Carina Branson

5 days ago | ksn.com | Carina Branson

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Members of Eastminster Truth gathered outside Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, calling for further transparency and accountability. Earlier this month, the church disclosed that in July 2024, its board of elders received allegations against Bodie Weiss, a former director of student ministries. According to Eastminster, Weiss was accused of sexually abusing boys in his youth group during the 1990s and early 2000s.

5 days ago | ksn.com | Carina Branson

NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – The body of a 12-year-old Kansas boy who was struck by a train last week has been recovered. On Wednesday afternoon, the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Union Pacific Railroad of an incident that occurred around 12:39 p.m. on a railroad bridge near 115th Road. Two boys were on the bridge and were unable to escape the oncoming train. Deputies who responded to the scene found the body of 16-year-old Arthur Pollreis.

5 days ago | ksn.com | Carina Branson

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the U.S. bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. The move comes as Israel and Iran have been firing at each other for over a week. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home.

5 days ago | ksn.com | Carina Branson

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in west Wichita on Saturday. Just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Wichita Police Department was dispatched to the 4100 block of W. Pine St. for the report of a disturbance involving gunshots. When they arrived, officers learned that 23-year-old Sauhni Stallings of Wichita had been shot and taken to a hospital by private vehicle. He later died from his injuries.

1 week ago | ksn.com | Carina Branson

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Wheat Harvest Report is officially underway, even as recent storms have slowed progress across the Sunflower State. Harvesting began earlier this month in southern Kansas, but it’s been slow-going due to scattered showers and high humidity. As of Monday, only 3% of the Kansas wheat crop had been harvested, well behind last year’s 25% and average of 11%, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ending June 15, 2025.