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Darius Sales Munger House, built in 1868, is the oldest surviving building in Witchita. [3]Pioneer trader Jesse Chisholm, a half-white, half-Native American who was illiterate but who spoke multiple Native American languages, established a trading post at the site in the 1860s, and Chisholm traded cattle and goods with the Wichita tribe at points south along a trail from Wichita into present ...
The Wichita police officer who shot and killed Andrew Finch in a now-infamous 2017 swatting incident will face a Sedgwick County jury in an excessive force civil case being brought by Finch’s ...
Scott Philip Roeder (born February 25, 1958 [15] [16] from Merriam, Kansas, [17]) was arrested in Gardner, Kansas, 170 miles (270 km) away in suburban Kansas City three hours after the shooting. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] He was charged on June 2, 2009, with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Joyland Amusement Park was an amusement park in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was in continuous operation from 1949 to 2004, standing vacant for two years before closing permanently in 2006. [1] It was once the largest theme park in central Kansas and featured a wooden roller coaster as well as 15 other rides.
Following is a list of mayors of the American city of Wichita, Kansas. [2] As of 2024, there have been 81 people who have served as mayor of Wichita in 103 administrations excluding one honorary mayor.
Excluded are shootings associated with organized crime, gangs or drug wars. [9] Mass Shooting Tracker: four or more persons shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time. [10] Gun Violence Archive/Vox: four or more shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time. [11] [12]
At the time of the incident, Tyler Rai Barriss was a 25-year-old homeless man living in Los Angeles, California.Known online as "SWAuTistic", he had a criminal record including domestic violence, [3] and had served 16 months in Los Angeles County Jail for making false bomb threats against KABC-TV, an elementary school in Los Angeles, and a middle school in Granada Hills.
Brandon Whipple (born July 13, 1982) [1] is an American politician and academic who formerly served as mayor of Wichita, Kansas.He previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 96th district, which included part of south Wichita and was the Ranking Minority member on the Higher Education Budget committee.