BMW recalls more than 87K vehicles due to fire risk
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - BMW is recalling more than 87,000 vehicles due to the threat of the engine starter overheating, causing a fire risk. The company reported that the overheating can happen from the engine starter wearing internally and advised that dealers will replace the starter for free. Affected vehicles...
Voting opens as Botanica seeks another USA Today top 10 honor
Botanica is once again in the running for USA Today's list of the top 10 botanical gardens.
Presidents Day closures you should know about in Wichita
City of Wichita offices will be closed next Monday in recognition of Presidents Day.
Wichita announces Redbud Trail expansion with new bridge, wider pathway
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita is expanding the popular Redbud Trail, but the improvements will require construction that closes part of the path. The Redbud Trail is one of Wichita’s largest biking paths, extending more than 15 miles from east Wichita to Augusta. The expansion will close part of the path...
Wichita veteran launches trucking career after CDL scholarship
WICHITA, Kan. - Driver Resource Center (DRC) is announcing Kenneth Laymon as the Q4 recipient of the Future of Trucking Scholarship. Laymon, 32, received a
This No-Frills BBQ Joint In Kansas New Serves Up The Best Turkey You’ll Ever...
In the heart of Wichita, where the aroma of smoked meats wafts through downtown streets, Bite Me BBQ stands as a testament to what happens when simple ingredients meet masterful technique. Behind that playful blue awning with a cartoon pig that seems to dare you to come inside, turkey has...
Unattended cooking leads to critical injuries in west Wichita apartment fire
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man is hospitalized with critical injuries following an apartment fire reported at about 11:44 a.m. Tuesday at Magnolia Woods Apartments, near 13th and West Street. Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz said firefighters learned that there was a man inside the impacted...
US skater Maxim Naumov makes an emotional Olympic debut one year after losing parents...
MILAN (AP) -- U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina
Wichita man broke barriers as first Black air traffic controller at Mid-Continent Airport
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Harold Miller was working as a mail carrier in Wichita when a question changed the trajectory of his life and led him to make local history. Miller, a military veteran born and raised in Wichita, became the first Black air traffic controller at Mid-Continent Airport in 1970. His journey began...
OK, already: Spangles gives in to years of customer gripes, restores menu item
The COVID-19 pandemic took away lots of things people loved. In Wichita, the list included the Spangles pita sandwiches. Because of supply chain issues back in 2020, the local restaurant chain removed pita sandwiches — a decades-long staple — from the menu. The owners didn’t think it would be a big deal. But it was,...
