‘I was an easy sell’: Police captain adopts abandoned dog found in dumpster outside station
Wichita Police have adopted Nora, a rat terrier-chihuahua mix, after she was found abandoned near a dumpster outside the station.
April Fools' Day prank leads to mom's arrest after telling relative she'd been shot, police say
Police and paramedics raced to a Kansas woman’s home thinking they were responding to a shooting. Officers said it was all a prank.
Kansas hospital trashes hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses due to mistake
A hospital was forced to throw away nearly 600 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week due to a "process error."
18-year-old buys first lottery ticket four days after her birthday, wins $25,000
A Kansas woman who just turned 18 won the lottery with the very first ticket she’d ever bought.
Three police officers injured by shotgun rigged to go off inside empty house
The "modified, loaded shotgun" went off as officers entered the house. The owners of the home (who don't live there) had called police to ask them to check on it because some of the windows were open.
Oklahoma reports 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Kansas border
Residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas, say they felt the earthquake.
‘Outstanding, beautiful soul’: Teen remembered after she was dragged to death in carjacking
Jose and Cindy Ibarra are struggling to cope with the murder of their 13-year-old daughter Brianna after she was dragged to death while attempting to escape a carjacking Saturday.
Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers roll over Kansas City Chiefs, win Super Bowl
On Sunday, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a relatively easy time beating Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 31 to 9 in Super Bowl 55.
Super Bowl streaker tackled by security in the end zone ahead of Bucs win
An unknown man slipped onto the field at the Super Bowl and ran toward midfield, drawing applause from the 25,000 fans in attendance.
‘This shows who they are’: Deputies buy van for woman who walked miles to work
Christine Wheeler’s daily routine got a lot easier after she was gifted a free van for the holidays by sheriff’s deputies who saw her walking miles to work to support her family.
Deputies surprise mother of two with car after learning she walked miles to work each day
“Oh my God, I love it!” she cries after getting into her new van.
Parents issue hilarious warning after accidentally baking ‘Elves on the Shelf’
A couple is warning other parents after they accidentally baked their kids' "Elves on the Shelf" when they turned the oven on -- forgetting the elves were still inside.
‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks
“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”
Kansas hospital runs out of staff amid COVID-19 surge
A rural hospital in Kansas illustrates the depths of the COVID-19 crisis in small towns. It has been running out of healthy staff to care for the sick.
Should police be required to wear masks? Some cities say no
"The government has kicked the stuffing out of police and used the issue as political mechanics," said a former NYPD officer. "They have had no concern about the lives of officers, and they are seen as pretending to have concern with the mask issue. ... It's not a real good time to ask police for anything."
Man accused of murdering two boys and kidnapping two girls is in custody, girls found safe
Donny Jackson, 40, is in custody. Police say he killed two boys, who were about 11 and 14, and then kidnapped their sisters, who are three and six. The little girls were found by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol late Saturday.
Man upset with mask ordinance charged with threatening to kidnap and kill Democratic mayor
"It sounded like the person was very upset about pretty much mask mandates and he said something about not being able to see his mother because of COVID restrictions on elderly homes," the mayor said. "He said he was going to kidnap me and slash my throat and he needed my address because I needed to see the hangman -- me and everyone who, something about tyranny."
Cam Newton test positive for coronavirus; Patriots game vs. Chiefs postponed
Jarrett Stidham or Brian Hoyer will have to start against the defending Super Bowl champions.
Video shows witnesses rushing to aid of driver accelerating into back of bus amid medical emergency
Dramatic video shows witnesses attempting to rescue a man after he crashed and accelerated into the back of a city bus amid a medical emergency.
Chicago adds Kansas to list of states under travel quarantine order
Chicago added Kansas to its list of 18 states with an increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, directing travelers coming from the state to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face potential fines.