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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Barry Owens |Mike Mahoney
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A veteran who spent two decades in the Navy, specialized in electronic warfare and managed to retire by the age of 38. Wichita native Gaylen Klein made that uncle proud when he followed in his footsteps and enlisted in the Navy in 1975. “I had an uncle that retired in the Navy as a Master Chief, and I kind of looked up to him for that,” he said. Klein soon found himself training in electronic warfare.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Barry Owens |Carina Branson
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the location of the crash. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — One person was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in west Wichita Saturday evening. The accident occurred around 6:50 p.m. near the intersection of Kansas Highway 42 and Tyler. According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation indicates that a Dodge Challenger was traveling eastbound on K-42 and attempting to turn north onto Tyler.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Barry Owens
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita police say a man is recovering after he was shot during an argument Thursday evening in north Wichita. Officers were called around 6 p.m. to the 2400 block of N. Minnesota St., where they found a man in his late 20s to early 30s with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, police said. Sgt. J.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Barry Owens
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a man is recovering after he was shot during an argument Thursday evening in north Wichita. Officers were called around 6 p.m. to the 2400 block of N. Minnesota St., where they found a man in his late 20s to early 30s with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, police said. Sgt. J.
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3 weeks ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Barry Owens
The video player above will activate whenever KSN goes live. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Severe weather is making its way into KSN’s viewing area, and KSN’s Storm Track 3 Weather team is monitoring the storms. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman and Meteorologist Lucy Doll are in the KSN studio while Meteorologist Jack Maney is out in Storm Tracker 3. A tornado watch is in effect for the following areas until 9 p.m.To find a full list of weather alerts, click here.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Barry Owens |Mike Mahoney
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Lajuan “Juan” Letson has spent his life in service — first in the U.S. Army, then in law enforcement, and now helping others overcome addiction. Letson graduated from high school in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1987 and went straight to work at the county jail. He was just 18 years old at the time and needed special permission to carry a weapon. “I had to get permission from the sheriff.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Carina Branson |Barry Owens
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A motorcyclist was seriously injured Wednesday evening after being ejected from his bike and struck by another vehicle in east Wichita, according to Wichita police. It happened just before 6 p.m. near East 9th Street and Woodlawn Street. Sgt. Jason Bryant with the Wichita Police Department said the crash involved a man in his 50s who was riding southbound in the 1000 block of North Woodlawn.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Ryan Newton |Barry Owens
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Emergency crews responded Thursday to a crash involving a motorcycle on southbound I-135 near 47th Street South. The crash was reported around 9:40 p.m.The Kansas Highway Patrol said a motorcycle was southbound on I-135 when a Ford Escape changed lanes. The motorcycle rear-ended the SUV. The 52-year-old man on the motorcycle was injured and taken to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital. The driver of the Escape wasn’t injured. For more Kansas news, click here.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Ryan Newton |Barry Owens
KIOWA COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A woman and two Fowler students were killed in a crash involving a pickup and semi on U.S. Highway 54 in Kiowa County. The crash happened west of Greensburg just after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol said a Ford F-150 was westbound in the eastbound lane. A semi was eastbound in the eastbound lane. Troopers said the semi went left of center to avoid the pickup, but the pickup returned to the westbound lane and the two collided.
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1 month ago | 
ksn.com | Wil Day |Barry Owens
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Police say a man has been booked into jail in connection with a shooting early Saturday morning in Riverside. Police say the 19-year-old suspect has been booked into the Sedgwick County Jail for four counts of aggravated battery related to the shooting that happened at an apartment complex in the 500 block of West Central. It happened around 2 a.m. as police were in the area investigating an unrelated incident.
