Sedgwick County, Wichita | featured news

Wichita airport restroom going to the dogs

Just three years after opening a $160 million terminal, Wichita Eisenhower National Airport officials are making renovations. They're making a restroom for dogs. More specifically, its a restroom for service … Click to Continue »

 

The death of Jesslinn, just 7 months old, ruled a homicide

A coroner found that a 7-month-old Sumner County girl died from blunt force trauma to her head and ruled that her death is a homicide, an autopsy report says. Jesslinn … Click to Continue »

 

Mead's Corner forced to close its coffeehouse ministry

A decade after Mead's Corner opened to offer coffee and community to downtown Wichita, the ministry that First United Methodist Church started is ending. "Everybody's really sad about this and … Click to Continue »

 

She met a boy on Xbox. 'It got sexual' — and she drove 13 hours to kidnap him, cops say

A 14-year-old Oklahoma boy was kidnapped by two New Mexico women after meeting one of them on Xbox LIVE and it "got sexual," police say. The boy told police that … Click to Continue »

 

3 men charged with stealing, selling sheriff's deputy's guns

Three Wichita men were charged in federal court with possessing firearms that were stolen from a Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office vehicle, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Travis Keller, 38; … Click to Continue »

 

Watch ducklings born at a former Wichita high school explore their new home

A group of ducklings born in one of the courtyards at the former Wichita Southeast High School are the newest residents of the Alvin E. Morris Administrative Center. … Click to Continue »

 

'Something is very wrong here': Former students worry about the future of Friends ballet

Some former students of the Friends University ballet program are incredulous at the sudden departure of its founders, Stan and Sharon Rogers, and they say the move raises questions about … Click to Continue »

 

Two-year-old Tony Bunn died of blunt force trauma

Two-year-old Tony Bunn talks about being hungry in a family video provided by his grandfather Zak Woolheater. Woolheater tried to save his grandson after seeing bruises on his body in October. The boy died over the weekend of blunt force trauma. … Click to Continue »

 

O'Donnell makes first court appearance on federal charges

Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O'Donnell made his first appearance in federal court on Wednesday . O'Donnell is charged with using campaign funds for his personal use. … Click to Continue »

 

Lucas Diel makes his first appearance on suspicion of first-degree murder of 2-year-old Tony Bunn

Lucas Diel, boyfriend of Elizabeth Woolheater, the mother of the murdered 2-year-old Tony Bunn, makes his first appearance in Sedgwick County Court Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder. … Click to Continue »

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content