News Staff Minimum-custody resident Zachary H. Leis was placed on escape status at approximately 12:01 a.m. after it was reported that he walked away from Wichita Work Release Facility on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Leis, a 28-year-old white male, was reported missing when he did not return to the facility after work. Leis is serving a sentence … Read more
The State Finance Council approved a total of $374 million in COVID-19 relief funds for broadband infrastructure and adoption, the modernization and improvement of government services, economic development, and health and education initiatives recommended by the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee. The Executive Committee reviewed the proposals and recommended programming to distribute … Read more
On December 21st, 2022 at approximately 8:20 AM members from Winfield Fire/EMS and the Winfield Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of North Minnesota in Winfield for a report of a structure fire. Initial information was obtained during the response that there was at least one individual inside the structure. … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas has received nearly $5.7 million to expand broadband access, adoption, and affordability, from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Office. The funds are part of the designated $65 billion as outlined in the federal bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021, dubbed the … Read more
The Ark City Police Department says beginning Dec. 26, and continuing through Jan. 2, the Arkansas City Police Department will join many other law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, in the Taking Down DUI traffic enforcement campaign.The New Year’s Holiday period outranks most of the other holidays in the number … Read more
We are keeping a close eye on the weather… a wind chill warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Friday. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. tonight. We’re expecting wind chills as low as 40 below zero. Snow accumulation should hit one to three inches. Watch out for slippery road conditions, … Read more
As Kansas prepares for a severe winter storm, Governor Laura Kelly today issued Executive Order #22-09 to provide conditional and temporary relief from certain motor carrier rules and regulations so that assistance can more quickly get to impacted areas of the state. The order lifts certain restrictions on motor carriers, such as some driving time … Read more
With the National Weather Service predicting the possibility of dangerously low wind chills – perhaps as low as 50 degrees below zero – and blizzard like conditions in the state on Thursday and Friday, the Kansas Corporation Commission is urging residents to take precautions. While there are no known reliability issues at this time, energy … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that since her administration took office in 2019, Kansas has attracted more than $15 billion in private sector investment. This significant economic development milestone has resulted in more than 53,000 jobs created or retained. Almost half of the total committed capital investment has occurred this year, with two more weeks … Read more
A Wichita woman has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to repay the Kansas Medicaid system more than $16,000 for her conviction on two Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Kyla Kongvongsay, 22, of Wichita, pleaded guilty on Friday in Sedgwick County District Court to one count of making a false … Read more