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Wichita contractor who installed substandard roof, wasn't licensed ordered to pay fines

A Wichita construction contractor has to pay $16,000 in fines and give $6,250 in customer refunds following accusations of false advertising and other deceptive business practices. The Sedgwick County District … Click to Continue »

 

Wichita car dealership banned from selling unless it hands over titles, signs paperwork

A Wichita car dealership has been barred from doing business unless it provides car titles to customers and its staff signs purchase agreements and discloses active safety recalls. Sedgwick County … Click to Continue »

 

Inter-Faith Inn will be first area homeless shelter to accept pets

Mia, an 8-year-old dachshund, barks loudly when strangers enter her owner’s apartment. But soon, she’s licking Pamie Hathaway’s nose and asking for belly rubs. Hathaway says that in her years … Click to Continue »

 

Your kid can get a free bike on Saturday (and any day after) thanks to this group

A Wichita group dedicated to promoting biking and walking is giving away 20 free kids bikes on Saturday. But even if you don't show up in time to snag one, … Click to Continue »

 

Black man says he was pulled over in a Kansas town, and 'vegetation' led to a search

When a black man was pulled over by police in a Kansas town on Sunday, his car was searched after an officer found "vegetation" in his window, video shows. Rudy … Click to Continue »

 

Wichita officer saved woman who looked like she was 'carrying a big ball of fire'

The police officer who used his hands to put out a fire on a woman outside a north Wichita restaurant last week said he was in the "right place at … Click to Continue »

 

Man gets probation for crash that killed 72-year-old Wichitan

The man responsible for a crash that killed a 72-year-old Wichita man last summer was ordered Wednesday to spend three years on probation. Cody McFarlane, 21, pleaded guilty in March … Click to Continue »

 

Wichitans say goodbye to the third child abuse victim in four weeks

Past the long row of Bikers Against Child Abuse motorcycles, past a black hearse and beyond a stained glass window proclaiming “Saint Joseph Church, 1916,” Tony’s body was there. Just … Click to Continue »

 

Three months after missing 5-year-old report, police call search for Lucas 'very challenging'

A Wichita police captain said Thursday that the search for 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez has been "very challenging" and that the department is disappointed the boy hasn't turned up yet. It's … Click to Continue »

 

Woman guilty of Medicaid fraud to pay more than $12,000 back to program

An Emporia woman has to repay $12,869.83 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after she was convicted of fraud, according to a news release from the Kansas Attorney General's Office. Jennifer … Click to Continue »

 

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