Two Wichita teens, ages 19 and 14, died after being shot and driving themselves to the hospital Friday night, police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo said. Police think they were shot in a north Wichita drive-by. Police were called to check shots fired at 11:56 p.m. Friday in the 1700 block of north Old Manor, which is […]
Mark Arts’ outdoor Stickwork sculpture — one of the last created by North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty before his retirement — is headed to the woodchipper. That had always been the plan for the whimsical three-tower sculpture when it was built by Dougherty and more than 120 area volunteers during a labor-intensive three-week period in […]
Oxford Senior Living, which recently closed on its purchase of the former Kansas Masonic Home, has a more than $200,000 lien against it. In an e-mailed statement, the company explained the lien — which it expects will go away once the company provides requested documentation — is related to pandemic tax credits. “In December of […]
Wichita is expected to see a wintry mix of light freezing rain and sleet Sunday night that could make for hazardous driving conditions Monday morning. The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a winter weather advisory that will go into effect at 8 p.m. Sunday and end at noon Monday. During this time, Wichita […]
Between screams, the woman told the Sedgwick County 911 call-taker at least three times that she was on fire. In her panic, the 91-year-old accidentally hung up after dialing 911 on the morning of Jan. 7. When the county called back, she tried to explain what was happening. “My house is on fire,” she said […]
The owner of the just-opened Popeyes at 29th and Maize Road says that a weekend fire at the restaurant could have been much worse if not for an unknown hero. Mitesh Patel, who opened Wichita’s newest Popeyes on Dec. 31 at 3166 N. Maize Road, said that a fryer in the restaurant malfunctioned late Friday […]
A Wichita Falls man will serve prison time for promotion of child pornography and tampering with evidence, according to a media release from the 97th District Attorney’s Office. An Archer County jury found Eric Austin Mills guilty of one count of promotion of child pornography and one count of tampering with evidence on Friday, according […]
The arctic storm — that has already brought single-digit temperatures with wind chills in the negatives to Kansas — is expected to get even uglier tomorrow. Wichita is forecast to see between 1-2 inches of snow, starting around 8 a.m. Sunday and continuing until around 5 p.m. There is a slight chance of snow after […]
The median home in Wichita County listed for $199,900 in December, down 9.1% from the previous month’s $220,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to December 2022, the median home list price increased 8.1% from $185,000. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Wichita County, not houses […]
A 52-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Monday night in southwest Wichita. Wichita police identified the victim as James Dolton, WPD spokesperson Andrew Ford said in a news release that was posted on social media just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday. The crash was reported at around […]
As we head into the new year, Times Record News is looking back one last time at the major stories that affected Wichitans in 2023. After a backup in major trials due to COVID-19, 2023 saw numerous cases come to a conclusion. The one that garnered the most attention was undoubtedly the murder trial of […]
Students at Wichita Public Schools didn’t get the snow day that many others area school districts did on Friday. Will they get one Tuesday as another winter storm rolls in? This storm will be much bigger, and more powerful with high winds that will cause blizzard-like conditions, though the forecast, as of Saturday evening, still […]