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The City of Emporia is in mourning as it announced the death of longtime City Commissioner and Mayor Danny Giefer, who died at his home on July 6.
https://www.ksn.com/news/city-of-emporia-mourns-loss-of-mayor-danny-giefer/
The Cleveland Cavaliers have added former Wichita State Shocker Craig Porter Jr. to their NBA Summer League roster.
https://www.ksn.com/news/former-shocker-craig-porter-jr-added-to-cavaliers-summer-league-team/
Trey Jones died following a horrific incident in Kentucky on July 5, 2022.
https://www.ksn.com/news/nickersons-jones-family-two-years-later/
If you're going to be out drinking alcohol this weekend, it's important not to get behind the wheel of a car and to find a ride home.
https://www.ksn.com/news/reno-county-deputies-on-dui-patrol-this-weekend/
Richard Martin celebrated his 100th birthday this week.
https://www.ksn.com/news/dont-miss-this/wichita-wwii-veteran-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/
Butler Community College has a new head instructor for the Redler Culinary Institute.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/butler-names-new-head-instructor-for-redler-culinary-institute/
The deadline to shoot fireworks in Wichita is midnight Friday.
https://www.ksn.com/news/dont-miss-this/use-your-fireworks-by-midnight-friday-in-wichita/
Sebastian Crawford, 25, was found shot on July 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
https://www.ksn.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-east-wichita-shooting/
Former Wichita State infielder Alec Bohm is hoping to live up to his last name.
https://www.ksn.com/sports/shockers/wichita-state-alum-to-play-in-mlbs-home-run-derby/
Tune into KSN News at 4 p.m. Monday-Friday for our segment, Question 4 You.
A police raid on the paper made a small community the focus of a national debate over press freedoms.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was one of the victims of a crash on Wednesday at a stop sign in Butler County. The KHP posted pictures of the wrecked vehicles on Friday and indicated distracted ...
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/trooper-injured-in-crash-at-butler-county-stop-sign/
As part of the announcement, Target’s spokesperson touted the several forms of payment the retailer does currently accept.
https://www.ksn.com/news/business/target-to-stop-accepting-personal-checks-as-of-july-15/
Wesley Healthcare treated 28 patients at its four facilities between June 27 and July 4.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wesley-treats-28-patients-for-firework-related-injuries/
The armed robberies occurred at two separate businesses. One happened on May 4 at Joyeria America, 308 W. Fulton St., and the other on July 1 at Tacos El Tapatio, 1203 E. Fulton St.
https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/wichita-man-arrested-in-2-garden-city-robberies/
A fire damaged a building in the 400 block of North Seneca Friday morning. The building is just south of Seneca and McLean Boulevard.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/crews-on-scene-of-building-fire-near-seneca-and-mclean/
Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming ...
https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/kansas-top-court-rejects-2-anti-abortion-laws/
The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in the 5700 block of N. 255th St. W.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/authorities-respond-to-helicopter-crash-near-andale/
Preparation, staging and production are all part of the Red, White and BOOM Fourth of July fireworks show.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/how-wichitas-red-white-and-boom-was-planned/
Kansas alumni Bryce Hoppel finished with a gold medal at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, setting a new personal best and breaking a 32-year-old meet record.
https://www.ksn.com/sports/competitive-drive/former-jayhawk-going-for-gold-at-paris-olympics/
Ruger Beaman is competing in the USA Mullet Championship this year.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/newton-sixth-grader-recognized-for-his-mullet/
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Wichita hospitals have been busy with firework injuries. Numbers from the burn unit at Ascension Via Christi show as of noon Friday, 41 people have been admitted or treated...
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-hospital-busy-with-firework-injuries/
A Jeep crashed into an Arkansas City home on Wednesday. Luckily, a person in the home escaped serious injury. The crash happened in the 200 block of West Kansas Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/jeep-crashes-into-arkansas-city-home-wednesday/
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 20-year-old motorcyclist from Kingman was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday. It happened around 10:30 a.m. on Kansas Highway 61 near Will Street in Turon.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kingman-motorcyclist-injured-in-crash-in-reno-county/
Residents across the Wichita area gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July with parades.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansans-celebrate-the-fourth-of-july-with-parades/
Residents gathered at the American Revolution Memorial for the ceremony.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/independence-day-celebration-held-at-veterans-memorial-park/
The Russell County Sheriff's Office says a 64-year-old Holyrood man is dead, and three others were injured following a severe thunderstorm that toppled multiple campers at Wilson State Park late ...
