Mayor Lily Wu choked up as she responded to the news that a plane that departed from Wichita Wednesday night collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C., and likely left no survivors.

Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport Director of Airports Jesse Romo provide update on Wichita flight that has crashed in Washington D.C.

A plane from Wichita that collided with a helicopter over the Potomac River was traveling a nonstop route established only a year ago, officials say.

Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

Wichita City Council Member J.V. Johnston reacting to the news of a plane taking off from Wichita, bound for DC crashing into the Potomac River, colliding with an Army helicopter. He calls it a tragedy that hits harder due to Wichita's connection to aviation.