KAKE News

10/09/2025

A dog tied to a fence on the side of a Florida highway during Hurricane Milton last year has now become immortalized.

The story of Trooper the dog has inspired the new "Trooper's Law," which makes it a felony to abandon a dog during a natural disaster.

10/09/2025

Good news! A 12-year-old boy who was hit by a car in southeast Wichita this morning is already out of the hospital and will be back at school tomorrow

10/09/2025

Serafina O'Connell and her big sister were on their way to cheer at the homecoming game in Coffeyville when police say a driver involved in a pursuit ran a red light and crashed into their vehicle.

Coffeyville, KS Domino's Pizza is donating 25% of today's sales to the family.

If you order pizza from the Domino's pizza in Coffeyville, Kansas on Tuesday, 25% of your total order will be donated to the family of a 15-year-old girl who died

10/09/2025

A Wichita couple’s doorbell camera captured the moment when a girl used her own Halloween candy to refill their empty bowl for other trick-or-treaters.

🎥 Bryce Jones

10/09/2025

Rest in peace, Cheeseburger 💔🍔 The Lawrence Kansas Police Department says the retired K-9 passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and love.

"Our family is forever grateful that the department and community of Lawrence trusted us to care for Cheeseburger in his retirement. He lived the last 2.5 years to the fullest with toys, treats, car rides and love."

10/09/2025

A 12-year-old boy was hit by a car in southeast Wichita this morning, dispatch confirms. He's in serious condition.

10/09/2025

A jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who killed a North Kansas City police officer during a traffic stop in 2022.

A St. Charles-based jury recommended Joshua Rocha be sentenced to death for the 2022 murder of North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez.

10/09/2025

It's flying spider season! 🕷

If you see spider webs floating through the air this time of year, it's called "spider ballooning." Baby spiders can fly great distances to new locations on long strands of silk, which get picked up by light winds.

Sleep tight!

10/09/2025

Today is the last day of operation for Sedgwick County's Kellogg Tag Office

10/09/2025

The only public radio station serving the five-state, mostly rural High Plains region is organizing a fresh era of community-based journalism after $1 billion in cuts to public broadcasting. A grant to create a brand-new network for local news and information arrived, according to High Plains Public Radio founders, with serendipitous timing.

For High Plains Public Radio, the passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 means a loss of $550,000 over the next two years, or about 15% of the station’s budget.

10/09/2025

Authorities say 46-year-old Britney Gard, 46, last had contact with her family the evening of September 30. The next day, authorities responded to her home, following a 911 call for a fire at her home west of Indianapolis.

Britney Gard, 46, last had contact with her family the evening of Sept. 30, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. She is considered a missing endangered person "due to

10/09/2025

Police say the owner of an unlicensed daycare left a 2-year-old child unattended for more than two hours. They believe the boy went into the backyard, opened a kennel and was mauled by two rottweilers.

Stacy Wheeler Cobb, the 48-year-old owner who held the day care at her home in Valdosta, 228 miles (367 km) south of Atlanta, has been charged with second-degree murder and