10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (405+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of Lois, an African elephant who resided at the zoo for more than four decades. “At 47 years old, Lois was considered a geriatric elephant, so her long life…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (271+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It is an unusually cold morning across Kansas, and the wind is making it feel worse. Wake-up temperatures in the teens feel like the single digits when you include the breeze, and later today won’t be much…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An annual event geared toward developing leaders among high school students within a year or two of graduation is returning to Kansas State University’s campus for the first week of June (May 31-June 6). For those completing their…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (171+ words) HAYSVILLE, Kan. (KWCH) - Special Olympic athletes from around the Wichita area gathered in Haysville on Saturday for their regional basketball tournament. The day featured basketball and cheerleading from athletes in south central Kansas. Teams competed all day to prepare themselves…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (173+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The NCAA Final Four tips off this weekend, and many in Kansas will be watching closely for one coach in particular. Brad Underwood has led Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball to the Final Four. Underwood was born…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (269+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After a milder Sunday afternoon in the 40s and 50s, temperatures will trend much lower today as another cold front moves across Kansas. Afternoon highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s will feel even colder when you factor in the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (380+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Senator Cindy Holscher, a candidate for governor in Kansas, has proposed a bill to raise minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $16 an hour in the state. The bill is in the senate’s Committee on Commerce -- if signed…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) LANGDON, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas has added 46 agriculture programs since 2020, a 5% increase statewide, but schools are struggling to hire and retain agriculture educators due to long hours and lower pay compared to industry jobs. At Fairfield High School, today’s agriculture lesson…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (402+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - This week’s wildfires required an all hands on deck response, with a vast majority of firefighters who answered the call serving as volunteers. In Kansas, more than three-quarters of fire departments are made up of volunteers. However,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (327+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An Ellis County contractor can no longer operate a business in Kansas and owes more than $1 million for defrauding customers, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced. In a news release on Tuesday, Kobach explained the judgment against…...