Wichita

Thousands of dead fish were discovered in a pond in a Wichita, Kansas neighborhood, prompting resident concerns and investigations by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. A similar event occurred in 2025 in Goddard, attributed to hot weather and low oxygen levels.

Thousands of dead fish were discovered in a Wichita neighborhood pond, prompting resident concerns about the cause. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment collected samples for testing, and a similar incident occurred in 2025 in Goddard, attributed to hot weather and low oxygen levels.

Thousands of dead fish were found in a west Wichita neighborhood pond, prompting investigations by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Residents reported a foul smell and uncertainty about the cause, similar to a 2025 incident in Goddard linked to hot weather and low oxygen levels.

A 68-year-old man died after a crash involving a semitruck driven by a 15-year-old on County Road 430 in Kansas. Both vehicles went into a ditch, and neither driver was wearing a seat belt. The teen suffered minor injuries.

A Kansas man was sentenced to 21 years in prison for robbing three banks in Wichita using a firearm. During the crimes, he pointed the gun at employees.

A federal grand jury in Wichita has indicted a Kechi man on charges of arson and firearms offenses. An additional woman has been charged with assisting him in committing the crime.

A 25-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Ivy Unruh, was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband, Joshua Orlando, outside her Wichita, Kansas, apartment on April 17. Orlando, 29, faces charges of premeditated first-degree murder in connection with the domestic violence-related homicide. Unruh, who served from 2020 to 2024 and worked at PBS Kansas, had filed for divorce in August 2025.