The state has given Sedgwick County permission to reduce staffing ratios at its juvenile detention center, which could save the county money and eliminate some mandatory overtime for employees.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated David Wilkinson’s prison term. He served 56 months for cocaine possession.
Tornado sirens have sounded in downtown Wichita.
Wichita police are searching for a 23-year-old man who they say threatened a 21-year-old woman in the 3300 block of East Roseberry.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Sunday for most of the Kansas City region. Rain and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are in the evening forecast.
When the city of Wichita bought the National Baseball Congress World Series in 2007, city officials thought they’d purchased a million-dollar asset.
Unlike some, these guys don’t mind working on a Saturday.
The Eagle recently filed a Kansas Open Records Act request for information about total compensation paid to Wichita school district administrators.
The Wichita school district has cut dozens of administrative positions in recent years, but part of the savings has gone toward higher pay for some remaining administrators.
