The Wichita Eagle
- For 'Wichita's son' - Lucas Hernandez - they've planned a fitting memorial
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:50 PMThe organizer and clergy men had a heartfelt message to get out Monday, just days before the public memorial service for 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez. — That Saturday’s service “is about … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch a Wichita police officer surprise a crowd at a Juneteenth parade
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:47 PMA Wichita police officer surprises parade goers when he joins the First Phaze Dance Team in a performance at a Juneteenth parade in Wichita … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Inmate found dead in jail cell had chronic medical conditions, sheriff's office says
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 05:10 PMA Sedgwick County inmate was found dead in his cell Sunday, officials said. The 51-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Detention Facility Medical Clinic, where he … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kansas school funding still inadequate, Supreme Court says
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 04:06 PMThe Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that a new school funding plan is still inadequate, but gave the Legislature another year to fix it. "The State has not met the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flamingo that escaped Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 has been spotted in Texas. Again.
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 03:32 PMThirteen years ago, a flamingo made its escape from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita — and it hasn't been back since. But the fugitive flamingo was recently spotted at … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police looking for truck driver involved in road rage incident
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 01:11 PMThree motorcyclists received minor injuries after a truck hauling a trailer hit them near Pawnee and Seneca on Saturday. It happened just after midnight. Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz said … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two injured in southeast Wichita early morning shooting
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:59 AMTwo people were taken to the hospital after a reported shooting near Harry and Battin — near South Oliver — early Monday. Police were called about the shooting at 1:06 … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Drone video of Andale church fire
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 11:37 AMLightning may have been the cause of a fire that destroyed the roof and attic of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Andale on Sunday. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After her grandfather was shot and Amber Alert issued for her, KC teen has been found
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 11:12 PMThe missing teen who prompted an Amber Alert this week has been located and is unharmed, Kansas City police said late Saturday. Brajaean Sledge, 15, was believed to be with … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - One injured in accidental shooting Saturday afternoon
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 08:39 PMOne person near Mount Hope was injured after an accidental shooting on Saturday afternoon. Sedgwick County dispatchers say it happened just before 5 p.m. in the 9000 block of North … Click to Continue »
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- Andale church has $1 million in fire damage. Tension erupts between Wichita firefighters, city
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:45 PMDamage to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Andale is estimated at $1 million after an early morning fire Sunday, according to a news release from Sedgwick County. The fire also … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For 'Wichita's son' - Lucas Hernandez - they've planned a fitting memorial
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:50 PMThe organizer and clergy men had a heartfelt message to get out Monday, just days before the public memorial service for 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez. — That Saturday’s service “is about … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 16-year-old charged with shooting at party bus near Keeper of the Plains
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:22 PMThree teenagers have been charged in a shooting at a party bus near the Keeper of the Plains that injured a woman earlier this month. A 16-year-old boy was charged … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sedgwick County sheriff's detention deputy arrested on suspicion of DUI
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 04:40 PMA Maize police officer arrested a Sedgwick County sheriff's deputy on suspicion of driving under the influence early Saturday morning, officials said. The Maize officer pulled over a vehicle for … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wichita police increase patrol in area of Saturday gang shootout
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 01:45 PMWichita police are increasing their patrols in an area where they say a gang shootout took place Saturday afternoon. Officers went to the 1400 block of North Harding — near … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Video shows driver hit bikers with a truck in possible road rage incident
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 12:48 PMVideo shot by a motorcyclist shows a truck passing a group of motorcycles then hitting them at a stoplight. Wichita Police are investigating the incident. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Remember that week off for Thanksgiving? Wichita students could get it back
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 06:50 AMRemember that week-long Thanksgiving break Wichita students and teachers got last year? It's history now — a victim of the district's return to shorter days and a longer school year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Fr. Daryl Befort speaks after St. Joseph Catholic Church catches fire
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 12:11 PM“It is what it is,” Fr. Daryl Befort says after St. Joseph Catholic mass was held at high school due to church catching on fire early this morning. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sunday morning fire at Andale Catholic church, injuries reported
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 09:32 AMEmergency crews are responding to a fire at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Andale. The fire was reported at 5:41 a.m., a dispatch supervisor confirmed. Some injuries have been reported, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four people injured during shooting near 13th and Oliver
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 06:21 PMWichita police are investigating a reported shooting that left four people injured Saturday afternoon near 13th and Oliver. Two people were taken to hospital with injuries, one of them in … Click to Continue »
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- She wanted him to leave. So her brothers beat him with a bar as he slept, police say.
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:31 PMPolice in Kansas are looking for two men who allegedly hit a sleeping man with a bar Sunday morning. A police officer in Salina found the victim's clothes in the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Governor reacts to the Supreme Court ruling on school funding
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:22 PMKansas Governor Jeff Colyer stopped at Wichita's Jabara Airport Monday to hold a news conference and give his reaction to today's Kansas Supreme Court's decision on school funding. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wichita pharmacist charged with conspiring to distribute Oxycodone
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 05:22 PMFederal prosecutors on Monday charged a Wichita pharmacist with conspiring to illegally distribute nearly 5,000 Oxycodone tablets without a legitimate medical reason. According to an information filed Monday in the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back —it keeps going to Texas
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 03:23 PMThirteen years ago, a flamingo made its escape from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita — and it hasn't been back since. But the fugitive flamingo was recently spotted at … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wichita State's on-campus dining options expanding with two popular fast-food chains
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 01:11 PMWhen the fall semester arrives, Wichita State students and staff won't have to leave campus to get two popular fast-food options. WSU's dining services announced today that Freddy's Frozen Custard … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wichita police say shooting that injured four people was gang related
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 12:28 PMPolice say a shooting that left four people injured on Saturday afternoon was gang related. The shooting occurred at 13th and Harding near Oliver.
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… Click to Continue » - Are Pizza Hut's delivery practices dangerous? Man files suit after mom dies in crash
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 07:13 PMA wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed earlier this month by a Wichita man claims Pizza Hut's practice of getting customers "hot pizza quickly" is at least partly to blame … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wichita officer in pursuit of vehicle crashes into car, Kansas Highway Patrol says
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 10:23 AMOne person was taken to the hospital with possible injuries after a Wichita police officer who was involved in a vehicle pursuit hit another car, according to a report from … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scenes from Wichita's Juneteenth parade
Sunday - 06/24/2018 - 09:23 AMA parade celebrating Juneteenth made its way down 17th Street in Wichita on Saturday. The holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wounded girl's lawyer says release of officer shooting video is six months late
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 09:01 AMThe attorney for the family of a Wichita girl wounded by a bullet fragment when a police officer fired at her dog is criticizing the city for not immediately releasing … Click to Continue »
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