Fireworks sales are reaching their peak in the days leading up to Independence Day.
You can celebrate Independence Day as if it were 1875 at the Old Cowtown Museum.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/celebrate-independence-day-as-if-it-was-1875-at-old-cowtown-museum/
Lance Minor was a proven leader for 21 years in the United States Marine Corps.
Arkansas City couple donated a bench made by their son Craig Clark to Veteran's Memorial Lake.
Fireworks injuries to the eyes are a concern for medical professionals.
Parents and teachers are weighing in on a Department of Justice investigation.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/parents-teachers-union-weigh-in-on-usd-259-doj-investigation/
The "Small Expressions" exhibit is the most recent addition to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.
https://www.ksn.com/news/dont-miss-this/local-exhibit-encapsulates-fiber-art-community/
Veterans can now seek relief from summer weather at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/robert-j-dole-va-medical-center-offering-veterans-relief-from-heat/
No charges have been filed in the shooting death of Kirk Stanley, 46, of Valley Center.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/no-charges-filed-in-fatal-valley-center-shooting/
It will be located in northwest Wichita.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichitas-first-culvers-sets-opening-date/
A Wichita father was sentenced on Wednesday for the murder of his daughter.
https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/wichita-father-sentenced-for-8-year-old-daughters-murder/
It's another reminder that law enforcement will never call you to tell you to pay up or you'll go to jail.
https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/el-dorado-resident-loses-10000-to-scammers/
Reno County is asking residents to share their opinions about the possible expansion of countywide zoning and solar farms in the unzoned areas of the county.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/reno-county-considers-expanding-zoning-solar-farms/
The City of Bel Aire says it has closed Denise Park after a sinkhole opened up Wednesday morning.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sinkhole-opens-up-in-bel-aire-park/
Elijah Sullivan pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of Amill Williams and Alonzo Montgomery.
https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/wichita-man-sentenced-to-32-years-after-2-die-in-crash/
Jemelle Holopirek with Visit Wichita talked about upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows in Wichita and Disney's "Frozen" being put on by Music Theatre Wichita this weekend.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/visit-wichita-talks-fourth-of-july-fireworks-and-disneys-frozen/
Expect traffic delays on two bridges that link West Kellogg, U.S. 54, and U.S. 400 to the airport and all the restaurants and businesses near Maple and Ridge Road.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/lanes-closing-on-busy-bridges-over-west-kellogg-near-airport/
City crews are working to fix a sinkhole on Douglas near Hillside.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/city-crews-work-to-repair-douglas-after-water-leak/
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- For veterans with PTSD, the sights, smells and sounds of fireworks can be disturbing. The unexpectedness of it can startle those with PTSD and bring back difficult memorie...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - A Wichita nonprofit now oversees foster care in Sedgwick County. EmberHope needs to hire about 300 people to provide all the needed services. The nonprofit was formerly in ...
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/emberhope-in-charge-of-foster-cases-in-sedgwick-county/
Wichita Fire Department Lt. Cornelius Morgan says two of the most important things to remember when shooting off fireworks is proper disposal and not to point them at anyone or anything.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/how-to-avoid-a-fireworks-fire-from-starting-at-your-home/
Strong winds from a storm that swept through the area Tuesday took a fireworks tent and tossed it in the air. It happened around 6 p.m. at a stand at the intersection of 159th Street East and Kel...
https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/fireworks-tent-flips-during-severe-storm-on-tuesday/
Evergy started Wednesday with 8,900 outages in Kansas and Missouri. In Sedgwick County, the outages were just a little over 1,000 customers.
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/evergy-reports-8900-power-outages-the-day-after-storm/