Sports
Andover Central’s football season ended Thursday, Oct. 29, with a 17–10 loss to Salina Central in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs at Salina Stadium.
The Jaguars finished 3–6 after entering the game at 3–5. The result appears on the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s official schedule.
Salina Central also won the teams’ regular-season meeting, beating Andover Central 32–31 on Oct. 16.
Sports
Rose Hill defeated Bishop Miege 4-3 on penalty kicks Thursday night to advance to the Class 4-1A state championship, where seniors Brady Liebl and Caedon Defoor will chase a second straight title Saturday against Berean Academy.
Sports
Derby (9-0), the top seed in the Class 6A West bracket, hosts No. 8 Lawrence Free State at 7 p.m. Friday at Panther Stadium in a regional-round matchup the Panthers enter after a 64-0 first-round win over Wichita North.
Public Safety
Aaron J. Webb, 33, a former Greensburg police chief living in Bel Aire, was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he sexually abused a teenage boy while serving as chief. The KBI and Bel Aire police took Webb into custody at his home.
Public Safety
The Wichita Police Department identified Anthony Lear, 19, as the victim of a fatal shooting on Nov. 4 in the 1800 block of South George Washington Boulevard Court. The investigation remains active, and no arrests had been announced as of Nov. 5.
Sports
Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior Ava Claassen won the Class 5A state cross country championship Saturday at Rim Rock Farm in 16:59.16, breaking the course record and capping an undefeated season that included setting the all-time Kansas girls 5K record.
Public Safety
A Sedgwick County court ruled Shanna Whitton, 32, competent to stand trial on eight counts, including first-degree murder, in the August 2025 death of her 15-month-old son Matthew. An arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 7.
Editor
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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