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TOPEKA — Bonita Gooch, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Black newspaper The Community Voice, remembers a time in northeast Wichita when Black drivers couldn’t move freely without fear of police surveillance. “Can I go anywhere and not get stopped? It was just aggressive. … The perception was, if you were a black man, and you […] The post ‘We’re just being targeted:’ Wichita editor, academic talk racial profiling in traffic stops appeare...

KSN is continuing to ask questions after police officers in Haysville shot and killed a man Tuesday.

Wichita’s police force is about 66 officers short of its authorized strength of 468 officers, according to Police Chief Joe Sullivan.

National Recruitment Process Begins for Wichita Police Chief

In the post–George Floyd era, some college police departments are demilitarizing uniforms and repainting cars to appear less intimidating and try to earn students’ trust.