Ribbon-cutting held for Wichita's new water plant | 101.3 KFDI
WEB6 days ago · Wichita officials had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the city’s new water treatment plant. Mayor Lily Wu said the plant won’t be commissioned until next year, but it has reached functional completion. She said it will serve about 20 percent of Kansas residents with clean and safe ...
Wichita State reports record enrollment | 101.3 KFDI
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Wichita State University has reported a total enrollment of 23,806, the largest number of students in its history. The main WSU campus achieved historic enrollment last year with 17,548 students and exceeded this year with 17,700 students. At WSU Tech, student headcount increased from 5,655 last ...
Rose Hill police identify child found buried behind home
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Police in Rose Hill have identified the child whose remains were found buried in the back yard of a home earlier this month. Police said 6-year-old Kennedy Jean Schroer was born in 2014 and is believed to have died in 2020. She had been adopted by Joe and Christina Schroer in July, 2018. The ...
Remains identified, arrest made in southeast Kansas murder
WEBOct 1, 2024 · The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that skeletal remains found in Wilson County have been identified, and an arrest has been made in the case. The remains were found September 24th in a pasture near Neodesha, and investigators confirmed that the remains were human. They have now been ...
Charges filed in south Wichita shooting | 101.3 KFDI
WEBSep 26, 2024 · A Wichita man is facing a number of charges for the shooting of a woman Monday near a south side elementary school. During a court appearance, 46-year-old Vincent Solomon, Jr. was charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, and …
Bus, semi involved in Barton County crash - 101.3 KFDI
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Barton County sheriff’s deputies were sent to a Tuesday morning crash involving a number of vehicles, including a bus and a semi. The crash was reported on NW 30th Avenue northwest
Kansas Supreme Court upholds conviction in murders of Wichita …
WEB5 days ago · The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Texas woman who was convicted in the murders of a Wichita couple who disappeared from the Barton County Fair in 2018. Kimberly Younger of Aransas Pass, Texas was convicted in 2021 of organizing and plotting the murders of 78-year-old Alfred ...
Wichita waiting for more information on K-96 project
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Wichita officials are waiting to hear more information from the Kansas Department of Transportation on some planned improvements for K-96 from I-135 to the East Kellogg interchange. The city’s public works director, Gary Janzen, talked to City Council members about the project during a workshop ...
Wichita Art Museum begins exhibit from Oklahoma artist
WEBSep 28, 2024 · The Wichita Art Museum is opening an exhibit by Oklahoma-based artist Robert Peterson. It’s the first major museum exhibition of work by Peterson, a contemporary artist who lives in Lawton, Oklahoma. The exhibit, “Robert Peterson – Somewhere in America” features 46 paintings showing ...
Drought conditions to continue across Kansas | 101.3 KFDI
WEBOct 2, 2024 · The National Weather Service said temperatures were mostly above average while precipitation was mostly below average for central, south central and southeastern Kansas during the month of September. In its monthly climate report, the Weather Service said there were near-equal areas of drought ...