Wichita KS

Wichita has received 2 inches of rain in about 36 hours since a weather front moved in on Tuesday. Areas south of Wichita received more, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Robb Lawson. Derby, for instance, tallied 3.8 inches. Douglass, just southeast of Wichita, received close to 5 inches while Haysville and Belle Plaine recorded 4 inches. Clearwater received 3.5 inches, Lawson said. Mulvane received 3.1 inches. “The higher rainfall happened south of Wichita,” Lawson said. “Harp

The Derby Fire Department is urging drivers to avoid flooded roadways after Truck 81A made two challenging rescues on Tuesday.

The Jim James Memorial 101 Club in Valley Center has a new owner. The online auction to sell the 80-acre site – where recovering alcoholics could go to enjoy a broad range of recreational and social activities without the pressure to take a drink – ended at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 with a tentative winning bid of $1.039 million , according to information on the McCurdy Real Estate & Auction website. The sale is scheduled to close within 30 to 45 days, said Braden McCurdy, CEO of McCurdy Real Estate & Auct

DERBY, Kan. (KWCH) - As rain fell heavily and created flooding concerns across the Wichita area on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the Derby Fire Department reported performing a pair of rescues that were made especially challenging by adverse weather conditions. Late Tuesday evening, the Derby Fire Department reported...

The Heroes Bar & Grill space in Old Town Wichita will soon be taken over by a business whose owner plans to run it as a sports bar and not as a nightclub. Niki Manbeck, who for the past five years has owned a sports bar called Bullpen in Baldwin City , is opening a second location of that business in the old Heroes space. She hopes to have Wichita’s Bullpen open by February 1. Manbeck, a Wichita-area native who graduated from Circle High School and Newman University, said that the Bullpen will b

Union nurses went on strike in July over patient safety and workplace violence

Scratch that. Barrel Boys BBQ’s owner Buddy King said that his restaurant, which he announced two and a half weeks ago on Facebook was permanently closing, will actually reopen this Saturday. It turned out that King just needed a break. “I was overwhelmed and putting too much pressure on my family,” he said. “It was a hasty post.” Barrel Boys will reopen on Saturday at 13th and McLean but will have reduced hours. Until November, it will open from 11:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays only. Then, it will

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas veterans received a special welcome home on Wednesday. The veterans were taking part in the 109th Kansas Honor Flight. The trips are a chance for veterans from around the state to visit Washington D.C. on an all expenses paid trip and see the monuments built in their honor.

AN old, dilapidated shopping mall that has been shuttered for a few months is now being gutted to breathe new life into the space. The redevelopment of the 650,000-square-foot property will see new tenants, but they are anything but retail-centric. What was once known as Towne West Square Mall in...

A city spokesperson told KSN that due to the size of the area, which is owned by the state, it will likely take around four weeks to clear out.