Tax day deals: free food, discount services
Like it or not, taxes are due Tuesday. As you file your returns, there may be a big reason to celebrate: freebies and deep savings.
Measles outbreak that started in Kansas day care grows to 16
Health officials say a northeast Kansas measles outbreak that started in a day care has grown to 16 cases.
Tip though new website leads to Kansas child support evader
Gov. Jeff Colyer said DCF received a tip through the Child Support Evaders web page and located Brandon Wilson, who owes more than $56,000.
Wichita Animal Control responds to nearly 18,000 calls
The Wichita Animal Control department responded to 17,831 field calls in 2017.
Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? Here's how you'll know
Anyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues.
Study suggest breast cancer patients fare better if they have muscle
It may be the last thing that anyone struggling with breast cancer is thinking about, but it's important: Get some muscles.
3 tax scams target Kansans this year
Whether you’ve filed taxes or are looking to finish them up, there a several scams you should know about.
Programs offer free tax help
If you're struggling to get your taxes done, there are several free programs to help you out.
Two deaths, 54 cases of severe bleeding tied to fake weed
Synthetic cannabinoids -- often called Spice, K2 or fake weed -- have been tied to 56 cases of severe bleeding, including two deaths, across Chicago and areas in central Illinois.
Study: More evidence links earthquakes to energy waste wells
Scientists say they have more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border has been caused by wells that inject wastewater from oil and gas production back underground.
Wins for Kansas: Hope for Hemophilia
A non-profit group helps families deal with a condition that prevents blood from clotting easily after a cut or injury.
Fore! Hash browns recalled over golf ball bits
You have an early-morning golf match. You make coffee and contemplate the optimal breakfast to help you hit the ball straighter and calm those first-tee jitters.
People hurting pets to access pain pills
Drugs addicts are hurting their pets to get pain medication. Veterinarians are reporting it across the country.
Sargento expands cheese recall due to possible bacterial contamination
Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods Inc., is expanding a voluntary recall of some cheeses due to a possible bacterial contamination.
6 in 10 Americans don't have $500 in savings
Nearly six in 10 Americans don't have enough savings to cover a $500 or $1,000 unplanned expense, according to a new report from Bankrate.
Amazon hiring work-from-home seasonal employees in Kansas
Would you like to make extra money without leaving your home? Amazon is looking for you.
Veteran suicide rate staggering
Today the Department of Veterans Affairs released its most comprehensive study yet on the subject of veterans suicides.
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Deb Farris
Deb Farris
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Deb grew up on a farm in Iowa before moving to Pratt, Kansas. She graduated from Pratt High School and Fort Hays...
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Deb grew up on a farm in Iowa before moving to Pratt, Kansas. She graduated from Pratt High School and Fort Hays...
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Jim Grimes
Jim Grimes
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Jim Grimes anchors KAKE News at 5, 6, and 10 o'clock. He joined the KAKE news team in Spring 2016 and now calls Wichita his home. Jim has spent more than 25 years working in some of the...
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Jim Grimes anchors KAKE News at 5, 6, and 10 o'clock. He joined the KAKE news team in Spring 2016 and now calls Wichita his home. Jim has spent more than 25 years working in some of the...
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Jemelle Holopirek
Jemelle Holopirek
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Jemelle anchors Good Morning Kansas and KAKE News at 11 weekdays. Jemelle is a two-time Emmy Award winner. Good Morning Kansas won...
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Jemelle anchors Good Morning Kansas and KAKE News at 11 weekdays. Jemelle is a two-time Emmy Award winner. Good Morning Kansas won...
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Shane Ewing
Shane Ewing
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Shane Ewing anchors Good Morning Kansas and KAKE News at 11. Despite living in numerous places along his journey to the Sunflower State, Shane calls...
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Shane Ewing anchors Good Morning Kansas and KAKE News at 11. Despite living in numerous places along his journey to the Sunflower State, Shane calls...
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Alyson Acklin
Alyson Acklin
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Anchor for Good Morning KAKEland & KAKE News @ 4PM Alyson joined KAKE News from KTEN in Denison, Texas. There she covered record flooding...
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Anchor for Good Morning KAKEland & KAKE News @ 4PM Alyson joined KAKE News from KTEN in Denison, Texas. There she covered record flooding...
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Annette Lawless
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Emmy and Murrow-award winning journalist Annette Lawless joined the KAKE News family as an anchor and reporter in August 2013. You can...
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Emmy and Murrow-award winning journalist Annette Lawless joined the KAKE News family as an anchor and reporter in August 2013. You can...
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Krista Miller
Krista Miller
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Shane Ewing anchors Good Morning Kansas and KAKE News at 11. Despite living in numerous places along his journey to the Sunflower State, Shane calls...
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Frank Waugh covers the weather on Good Morning Kansas from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and on Good Morning KAKEland from 9 to 10 a.m. Frank has covered everything...
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Frank Waugh covers the weather on Good Morning Kansas from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and on Good Morning KAKEland from 9 to 10 a.m. Frank has covered everything...
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Chase Shannon
Chase Shannon
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Chase Shannon started at KAKE News in June 2016 and is excited to be back in Big 12 country.
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Chase Shannon started at KAKE News in June 2016 and is excited to be back in Big 12 country.
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Jacklyn Chappell
Jacklyn Chappell
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Jacklyn Chappell comes to Wichita from our next-door neighbors in Oklahoma City; where she spent a year at KFOR News 4...
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Jacklyn Chappell comes to Wichita from our next-door neighbors in Oklahoma City; where she spent a year at KFOR News 4...
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One person dead following two vehicle accident
Dispatchers confirm one person has died following an accident near 71st and Hydraulic.
Wichita police officer targeted in ambush
The incident occurred Wednesday, April 18th at approximately 10:45 P.M. at the east Warren theater.
Police arrest two people in connection to carjackings
Two people are arrested in connection with two carjackings at multiple west Wichita businesses.
California man charged with stabbing man to death at restaurant
A homeless man has been charged with murder in the death of a California father who was stabbed in the neck as his 5-year-old daughter sat in his lap in a crowded beachside steakhouse.
Kansas law enforcement out in full force for 4/20 weekend
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office is joining law enforcement from around Kansas and surrounding states to run special patrols over the weekend. “I think everyone I know is still going out this weekend,” Wichita resident, Matthew Masood said.
2 men arrested after standoff in south Wichita
Two men have been arrested following a standoff at a west Wichita home.
Judge won't order Flint bottled water program to resume
A federal judge has denied a request to order Michigan officials to resume distribution of free bottled water in Flint.
Downtown Wichita Public Library closing next month
The Wichita Public Library is scheduled to close its doors on Sunday, May 6th.
Dillons fuel points are still good at Kwik Shop despite sale
Kroger Inc. announced it's sale of their convenience stores to EG Group for $2.15 billion dollars. The sale includes 762 convenience stores and 66 franchise operations in 18 states including Kansas. Kroger owned the Kwik Shop locations in Wichita. Dillons Corporate Affairs Manager Shelia Lowrie confirms Dillons shoppers can still redeem fuel points at Kwik Shop stores with your Dillons plus card. However, customers will no longer be able to earn fuel points using the plus car...
Local students rally for reform
Students across the nation and here in Kansas took to the hallways mid-morning, not traveling to their next class but walk out of school as a protest against violence.