When we think of PTSD or stress from a traumatic event, we think of officers, firefighters and the military. But trauma can impact everyone. KAKE News on Your Side is  The burden of PTSD can sometimes be too much to bear, and with millions of sufferers and the rate of suicide on the rise, we can all learn a few lessons on how to cope from a reliable source: the Wichita Police Department.

Wichita Police have arrested a man accused of three robberies that occurred Sunday

It's been on the same street corner, under many different names, for more than fifty years. 

Kenisha Washington was last seen in the Kansas City-area on Sept. 27. 

Joe Pajor with the City of Wichita has his crew on standby in case the roads get slick. 

Westar Energy is working to repair a traffic light after it was struck Sunday in northeast Wichita. 

Flooding in Reno County is setting new records.  And the water is expected to remain high through the weekend, at least.

A Wichita homeless shelter will now let people bring their dog in off the street, too, making it the only pet-friendly shelter in the state.

In all his years living in Reno County, Ronald Sturgent says he's never seen the flooding here, this bad.

Wichita Park & Recreation will host a farewell event for Lawrence-Dumont Stadium this Saturday. 

A northeast Kansas teenager has been missing for more than a month. 

Rescue crews in Butler County saved a dog that was stuck on a rock in fast-moving floodwaters on Tuesday. 

Since authorities say Randy Gile fatally shot his wife, Kristin, and turned the gun on himself Saturday evening, more than 460 people have pledged over $23,035 on a GoFundMe page.

Days of wet and rainy weather has led to flood warnings across the state, some lasting through the end of the week.  

A south-central Kansas teenager has been missing for nearly six months. 

Thousands of people waited in line for a chance to see President Donald Trump in Topeka. The president fired up the crowd just a few hours after Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, and he rallied behind Kansas Gubernatorial Candidate Kris Kobach.

Friday night was Eisenhower High School's homecoming game. But it was about more than just football for students there. Donning football jerseys and sparkly dresses, Homecoming Court lined up and waited for this moment: "The Homecoming King is Parker May!" Parker May was born with Down Syndrome and has dealt with his share of challenges. But he's overcome all of them, with possibly his greatest accomplishment this night. "The king is good, because it feels good,...

Amaya Sotelo went missing on June 12. The Wichita Police Department says she is a runaway. 

More jobs and better pay coming their way, that was the conclusion of the annual jobs forecast from Wichita State's Center for Economic Development and Business Research Thursday. "I have three part-time jobs right now," said 24-year-old Bailie Foster, present for the announcement.  "But none of them pay very well so I'm always looking for a job."

The Kansas City Zoo’s giraffe herd just got bigger. At 11:29 p.m. on Sept. 30, mom Makali gave birth to a baby giraffe. 

Almost 40 years ago, Wichita was considered a boom town. Now, a new movement is trying to bring back that same spirit. A June report found Wichitans are making less than residents in other cities; our home values are lower, and so is our net worth.

Grocery shopping is becoming much easier for those living in small Kansas towns without nearby food stores.

The Wichita Police Department has been awarded a federal grant of nearly $500,000 to help them work with gun owners and gun dealers to reduce violent crime. 

Living downtown can be expensive. But when the city’s downtown board recently met an idea took hold. Building inexpensive, tiny apartments in downtown Wichita. 

The Barton County Sheriff's Office says it has broken up a major drug ring. Deputies arrested half a dozen suspects, ranging in age from 19 to 51. Sheriff Brian Bellendir says "Operation Snowplow" followed an investigation that lasted several months. Nine search warrants were executed today across Barton County. During the bust, deputies confiscated LSD, marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. They're still looking for one suspect, 63-year-old Murel Amador. He'...

The Kansas Corporation Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday to get input from Kansas Gas Service customers on the company's rate increase request. 

Jan Haberly is one of many who remember Bishop Eugene Gerber as a generous man who knew no strangers.

After a busy 4th of July for the City of Wichita, the fire department is already looking ahead to next year's holiday. But with a concern for safety. “What do we need to do to fix this? Because I understand that you didn’t have enough police officers out,” a community member said. This year, the city actively enforced its ordinance that bans people using fireworks that shoot six feet or more into the air. “It’s just being irresponsible with the firewor...

It was a bittersweet day for Sedgwick County commissioner David Dennis who honored his uncle at the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

Wichita firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday near Maize and 21st Street. 

A football autographed by Kansas State coaching legend Bill Snyder was among many things auctioned off at the Wichita Animal Action League's Wags and Whiskers fundraiser. 

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Franklin County. 

Kansas Secretary of State and Gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach says the Kavanaugh hearings have been "hyper-politicized." He's one of several Kansas politicians talking about what's been happening this week in Washington. "Dragging his name through the mud, dragging Ms. Ford's name through the mud, all for partisan gain, by the opponents of Judge Kavanaugh I think has just made this process seem really distasteful, unpleasant," said Kobach Friday. Dr. Christi...

People interested in sealing their criminal conviction, diversion or arrest can apply for the Wichita Expungement Drive until September 30th. 

Mary Stolz has spent the last ten years helping victims at the Wichita area sexual assault center. She says it’s hard to report being attacked because the blame is often placed back on the victim.

A Central-Kansas teenage ran away in late August.

A Cowley County man missing for days has been found.

A car wash in Wichita's Delano District offered to wash all patrol vehicles for the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office ahead of a slain deputy's funeral. 

A Wichita mother says her 14-year-old son who's been missing for nearly a month has been found.

A south-central Kansas teen hasn’t been seen in months. 

A boy disappeared while at his babysitter’s decades ago in northeast Kansas.

A northeast Kansas teen was reported missing in April. He hasn’t been heard from since then.

If you are planning a visit to the Frontiers in Flight Air Show on Sunday, there will be more parking options.

An infant disappeared more than three years ago in south-central Kansas. Now, family is clinging to hope for the safe return of Vincent Moore.

Teenager Logan Gentry hasn’t been seen since May 2 in Topeka. 

The Catholic Diocese of Dodge City continues to pray for the safe return of Father Marvin Reif. He went missing on April 3, 2017, in Protection, Kan. 

Some fear a southwest Kansas woman is in danger. Family says they have not heard from Shaila Schlenz since early July. 

A northeast Kansas woman has been missing for several months and may need medical help. 

Katelin Caddell was reported missing from Topeka on May 28.

The family of Halie Schellhas is worried about where she is today. The teenager was last seen on May 14th in Wichita.

The family of Keirsten Hudson say that the 15-year-old was found safe this weekend.

Loved ones are worried about Gabrielle Cooper. The 17-year-old went missing on July 8 in Hays, Kan. 

The family of Ashley Caldwell is worried about where she is today. 

The 15-year-old girl was found safe in Houston and Juan Carlos Carmona, 36, was taken into custody.