Haysville

Fire damaged a vacant Haysville home early Monday morning. Crews were called to the home in the 300 block of north Baughman around six o'clock Monday morning. According to our news partners at KFDI radio, when firefighters arrived, they found flames shooting through the back door of the home and fire burning through parts of the roof. Fire officials say crews had to cut through the length of the roof to get the fire under control. Investigators say the home had been vacant for at least a month.

One person is treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Haysville. Firefighters from Wichita, Sedgwick County and McConnell arrived to smoke and flames coming from a home in the 700 block of W. Chelsea at around 1 p.m. on Friday. Fire investigators say the fire started in the basement of the home and went up to the outside rear of the home. Most of the roof burned in the fire too. A dog that was thought to be missing was found. No other injuries were reported.

Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a crash near Hayville Tuesday afternoon.   Two vehicles crashed into each other at 71st street south and 55th street west. Officers at the scene say there are no witnesses.  They're trying to figure out if one of the vehicles ran a stop sign.  Two people went to the hospital, one with critical injuries.

A woman and her daughter are hurt after the scooter they were riding crashed in Haysville Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on East 87th Street, east of Meridian. Investigators says the woman lost control on the railroad tracks. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Her 12 yr. old daughter has potentially serious injuries. Officials don't know if the woman was speeding, but say the tracks make that area rough even for cars.

A man says he was carjacked in west Wichita and dropped off in Haysville over the weekend. The man told police he was driving around 13th and Zoo Boulevard around 8:30 Saturday evening when two men approached his car. He says the men forced their way into his car, duct taped his wrists, covered his face and put him in the back seat. The man told officers he was driven to the area of 77th St. S. and Hydraulic in Haysville and dumped out of the car. Haysville police found the man walking around that area.

A Rex Elementary School student in Haysville brought an unloaded gun to school Thursday. Haysville police say the gun was discovered "inadvertently. " A spokesperson for the district says a teacher removed the student and the firearm from the classroom immediately. The District’s School Resource Officer (SRO) confiscated the weapon. The student has been suspended pending the outcome of an expulsion hearing. "The precision and cooperation with which the incident was handled is evidence of the steps that we take to protect the safety and well-being of our students.

A Haysville family is picking up the pieces of their lives after their home was destroyed by fire. The fire started near 79th street and South Meridian Friday. Now the family says, they're trying to pick up the pieces of their lives and get through the holidays. As Penny Felt digs through what's left of her house, she's keeping a unique perspective. "You know, you gotta laugh, to keep from crying, you gotta laugh. I mean, it's just stuff. It's just stuff," she says laughing.

A Haysville father has pleaded guilty to setting his step daughter on fire.  Chris Newberry also pleaded guilty to one count of rape and five counts of arson.  Prosecutors added the new count of rape today. Newberry was charged with one count of Attempted Murder in the fire in March of 2009.  His 10-year-old step-daughter was badly burned in that fire.  She is now recovering.  HEr grandmother said the girl now wants to be an Olympic runner.  "She loves school, she loves riding her bike.

“They're all totally, totally melted down to the ground. They're, they're destroyed,” said Larry Boyer about an overnight garage fire that destroyed five high performance vehicles, including at least one classic Camaro, at his next door neighbor's house. The Haysville blaze was the talk of the neighborhood this morning.  It began around midnight in the 100 block of South Lamar. “They called me last night and said that they had heard an explosion during the night,” said Jim Fahrbach, whose daughter escaped the fire with her family.

Sedgwick County will soon dispatch 911 calls for Derby and Haysville.  The county commission voted Wednesday to take over those operations for the two cities. Sedgwick County already operates an emergency management center for 16 cities in the county.  The center is funded through county property taxes and phone taxes.  Up until now, Derby has operated its own call centers for police and fire calls.  Haysville has operated a call center for police calls.  These call centers came with an additional expense to their citizens.  After hiring a consultant, the two cities determined it would save money and improve service if the systems were consolidated.

