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Kansas firefighters head west to battle raging wildfires
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Firefighters from across Kansas are heading west to help battle wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. On Thursday, the Kansas Forest Service said a team of 10 firefighters from different parts of the state, including Wichita, Olathe, Ottawa, and Edwardsville, are on their way to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry with 34 large fires, almost all of them in the central or eastern part of the state.
Tennessee man indicted in Kansas for alleged $1 million investment scheme
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Kansas released a statement on Friday, July 26, 2024, announcing that a man from Tennessee has been indicted in an alleged $1 million investment scheme. According to the DOJ, Alcides...
Rep. Sharice Davids Highlights Kansas Trap Shooter Derrick Mein’s Journey Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
On the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, Representative Sharice Davids released a video of her conversation with Derrick Mein, Kansas’ sole athlete in the 2024 Games. Mein, from Paola, KS, will compete in trap shooting. This is his second Olympic appearance, following his gold medal win at the 2022 Shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
Wichita State Men's Basketball Set To Face Some Top Tier Talent Over Thanksgiving
Wichita State men's basketball will spend Thanksgiving participating in the 2024 ESPN Events Invitational at the Walt Disney World Resort, Nov. 28-29. The four-team field features Florida (SEC), Minnesota (Big Ten) and Wake Forest (ACC) and the Shockers out of the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers are making their third appearance in the ESPN Events Invitational and first since 2015.
Fire to duplex north of Newman University prompts strong emergency response
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A fire at a duplex in a neighborhood near Newman University prompted a strong emergency response Friday night. The initial emergency call reported the possibility of someone being trapped in the home in the 700 block of South Custer. Responding crews with the Wichita Fire Department cleared the scene and Sedgwick County dispatch confirmed that no one was injured.
Hutch CC Football Coach Drew Dallas at Media Day
The Hutchinson Community College football team has been picked to defend its 2023 KJCCC championship this season in the 2024 KJCCC Coaches' Preseason Poll. Teams in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) warmed up the mics for football media day at Riverfront Stadium on Friday with Hutchinson Community College selected to defend its conference crown in the preseason poll.
Back to School Haircuts for $5 at Paul Mitchell School
Get Ready for school with a fresh new look at Paul Mitchell Hair School. They are offering $5 haircuts for all K-12 students and teachers. It’s the perfect opportunity to start the school year with a fresh style. We also have some other back-to-school tips on how to save...
Shawnee Heights’ Kaydence Torrez commits to Wichita State Volleyball
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Shawnee Heights star volleyball player Kaydence Torrez is Division I bound. The incoming senior recently announced her commitment to play at Wichita State. Torrez had several offers, but got the at-home feeling with the Shockers. “The campus is amazing. The coaches are probably the best coaches...
Medicine Lodge City Park, Medicine Lodge, KS
Medicine Lodge City Park is located in the south-east portion of the city, along US-160, with an entrance on the north-side of the highway, just before you reach Elm Creek. The park also has a swimming pool. The campground is closed during the winter. Campsites are all back-in, large enough...
Theatre On Ice Backstage: ‘The Happiest Place to Be’
Above: Bruce Shropshire and George Woods stand in front of the Zamboni entrance to a TOI event held in Wichita, Kansas, in 2022. A Theatre On Ice free program’s purpose is to express a theme, emotion or story. Each story is told in balanced harmony by a team of up to 28 skaters. Programs can be linear storytelling or abstract, an original work or a reinterpretation of an existing work. Each must reflect the meaning or theme of the story through movement, costuming and the use of props and scenery.
What to know as temperatures return to more than 100 degrees in Salina this week
Salina and central Kansas is expected to see more extreme heat in coming days with temperatures over 100 degrees forecasted to begin Monday. According to the area forecast discussion just before noon July 16, the Wichita office of the National Weather Service said conditions at the beginning of the week will "support high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for much of the week, with the hottest daytime highs ranging from 105-110 in the middle of the week in...
Typical July heat this weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Dean Jones says that the heat will begin to build this weekend, but temperatures will get even hotter next week. It will be a mild start to the day with morning low temperatures in the 60s to near 70. Afternoon highs will reach the low to mid 90s. Overall not a bad day for late July and pretty typical for Kansas. Today’s temperatures will be the coolest that we will see for a while, as it will turn hotter Sunday with highs in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. South winds will be gusty Sunday afternoon too.
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