The Top 5 Best New Restaurants in Wichita in 2025
It’s a cycle we see year after year. Numerous new restaurants, bars and food trucks launch across Wichita all with the same goal of capturing the hearts of Wichitans to stay open for years. Throughout 2025, there were many openings all vying to be noticed as Wichita’s best new restaurants of 2025.
What Wichita grocery stores are open New Year’s Day? Here’s where you can shop
Whether you’re in need of last-minute party snacks, grapes to munch under a table in accordance with tradition or simply a regular Thursday shopper, it pays to know which Wichita grocery stores will be open New Year’s Day. Some stores will close early Wednesday, Dec. 31 to observe New Year’s Eve, while others are...
Man charged in hammer attack on Christmas Eve
A man accused of hitting a woman with a hammer has been charged with multiple crimes.
Kansas EV drivers will see registration fee hikes in 2026
Sedgwick County Treasurer says the Kansas Department of Revenue likely felt the number of EV's had risen enough over recent years for change to be necessary.
Investigation complete in death of Hays officer. Here’s the full timeline
Based on the evidence, Ellis County Attorney Aaron Cunningham said if the suspect were still alive, he would be facing 16 charges.
DUI Victims Center calls on Kansans to find sober rides home for New Year’s...
The DUI Victims Center of Kansas is pleading with people to find a safe ride home after New Year's Eve celebrations.
Jo Brown, first Black woman elected to Wichita BOE, dies
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Josephine “Jo” Brown, the first Black woman elected to the Wichita Board of Education, died on Wednesday. According to Wichita Public Schools, Brown joined the BOE in April of 1971 amidst great conflict in the city. Two years later, she devised the idea of splitting grade levels to create what...
Police pursuit of wanted man ends with grappler deployed, bystanders injured in Wichita
A wanted Wichita man was arrested after a police chase Tuesday ended when an officer used a grappler device to stop the stolen vehicle, which then collided with another vehicle and left two people with minor injuries. The 37-year-old man was wanted in Wichita for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault, police...
Wichita, Genesis reach settlement in Ice Center lawsuit. Here are the details
The city of Wichita has reached a settlement with Genesis Health Clubs over a public-private partnership that went sour at the Wichita Ice Center . Genesis is set to pay $200,000 to the city and will end its $1.8 million counterclaim if the City Council approves the settlement Tuesday, according to the city legal...
Train museum just shy of $50,000 restoration goal
The museum is currently working on the restoration of Santa Fe locomotive 93.
