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This is Day 13 of the Sedgwick County stay-home order. Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple tells KNSS News he has seen data that indicates people in Wichita are staying home better than folks in other cities. But the mayor says he thinks "we could do a lot better". Whipple says people on FACEBOOK are...

The Wichita Police Department has made an arrest in relation to 3 cases of Aggravated Burglary. All 3 cases happened early in the morning on Thursday, Apr. 2nd in northeast Wichita. All the burglaries happened at residences that were occupied at the time of the burglary. Personal items, tools, and...

A man armed with an ax was taken into custody after a standoff at a police station in southern Kansas. Arkansas City Police Chief Dan Ward says the man entered a lobby Sunday afternoon and hit the interior door to the police department's secured area with a long-handled ax. He says the man, 38-year...

Kansas reported 49 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. The state has confirmed 747 cases, up from 698 on Saturday. Twenty-two virus-related deaths have been confirmed, one more than on Saturday. State health officials say 183 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19. The ill include a an...

Here's what we know about a police chase that began in Wichita Friday evening. Three people were arrested in connection to this pursuit.

On Saturday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment updated the numbers of coronavirus cases in the state. We have a local county breakdown of the numbers in this story.

Searchers looking for a young girl missing since early March found her body Saturday in the Little Walnut River in Butler County. Here's what we know from authorities.

The new 10-year plan will cover $1 billion in projects each year. Find out what else is covered in the plan.

Walmart to limit the number of customers in stores due to COVID-19.

USD 259 to limit food pickup to two days a week, but same amount of food.