Wichita News

A man's in critical condition after a motorcycle accident in Hutchinson early Friday morning.

Wichita police are looking to the public for help solving this year's unsolved homicides.

A 72-year-old woman got a surprise at the hospital when she went in for what she thought was a wound from a rock on her leg.

Last month the Wichita City Council said it didn't want to raise water rates. Tuesday council members learned they may not have a choice.

The Wichita School District is gearing up for the 2009-2010 school year. Enrollment is July 29th through 31st and August 3rd through 5th.

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis plans an appearance in Kansas later this month.

The City of Wichita's Request For Qualifications seeking design teams to develop a 20-year Downtown Revitalization Master Plan attracted 32 proposals.

Wesley Medical Center and Preferred Health Systems have entered into an agreement that will allow the hospital to be an in-network provider beginning in the new year.

A 21-year-old man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two men at a west Wichita apartment complex.

The IRS has closed an inquiry into whether a south Wichita church participated in political activities.

Jonell K. Lloyd of Wichita was found guilty this afternoon of first-degree murder in the death of 18-month-old Chavira Brown last summer.The jury, which deliberated for about three hours, also found Lloyd guilty of child abuse.Chavira's body was found by police in the attic of the house where Lloyd lived at 15th and Green on Aug.

Brandon Blackmon, now 23, spent more than two years in custody during the 1990s, when he was living in Wichita.

Finding children in a school during the middle of summer is rare. But John Allison, Wichita's new superintendent of schools, was able to spot a few on his first day.

A jury in Sedgwick County District Court deliberated about three hours Monday before convicting 24-year-old Jonell Lloyd.

At age 78 and tipping the scales at 609 pounds, Rocket is a ladies' man - as far as tortoises go.

A man remains in critical condition after being burned in a mobile home fire. The victim is in his late 30s.

The Fourth of July was a busy one for Wichita Police. Officers responded to several assault and battery calls.

Central Kansas pawn shops report giving out more short-term loans to cash-strapped customers willing to trade wedding rings and other luxury items.

No one was injured when one man shot at another at Towne East Mall on Friday afternoon, Wichita police said.

A man reported being stabbed in the back during an attempted robbery early Saturday, Wichita police said.