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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »