5+ hour, 57+ min 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…...

1+ day, 4+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 13+ hour 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,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (491+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - If you've ever been caught driving significantly over the speed limit, new legislation being considered in Kansas could mean much more than just a speeding ticket. State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would make excessive speeding…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (262+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It is another seasonably cold, albeit quiet morning across Kansas. Wake-up temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s will eventually climb into the middle to upper 50s underneath mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Our next cold front will…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (234+ words) Moderate to heavy rain will continue overnight for most of the state and into Friday morning. The heaviest of the rain will focus on areas along and north of I-70 during the morning. Rain should taper off by the early afternoon....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (356+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - How well do you know who you're casting a vote for? Ahead of election season, a Manhattan, Kansas-based nonprofit was created to connect voters to candidates before going to the polls. When it comes to elections, challenges…...

4+ mon, 1+ day 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…...