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Wichita police are looking for two suspects who tied up employees and robbed a Family Video store late Tuesday. Police say two men armed with guns came into the store on South Hillside around 11:50 with white t-shirts over their faces. The suspects forced an employee to the back of the store where the victim and another employee were bound with duct tape whlie the robbers took money from the safe. The two took off. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

_________________ Wichita Area Forecast: **  Freeze Warning tonight  ** To stay on top of the changing weather conditions, download the Storm Team 12 App for streaming video of our Always On Storm Team 12 Weather Channel ,  interactive radar, and current conditions by zip code.  Also download the KWCH App, where you can also watch streaming video of Always On Storm Team 12.  There you...

Although a few evening storms will move across northwest Kansas through the evening, most areas will be dry, warm, and humid heading into the night. Lows will be in the upper 50s to mid 60s through the night. The wind will be out of the south or southeast. Friday should start with clouds in the morning, then break for some afternoon sunshine. Warm and humid conditions will be likely with highs climbing into the mid 80s over most of the state, but some upper 80s will be possible along the Kansas/Colorado line.

Kansas State senior outfielder Tanner Witt scored on a bases-loaded passed ball in the bottom of the ninth to send the 18 th -ranked Wildcats to their first Big 12 Championship in school history with a 6-5 victory over No. 19 Oklahoma Friday evening at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State is now 15-7 in Big 12 play to claim its fourth ever regular-season conference championship and the first since 1933. The Wildcats improved to 38-15 on the year overall with two regular-season games remaining.

Join Jenn Bates and Shane at Victory in the Valley's East Meets West race Saturday, May 18 at Exploration Place. The first 2000 people who register are guaranteed race t-shirts! 7:00 a.m. Registration & Packet Pickup (All Race Day Registration $35) 7:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony 8:00 a.m. Food Court Open 8:00 a.m. 5K Run Along the River (3.1 mile) 9:00 a.m. Audrie Sparks 2K Walk Along the River (1.2 mile) 9:15 a.m. 5K Run Awards 9:45 a.m. Kids Run (1/2 mile)

Some rainfall reports for the 24 hour period ending at 7 A.M. Sunday .  Wichita (Mid-Continent Airport) 0.28", Wichita (Jabara Airport - NE Wichita) Trace, Winfield - 0.40", Cambridge - 0.45", Mount Hope - 0.02", Norwich - 0.22", Coffeyville - 0.80", Sedan - 0.84".  Not enough to put a dent in the drought, however anything and everything is a welcome relief. In the wake of this cold front, a high pressure center over Iowa will influence our weather today bringing a return of sunshine and a pleasant afternoon.  Highs will range from the upper 80s in northeast Kansas, to the mid 90s in the south.  Clear skies and light winds across central and eastern Kansas tonight will result in a relatively "cool" start to Monday morning, as overnight lows fall into the low and middle 60s. The "heat" returns Monday afternoon and continues through the week, however the oppressive 100 degree "heat wave" appears to be over for now.  Highs should remain at or below 100 degrees the entire week.

Signs of the times---I heard someone typing on a typewriter yesterday and it took me awhile to recognize the sound. Rest well Fred--- I was saddened to hear of the passing of broadcaster Fred White earlier this week.  I wasn't surprised that he'd kept his struggles with his health private, the last thing he'd ever want to have done was to draw attention to him. My first experience with Fred was with my ears-upon arriving in Wichita in...

Wichita Police call it a "near-riot" as a massive fight breaks out at an east Wichita club. It happened at Club Rodeo at Kellogg & Webb Road at around 1:45 Friday morning. Police say officers were outside Club Rodeo as a rap concert was letting out when several people started to attack two of the club's bouncers.  The club says the problems started with a disturbance at a birthday party. Officers went in to assist and found the entryway was crowded with people.  Several of them were fighting while others were hanging around to watch.

The Kansas Attorney General's office has released the name of the woman killed in Colby over the weekend. She was 27-year old Teri Morris. Her body was found inside a burning home Saturday morning.   The AG's office says an individual has been taken into custody for Morris' death.  The AG's office says the investigation is ongoing and no other information is available at this time. Information about the case has been very limited.  Eyewitness News has contacted the Colby Police Chief, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Attorney General's office to try and learn more.

A weak, slow moving, cold front will drop into our area Wednesday and stall-out across northern Kansas.  In addition, an upper level storm system is moving northeast through Oklahoma, which will help to spark widely scattered storms.  Central and eastern parts of our state will likely see storms develop after 3 or 4 p.m. with some isolated large hail and wind gusts to 60 mph. Storms will weaken or move out by midnight. Afternoon highs Wednesday will be in the 80s statewide. A few, more isolated storms, may move through western and northern Kansas Thursday but the activity will be very spotty.

UPDATE: Reno County authorities have arrested a Hutchinson man in connection to an animal cruelty case. The sheriff's department said Aaron Niblack, 32, was taken into custody around 3 p.m. Saturday. He was booked in connection to a case where three dogs were left abandoned in a kennel along a dirt road in Reno County. Officials said he also faces charges of interfering with law enforcement. The Reno County Sheriff's office said the investigation continues and more arrests may be made.

Laurie Garland was back in her bedroom when she heard her front door kicked-in. "All of a sudden I hear crash at the front door.  My 13-year-old son Harrison is yelling mom,” Laurie said. She saw two figures running toward her son.  The other, police say a 23-year-old man, was walking down the dark hallway toward Laurie. "He had his hand wrapped with either a towel or a t-shirt.  And, he did have a gun in his hand,” Laurie said. But that didn't scare Laurie. "And then all of a sudden I honed in on the end of that gun and I could see an orange tip,” Laurie said.

A Salina priest accused of sexual battery pleads guilty to a lesser charge. Father Allen Scheer was arrested in April, accused of touching an adult male inappropriately. At that time he pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual battery. Our news partners at The Salina Journal report Scheer pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge of misdemeanor battery. Scheer was scheduled for trial in the case Wednesday. Scheer had presided over Salina's Sacred Heart Cathedral since 2005.

The April 2012 tornado that attacked the Oaklawn neighborhood is still fresh in people's minds.  But Dalana Morales says there hasn't been much weather this spring to remind people of that terrifying night. "I like this weather," Morales says.  "You can come out, have barbecues, let the kids play.  You don't have to worry about tornadoes. " While scars of the storm remain, families in Oaklawn are enjoying a much calmer spring this year.  That's the case nationwide.  The National Severe Storms Laboratory estimates there were only 197 tornadoes in the United States from last May to this April.  That may be a record low.  Compare that to the 2010-11 season, when there was a record number that topped one thousand.