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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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »