Wichita News

A Wichitan's work will be seen around the world Saturday when the first snow sports medals are presented at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Botanica in Wichita plans to build a new children's garden. Through private donations, Botanica has raised $3.2 million for the new garden.

Monday, February 8, 2010 A Sedgwick County jury found James Ware not guilty of criminal threat after an incident where he was shot by police in a night club parking lot.

An eastside bakery has closed its doors. The Sweet Life at 300 S. Greenwich went out of business Jan.

Royce Smith planned to visit Sydney, Australia during spring break to attend an arts festival and work on a book, when he found an unbelievably good fare on American Airlines' Web site: A round-trip ticket from Wichita, Kansas, to Sydney for just $1,198. In first class.

Meals on Wheels deliveries in Wichita will not be made Monday because of the winter weather.

Wichita Public Schools USD 259 has cancelled school for Monday, February 8 due to current weather conditions and the anticipated impact of the snow that will continue to fall through the Wichita area today, according to school spokesperson Susan Arensman.

Spirit AeroSystems on Thursday announced a voluntary retirement program for Wichita employees age 55 or older.

Butler County authorities and Wichita police are investigating the homicide of a 19-year-old Wichita man, German Luis Clerici.

For a week, a federal investigator sat in a Wichita courtroom and listened to testimony that Scott Roeder murdered abortion provider George Tiller.

One person is dead after a crash in northwest Wichita. It happened around three o'clock Sunday morning.

Four people were injured in a structure fire today in north Wichita. A Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said 911 received a call at 2:26 a.m. Saturday of a fire in the 1700 block of north Madison.

Wichita, KS, February 04, 2010 -- Kelly Sennholz, MD - Chief Medical Director for Symtrimics, says the 5 Symtrimics Programs are the bridge between our current medical system and the wellness medicine desired by so many Americans.

The Wichita Home Show continues today and Sunday at Century II. More than 275 exhibitors have products and services related to home building, home remodeling and homemaking on display.

Four people are taken to the hospital after an early morning fire in East Wichita.

Wichita police are investigating the burglaries of two North Wichita businesses within minutes of each other this morning.

You could call Gary and Jean Rogers super Saints fans. You'll be able to identify them around town by their Saints car.

Oscar Torres was sentenced today to life plus 59 months for the 1998 murder of an 8-year-old Wichita boy.

A visiting urban-planning economist from a Washington think tank criticized on Thursday the way Wichita is trying to revitalize its downtown.

Wednesday morning a car hit an apartment building following a police chase. It happened just before 1:00 in the morning in the 2500 block of East Pawnee at Willow Apartments.