The Edge of Old Town Truck & Car Show and Street Party: Free
The Edge of Old Town Truck & Car Show Rolls Into Wichita for a Night of Free Fun. Wichita, mark your calendars for a brand-new summer event that’s revving up for an unforgettable night in the heart of downtown. The first-ever Edge of Old Town Truck & Car Show and Street Party is happening on Saturday, July 19, 2025,...
Wichita Police Continue Search for Homicide Suspect Brent Cruz
WICHITA, KS – July 14, 2025 – The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is renewing its plea to the public for information regarding the whereabouts of 38-year-old Brent Cruz, who is wanted in connection with a 2022 homicide investigation and failed to appear for his trial. Cruz was formally...
Cold front & storm chances arrive on Wednesday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It is a mild Monday morning with wake-up temperatures in the 60s, and the day ahead will follow suit. After a cooler weekend with highs in the 80s, we climb into the near normal lower 90s this afternoon. Expect similar weather conditions on Tuesday as mild...
Crown Uptown attempting to be placed on Wichita’s historical registry
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Tuesday, Wichita’s City Council will consider whether the 96-year-old Crown Uptown Theatre should be placed on the city’s historical registry. It’s the latest in an ongoing saga for the building. The owner of the theatre previously threatened to demolish it, saying the city declined to allow...
Honey, it’s the ‘Sale of the Century’ next week in northeast Wichita
It’s quite a claim to call something the “Sale of the Century,” even confined to northeast Wichita, but the assertion just may be correct in this case. That’s what Trish VanOsdel of VanOsdel Estate Sales is calling next week’s liquidation of the First Place , the more than half-century-old store in the Comotara...
Wichita to lose another half-century-old business
For more than half a century, the Spectacle Shoppe has been a popular choice for high-end glasses, but — with some gentle prodding from family — Roxie Miller has decided to close the shop. Her husband and co-owner, Kent Miller, died last year. “Kent was a true optician,” said Verlan Jarvis, Roxie Miller’s brother and...
Federal funding freeze leaves Kansas schools scrambling for solutions
Federal money for Kansas schools is frozen. Some districts were counting on that money July 1st, but it never came. In Wichita, school leaders are using reserves to keep services going. But in Garden City, a much smaller district, educators say the impact could be devastating. Wichita schools are out...
Man killed, two others injured after car struck electrical pole in El Dorado
EL DORADO, Kan. (KWCH) - One man was killed and two others were injured after a car crashed into an electrical pole on Saturday in El Dorado. The El Dorado Police Department and Butler County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of Taylor St. and Locust Ave. for a report of an injury accident.
Business hasn’t improved, so this Wichita Italian restaurant is about to close
In late May, Bella Vita Bistro owner Lory Wooley said she might have to close if business at her 15-year-old Italian restaurant didn’t improve. She’d taken a hit, she said, after a mouse infestation in her restaurant had caused people to stay away. But business did not improve, and in fact, it got even worse. On...
Local group raising funds to restore Riverside pagoda
After serving primarily as a storage space for more than 50 years, the Riverside pagoda is getting a new purpose.
