Sedgwick County News

This January 2012 photo shows the Valley Center compound in rural Valley Center, Kan.

A 21-year-old Goddard man suffered critical injuries today when he apparently failed to yield at a stop sign and his car collided with another at 135th Street West and South MacArthur, a Sedgwick County sheriff's official said.

The Sedgwick County sheriff's office has identified a 35-year-old inmate who died at a hospital after attempting suicide in his jail cell.

The Wichita Eagle reports that 28-year-old Joseph T. McGill was charged Friday with aggravated indecent liberties with two children.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court challenge is likely.The new law, taking effect July 1, doesn't specifically mention Shariah law, which broadly refers to ... (more)

A former Wichita police officer who pleaded guilty in January to sexual battery while on duty was charged today with aggravated indecent liberties with two small children.

Wichita police detectives arrested a 20-year-old Wichita man in the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed 49-year-old John Fuqua on Saturday night on South Seneca, a police official said this afternoon.

Wichita police say the man they believe was responsible for a fatal stabbing in January, was already in the Sedgwick County Jail on burglary charges.

President Obama on Thursday authorized the use of federal funds to help local governments recoup the costs they incurred in the tornados that struck Kansas last month.

Sedgwick County is considering building a $32 million administrative center, which would move county offices out of the courthouse to make room for courts.

A man in his 30s was badly hurt in a one-car crash this morning near K-15 and Turnpike Road on the south side of Wichita, authorities said.

A new computer system has made for extremely long waits at the Sedgwick County Tag Office on Murdock.

Fairfield Inn and Suites Location: 525 S. Main St. Status: Completed in 2011 Dollar value: $11.5 million Primary developer: Jim Korroch, Four-G LLC Description: New 131-room hotel in Wichitaa s WaterWalk development.

It looks like another tough budget year for Wichita. The City of Wichita has seen limited revenue growth since 2008, and city leaders don't expect to see much growth until 2014.

I think the location of the casino is perfect for Kansas as a whole because it captures a lot of Oklahoma money.

Starting today, area law enforcement will strictly enforce seat belt, child restraint and other traffic laws during the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign, held annually near Memorial Day.

A 20-year-old man is in critical condition this afternoon after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in north Wichita, a Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said.

"No" to any sales-tax increase for the bus system. Instead, cut out the city's useless Channel 7 and any bureaucrat with the word "assistant" before his or her title.

It was almost a scene out of Robert McCloskey's beloved children's book, "Make Way for Ducklings" on Sunday morning – only better.

Jon Kerschen inspects some of his 3,800 acres of wheat near Garden Plain Thursday, May 17, 2012.