Angela McDonald Smith

Wichita

Digital Content Manager at KWCH-TV (Wichita, KS)

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Motorcyclist critically injured in crash with school bus near MacArthur and Broadway

6 days ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A 70-year-old man is in critical condition following a crash involving a motorcycle and a school bus near MacArthur and Broadway, in south Wichita. Wichita Public Schools said the bus was transporting students from Enterprise Elementary School. At the scene, Wichita police confirmed that the bus was carrying 18 children and that no one on the bus was hurt.
1 critically injured in S. Wichita crash involving motorcycle, bus

6 days ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - One person is in critical condition after a crash in south Wichita. Sedgwick County dispatchers confirmed that the accident occurred near the intersection of MacArthur and Hydraulic. Reports indicate that a motorcycle and a bus were involved in the collision. 12 News is working to confirm the type of bus involved and the identities of those injured in the crash. Copyright 2025 KWCH. All rights reserved. To report a correction or typo, please email [email protected]
2 women rescued from Hutchinson house fire

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KWCH) - Hutchinson fire crews rescued two people from a house fire on Monday. At 12:27 p.m., firefighters were called to the 600 block of North Plum Street for a reported structure fire. While en route, dispatch alerted them that two people were trapped on the second floor of the house. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the 2 ½-story single-family house. Two women could be seen coming out of the second-story windows onto the roof.
Sedgwick County Zoo welcomes 2nd African elephant calf

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The baby boom continues at the Sedgwick County Zoo. On Tuesday, the zoo announced the birth of another African elephant calf, just four days after the birth of Bomani on April 10. Kijani, a male calf, was born to Xolani on Monday, surrounded by other members of the herd, including Bomani and his mother, Talia. The zoo said both mother and baby are doing well and are showing positive signs of bonding. Xolani is a first-time mother and is learning how to care for her new calf.
Wichita Heights High School students recieves Silver Valor award for saving woman’s life

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A senior from Wichita Heights High School received the JROTC Silver Valor Award on Thursday for saving a woman’s life at Kanopolis State Park. 12 News originally reported on this story in September. Paula Love-Moore fell more than 30 feet while rock hunting at Kanopolis State Park. She suffered a slow brain bleed and a broken back before Aiyden Niehuis found her and called for help.
Shoplifting suspect struck by vehicle on W. Kellogg

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A shoplifting suspect is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on westbound Kellogg Friday afternoon. The Wichita Police Department said officers were working a secondary employment assignment at the Walmart in the 6500 block of West Kellogg when they were alerted to a possible shoplifting incident. When the officers made contact with the suspects, a man ran from the scene, heading south toward Kellogg.
Search underway for missing 2-year-old near Whitewater

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The search is on for a missing two-year-old in Harvey County. Dispatchers confirm the child disappeared around 2:30 p.m. from the 5000 block of S. Webb Road today, near Whitewater. Deputies from the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, Newton police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are actively searching for the child on foot and using drones. We have a crew headed to the scene. Copyright 2025 KWCH. All rights reserved. To report a correction or typo, please email [email protected]
WPD: 4-year-old girl shot inside SE Wichita business

1 week ago | wibw.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A four-year-old girl is in critical condition following a shooting in southeast Wichita. Wichita police said the shooting occurred around 2 p.m. inside a business in the 2500 block of E. Harry. Wichita police said a-year-old girl was shot Friday afternoon inside a business in the 2500 block of E. Harry.(KWCH)Police said the girl was shot once. She was taken to Wesley Medical Center in critical condition and remains stable.
18-year-old shot outside S. Wichita business

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old man injured. The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. at a Metro PCS store in the 2800 block of S. Hydraulic. When officers arrived, they found evidence of a shooting at the scene but no victim. At the same time, the teenager, who is employed at the store, arrived at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.
Appeals court to consider officers’ immunity in 2023 death of Cedric Lofton

1 week ago | kwch.com | Angela McDonald Smith

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a case involving a teenager who died while in custody in Sedgwick County. On Friday morning, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will determine whether some officers have immunity in the death of Cedric Lofton. Following a struggle in September 2023, Lofton was placed in a restraint device and handcuffs and left in a prone position for 40 minutes. He became unconscious and ultimately died days later.