Investigation

Police are investigating an unattended death in southeast Wichita. Officers responded to the scene in the 600 block of S. Woodlawn around 3 p.m. Saturday. A neighbor called police, concerned about the man's welfare. The 64-year-old man was pronounced dead inside his apartment. Police did find blood near his body, but it is unknown how the man died. Investigators said the man may have been dead for at least one day. The investigation is ungoing, no arrests have been made. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death.

Welding work likely sparked a fire at a north Wichita dog treat company nearly two years after a blaze caused significant damage.  Now fire investigators are going inside the building to get a better idea of what happened. The fire broke out at TreatCo, 2300 North Broadway, around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Stuart Bevis, Wichita Fire Department, said TreatCo employees were welding and cutting steel beams in the building when a spark came in contact with combustible styrofoam material.

An investigation into a coroner's office employee could affect criminal cases in Sedgwick County. Depending on the circumstances, stealing from a body might be considered tampering with evidence. But to a defense attorney, lying is the bigger issue. Police are investigating an employee at the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center who may have taken property from at least one body, which could include gold teeth. The science center performs autopsies and other forensic work.

Police in Hays arrest a man, accused of child sex crime. Investigators say the parent of a 13-year-old reported suspicious contact between her daughter and a 19-year-old man. During the investigation, police say they found a second victim from a nearby town. That girl is 15-years-old. The 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of charges including electronic solicitation of a child, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and sexual exploitation of a child. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Hays police at (785)

Wichita Police and the Exploited & Missing Child Unit are investigating after a five-year-old girl suffers second-degree burns. The girl was in the care of a family member in Southwest Wichita on Saturday. Police say he was holding a pot of boiling water as he was scolding her for taking food into the living room. Police say he then poured the boiling water on the girl, causing burns to her back, arms and face. The girl's father showed up at the home later and discovered the injuries.

An insurance adjuster has visited what's left of the Winfield park that was destroyed in a massive fire last week. The city manager says it will cost $650,000 to $750,000 to replace the park. The city had insurance on the park, so the city will only have to pay a $2,500 deductible. The city says since insurance is taking care of the damage, any fundraising money will go toward enhancements. As for the investigation, the police chief says his department is following up on leads and interviewing people about what happened.

Wichita police are investigating an armed robbery at a Quik Trip.  The robbery happened around 5:30 Tuesday morning at the Maple and West gas station. According to our news partners at KFDI, a robber walked into the gas station and demanded money.  He then walked out the back door. They say he then got on a silver ten speed bike and took off.  

Officers were following up on previously suspected gang activity only to learn of another drive-by. The woman, in her late 30s, said on Saturday night she was at her home in North Wichita. Around 10 p.m., her friend ran inside the house yelling for everyone to "get down. " The friend said that three cars pulled up in front of the house and shot at the house four times. He recognized two people in the cars. The woman said she didn't report the shooting because no one was hurt.

Authorities in Hays are looking for a person of interest in connection to a recent stranger danger report. A woman told police she saw a man in a pick up truck approach two boys while waiting for a bus Friday morning. The incident occured near near 24th and Allen St. around 7 a.m. The woman said she saw the driver motion for the 10 and 13-year-old boys to come toward the truck. The witness said the man drove off when she approached the children. The suspect was described as a white man in his 40s, with long brown hair and wearing a hat. The pickup was described as dark green extended cab with a white tool box at the front of the bed. Anyone with information about this or other possibly related incidents please contact the Hays Police Department at 785-625-1011.

An autopsy is being conducted on Salina infant who died at a Wichita hospital this week.  That child's death is under investigation, but Salina police say they aren't investigating it as a crime. According to our news partners at The Salina Journal, police are still in the early stages of their investigation, but that the child suffered significant health problems. Police didn't go into details on the those health problems.  Police had previously confirmed the baby who died had some broken bones.