Cale Chapman v3f7

Multimedia Journalist 415j63

Wichita, Kansas 4g1x6e

Cale Chapman is a Kansas native who ed the KWCH 12 news team as a multimedia journalist. Previously he worked as the weekend anchor and producer for KOAM in Pittsburg, KS. Cale is also a Pittsburg Sate University alumni where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in media production and a certificate in Sustainability. Cale s returns to KWCH full-time after interning with the station in the Summer of 2022. 1q560

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Pittsburg State University

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Ann Nguyen Tran takes a selfie with her son and Bishop Carroll High School valedictorian,...

High school valedictorian stripped of title after graduation speech 6z3t4o

Updated: May 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM CDT

By Keenan Penn II, Angela Smith, Cale Chapman and Emily Van de Riet

A valedictorian at a Catholic high school in Kansas had his title revoked after he gave an unapproved speech at graduation.

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End of Watch for KHP Trooper Conroy O'Brien

KHP leader expresses disappointment after parole granted for man convicted of killing trooper in 1978 d1k2c

Updated: May 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

After nearly half a century in prison, a man convicted of shooting and killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 could soon be free.

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Until a vaccine in the 60s, the CDC said measles infected 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 Americans...

Sedgwick County confirms first measles case, alerts public to location of possible exposure 5t6db

Updated: May 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM CDT

By Angela Smith and Cale Chapman

KDHE and the Sedgwick County Health Department report a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated child between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.

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New Kansas law disallows health departments from prohibiting public gatherings 6n5l1

Updated: Apr. 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.

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State health department reports 23 measles cases in Kansas 694d3k

Updated: Mar. 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM CDT

By Angela Smith and Cale Chapman

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment now reports 23 measles cases in Kansas as a virus that many thought they would never see is spreading. Measles, eradicated about 20 years ago, is back in the Sunflower State.

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A toll text scam is making the rounds again in. This time, it's appearing on the phones of...

Did you get it? Toll text scam ramps up, making another round in Kansas s6g3h

Updated: Feb. 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM CST

By Cale Chapman

A familiar text message scam is spreading in Kansas.

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Michael Simpson shares the final message he sent to Bob and Lori Schrock, a Kiowa couple...

Community honors Kiowa couple among 67 killed in plane crash near DC airport 6087

Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM CST

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

A man and a woman from Kiowa are among the 67 dead following Wednesday night’s mid-air collision near Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport involving American Airlines flight 5342 out of Wichita and a military helicopter.

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Neighbors on a Wichita street have to get their mail from a communal box after reported dog...

Home mail delivery stopped for Wichita neighborhood following reported dog attacks 583v2m

Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM CST

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

Residents of one Wichita neighborhood haven’t’ received mail at home in nearly a month after the post office reported that one of their mail carriers was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood.

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Decorated World War II veteran, Olen Mitchell, of Hutchinson, died on Christmas Eve morning at...

Decorated World War II veteran from Hutchinson dies at 103 q624h

Updated: Dec. 24, 2024 at 5:31 PM CST

By Matt Heilman and Cale Chapman

Olen Mitchell, an Army veteran who survived a severe injury in during the war, went on to be an active member of his community and in of fellow veterans.

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Family, friends mourn loss of woman fatally injured at Derby airfield z5m1h

Updated: Oct. 28, 2024 at 11:25 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and Matt Heilman

As they mourn, family and friends fondly a 37-year-old Wichita woman who died from her injuries at a Wichita hospital after backing into a moving airplane propeller Saturday at an airfield in Derby.

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An Oklahoma ranch is reeling after dozens of its horses died over a week. The Elk County,...

Kansas feed suspected of fatally poisoning dozens of horses at Oklahoma ranch 2r1rx

Updated: Aug. 30, 2024 at 10:53 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and Matt Heilman

An Oklahoma ranch is reeling after dozens of its horses died over a week. The Elk County, Okla. ranch suspects Kansas feed may have poisoned the horses.

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League 42 celebrates an unveiling ceremony for a new Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita's...

League 42 unveils new Jackie Robinson statue in ceremony attended by former pros 4k3x3k

Updated: Aug. 5, 2024 at 5:54 PM CDT

By Angela Smith and Cale Chapman

It’s a reveal that was months in the making. League 42 unveiled its new Jackie Robinson statue Monday evening after the original was stolen and destroyed in January.

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Wichita family mourns after grandmother killed at Super Bowl parade j5p3g

Updated: Feb. 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM CST

By Cale Chapman

Lisa Lopez-Galvan made a difference in the lives of many people.

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Chiefs fans react to game streaming exclusively on Peacock

Chiefs fans and businesses react to Peacock exclusive game a1939

Updated: Jan. 13, 2024 at 9:54 PM CST

By Cale Chapman

Chiefs fans packed into bars around Wichita to watch the AFC Wildcard game. The game streaming exclusively on Peacock could not be seen on regular television.

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Mia Lett surprised with new car at Wichita State basketball game.

Veteran surprised with new car at Wichita State basketball game 3w81a

Updated: Dec. 9, 2023 at 10:03 PM CST

By Cale Chapman

Saturday’s Wichita State basketball game was a little different for one family. Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Mia Lett knew she was being recognized at the game but when she got onto the court, she was shocked.

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Awareness about carbon monoxide danger raised after deaths of pregnant mother, 2 sons in camper 534z66

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 11:41 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

If you’re out camping with an RV or camper, the advice is to treat the space as your house when it comes to safety measures and making sure everything is working.

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Review plan raises concerns for some Kansas college programs 2e4y5b

Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 7:11 PM CDT

By Cale Chapman and KWCH Staff

A plan from state education leaders in the form of a new program has some worried that it could change which programs are offered at Kansas universities.

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On Saturday, Veterans and local cub scouts laid 230 20-foot flag poles.

Blue Springs VFW prepares for Memorial Day by placing 230 flag poles for service 2q5e3f

Friday afternoon into evening, two sections of Broadway were closed near Westport after a...

Detectives spread out at 2 crime scenes following deadly shooting near Westport Road o1r2q

Adrian man airlifted to KC hospital after pickup collides with tree near Archie 4w3m47

Arrest warrant issued for accused meth, fentanyl dealer in Kansas City 3o6h2w

Raytown firefighter, paramedic student faces high medical bills after beating cancer 416e1j

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While grief is ongoing, Rabbi Moshe Grussgott said healing begins with leaning on faith and...

Jewish community turns to faith as it mourns woman shot in D.C. 452u2z

Fans of the Savannah Bananas sold out Kauffman Stadium on Friday, May 23, 2025.

‘Banana Ball’ brings big crowds to Kauffman Stadium 3rgs

A bill sitting on the governor’s desk could help stock the shelves of diaper banks across...

Missouri diaper bank tax credits renewed by legislature, awaiting Kehoe’s signature 34i5j

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police investigate a midtown homicide after a victim is found shot in an...

Kansas City detectives investigate 2 scenes involved in midtown homicide 73810

A for-profit corrections corporation wants to reactivate a dormant facility in Leavenworth for...

Federal judge issues decision in battle to reopen Leavenworth prison to hold detained immigrants q2b6k