Kansas in 2017 was 86.9 … Click to Continue »

 

Wichita parents sued over a two-school bus crash that hurt their kids last year

The parents of four Wichita schoolchildren hurt in a two-bus crash last year are suing First Student, saying the company takes shortcuts in driver training and supervision that puts passengers … Click to Continue »

 

March For Our Lives: Wichita joins worldwide protest

Hundreds joined in the nationwide March For Our Lives protest in downtown Wichita on Saturday, March 24. … Click to Continue »

 

17-year-old boy killed in east Wichita shooting

A 17-year-old boy is dead after an early-morning shooting in east Wichita. Officer Paul Cruz said police were dispatched to the 800 block of S. Pershing, near Lincoln and Oliver, … Click to Continue »

 

Know who stole $2k worth of lawn equipment? You could get paid by Crime Stoppers

Crime Stoppers of Wichita-Sedgwick County and the Wichita Police Department are trying to figure out who caused about $10,000 in damage and stole $2,000 in lawn equipment from a Wichita … Click to Continue »

 

A 3 a.m. traffic stop led Kansas deputy to rifle in car, blood dripping from trunk

A Kansas deputy making an early-morning traffic stop found a .22-caliber rifle in the back of the car and blood dripping from the trunk. The rifle was found on top … Click to Continue »

 

Hispanic advisory board 'knocking down some barriers' in Wichita

Growing up in Wichita, Angel Martinez knew you weren't supposed to talk to the police. Older residents of Hispanic neighborhoods didn't trust law enforcement officers, convinced they were no different … Click to Continue »

 

Innovative meteorologist Mike Smith reaches his career's sunset

What do you do if you achieve your life's goal before you reach the age of 25? If you're AccuWeather executive Mike Smith, you become a pioneer. Smith, whose fascination … Click to Continue »

 

'Vote them out' protesters chant at Wichita's March For Our Lives

Joining hundreds of thousands across the country, the cries for gun reform rang out in downtown Wichita on Saturday morning. Hundreds of marchers from across the area walked from Park … Click to Continue »

 

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