Wichita KS

It’s been a big year for Derby parks. In May, the city unveiled the new-and-improved High Park, complete with a pickleball complex, a splashpad, new playground and more. This summer, the council also approved designs to revitalize some of its neighborhood parks. But the newest renovation that is set to open this month is larger, and more expensive, than all of those. Decarsky Park is celebrating its ribbon cutting this month, having recently undergone a renovation that more than doubled its size

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita says that a large homeless encampment has just two days to leave Chapin Park. The city says that more than 20 people have moved out of the encampment, but remaining residents are asking for more time. Helen Reicher, a board member with...

For 36 years, customers who step through the doors of Saigon Oriental Restaurant at 1103 N. Broadway have been greeted by the same face. It belongs to a man dressed in the uniform of a dad who works in an office — loose slacks and a button-up shirt covered by a vest. He moves quickly, efficiently, and he never stops moving. “Two?” he asks, raising his eyebrows and holding up two fingers. Then, he scurries ahead of the recent arrivals, quickly arriving at a table, pointing to it, motioning to the

A group of people experiencing homelessness expressed concern Saturday, a day before the city said they have to vacate a south Wichita encampment. Jack Long, one the residents at the encampment near I-135 and Hydraulic along the bank of the Arkansas River in south Wichita, questioned why he’s being told to leave. “It’s not right,” said Long, who most around the community know as Spike. “Everybody down here has been established. We all have huts. Why take that away from us? We’re not doing anythi

The fire was reported shortly after noon near North Minneapolis and East 19th streets.

The stabbing was reported just before 2 p.m. at Murdock Park.

Wichita and surrounding Kansas communities could reach 93 degrees Monday before storms return Tuesday.

A stretch of Douglas is set to be closed Sunday for the Prairie Fire Fall Marathon, which means drivers will have to look for alternative routes. The Wichita Police Department said Douglas from McLean to Woodlawn, a stretch of about 4.4 miles, will be closed beginning at 3 a.m. Sunday. Roads are expected to be open by about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, police said. Formerly known as the Wichita Marathon, the first Prairie Fire Fall Marathon took place in 2010. The main marathon will start and finish at

Cockroaches, moldy fruit, flies, dead bugs, old food and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database of failed inspections from Sedgwick County. Nine restaurants and other businesses were non-compliant with...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Adrian Campa says a Weather Alert Day for heavy rain and flooding has been declared Tuesday through Thursday for central and southern Kansas as a slow-moving system brings widespread rain to the state. Before then, expect a rinse-and-repeat forecast through Monday afternoon, with mainly sunny...