Sedgwick County News

The man charged with fatally shooting Wichita abortion provider George Tiller has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable.Scott Roeder, 51, also has been communicating with people on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting that others might be planning similar attacks.Roeder ...

Wichita fire crews are currently battling a house fire in the 3900 block of E. Whitney.

Sedgwick County residents are wanting their opinions heard after fire officials put up fireworks signs.

Jonell Lloyd admitted making some questionable decisions as a caretaker, but he denied killing a toddler.Lloyd took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday.

Since May, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed 15 Sedgwick County cases as positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza.

Sedgwick County has received five proposals from area land owners offering up ground for a county-owned industrial park.

Evidence from a 31-year-old murder case will go back to the lab. A judge ruled Tuesday morning to send a partial fingerprint in to test whether there's any evidence there to test, including DNA.

A former Derby school board member has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in a sex case.

The Fourth of July is less than a week away. But in many parts of Sedgwick County no fireworks are allowed during Independence Day celebrations.

Donna Rovenstine lost her 56-year-old husband in a two-vehicle crash in rural Clark County last July after a 75-year-old driver rolled over rumble strips, past a warning sign and through a flashing stop light.

The work on the Intrust Bank Arena is nearing completion while the bulk of the work moves in doors.

A Wichita man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 1995 death of a Cuban immigrant.

Terral Breedlove will be sentenced for murder 14 years to the day after the death of the man he's convicted of killing.

An early morning accident leaves one person unconscious. Police and paramedics responded to the call around 2:30 Thursday morning in the 100 block of South Tracy near Towne West Mall.

WICHITA a ' A man's body has been found floating in a fountain at a downtown Wichita park, and police are calling the death suspicious.

Sedgwick County will receive about $4.6 million in stimulus money to help get foreclosed homes sold and reduce blight in neighborhoods.

Each Monday, The Eagle highlights a government record that is available to the public.

The man accused of killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller says he hasn't heard any more talk of outside groups raising money for his bond.

With the state poised to take the next step in the casino process for Sumner and Wyandotte counties this week, Sumner County commissioners made it clear on Monday where they stand.

The Wichita Fire Department responded to the call at 11:35 p.m. It took almost an hour for the fire to be put out.