The Campus High School swim team presented a check for mroe than $5,000 to a local Make-a-Wish student. Sydney Joorabchi is a jr. high student in Haysville.  She will use the money to go to Disney World. The five-member swim team swam 100 miles earlier this month to raise money for Sydney.  Each of them swimming a mile at a time in relay-race form. They say they never expected to raise as much as they did, and they're happy it is going to a good cause. Sydney says it's nice to know people are thinking about her, even if they don't know her. ------- Friday March 1, 2013 They started swimming Friday, and won't stop all weekend.

A Haysville family is picking up the pieces of their lives after their home was destroyed by fire. The fire started near 79th street and South Meridian Friday. Now the family says, they're trying to pick up the pieces of their lives and get through the holidays. As Penny Felt digs through what's left of her house, she's keeping a unique perspective. "You know, you gotta laugh, to keep from crying, you gotta laugh. I mean, it's just stuff. It's just stuff," she says laughing.

One person is treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Haysville. Firefighters from Wichita, Sedgwick County and McConnell arrived to smoke and flames coming from a home in the 700 block of W. Chelsea at around 1 p.m. on Friday. Fire investigators say the fire started in the basement of the home and went up to the outside rear of the home. Most of the roof burned in the fire too. A dog that was thought to be missing was found. No other injuries were reported.

Two large groups assembled outside Campus High School Thursday afternoon. One group led by parents contends bullying is a major problem at the school, because the administration doesn't punish bullies as they should. The other group consists strictly of students who say the school does take bullying very seriously, and it's not a major problem. Earlier this week, parents of a Haysville student posted on Facebook about their daughter being bullied. They say she's in the hospital after being bullied.

Police in Haysville are still looking for the man who robbed a bank in Haysville Tuesday morning.  It happened at the Community Bank of Wichita at 371 N. Main Street in Haysville. Police say the man walked in and handed the teller a note demanding money.  He then fled in an unknown direction with an unknown amount of cash. Police are looking for a white male in his late 40s to 50s, 5'10" to 6 feet tall and around 200 pounds.  He was wearing gray beanie, sunglasses a gray hooded sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off and yellow writing and jeans.

Fall is here and so are fun activities all around the state. The anchors from Eyewitness News This Morning head south of Haysville to Bergmann's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm for some fun. Kara Sewell enjoyed the tire swing while Mark Larson raced through the two headed copperhead snake. Brian Heap raced children on a school field trip. Watch the story to see how it all turns out. Learn more about other corn mazes and pumpkin patches here .    

“They're all totally, totally melted down to the ground. They're, they're destroyed,” said Larry Boyer about an overnight garage fire that destroyed five high performance vehicles, including at least one classic Camaro, at his next door neighbor's house. The Haysville blaze was the talk of the neighborhood this morning.  It began around midnight in the 100 block of South Lamar. “They called me last night and said that they had heard an explosion during the night,” said Jim Fahrbach, whose daughter escaped the fire with her family.

A woman and her daughter are hurt after the scooter they were riding crashed in Haysville Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on East 87th Street, east of Meridian. Investigators says the woman lost control on the railroad tracks. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Her 12 yr. old daughter has potentially serious injuries. Officials don't know if the woman was speeding, but say the tracks make that area rough even for cars.

Newman University has been awarded $100,000 grant from the Kansas State Department of Education. The university will use the Title IIB Mathematics/Science Partnership Grant to help teachers in the Wichita and Haysville school districts strenghten their teaching skills. The grant is approved for one year, and if proven effective has the potential to be renewed for two additional years. The money will be used to implement the Using Mathematical Practices to Understand Content (UMPUC)

A man says he was carjacked in west Wichita and dropped off in Haysville over the weekend. The man told police he was driving around 13th and Zoo Boulevard around 8:30 Saturday evening when two men approached his car. He says the men forced their way into his car, duct taped his wrists, covered his face and put him in the back seat. The man told officers he was driven to the area of 77th St. S. and Hydraulic in Haysville and dumped out of the car. Haysville police found the man walking around that area.