Wichita KS

Yes, Wichita, after more than two decades, those persistent rumors about Ruth’s Chris Steak House coming to Wichita finally are true. According to a $5 million building permit filed with the city, the Florida company is going to remodel the former Spaghetti Factory space at the Waterfront, at 13th and Webb Road. That’s also the one-time Fox & Hound space. The upscale chain will upgrade...

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A man who admitted leaving the scene of a high-speed crash that seriously injured two people will learn his fate Tuesday in the courtroom of Judge Christopher Magana's courtroom. In February, Rakim Dean, who was 28 at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to two...

A half decade after construction first began, Bel Aire announced work will begin to reconstruct Woodlawn Boulevard.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita is being recognized as one of the better places in the country to shop for a home, according to a new Consumer Affairs analysis of housing markets for buyers. Consumer Affairs reviewed housing conditions using January 2026 data and ranked Wichita the ninth-best buyers market...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - One person has died in a crash at Lincoln and Oliver, in southeast Wichita. All call of the crash came in around 3:30 p.m. Sedgwick County dispatchers said the crash involved a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle. Copyright 2026 KWCH. All rights reserved. To report a...

Wichita police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a shooting in a neighborhood south of downtown. The shooting, which happened early Monday morning in the 1000 block of South Wichita, injured a 40-year-old woman. The address is near Lincoln and Broadway. The Eagle does not name crime suspects unless they are formally charged in court. Police say officers responding to the...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Policd Department confirmed that a nearly two-year-old child died early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the 1000 block of South Pattie around 3:44 a.m. for a child not breathing. EMS was also called to the home. The child was taken to a local...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An essential springtime practice in the Flint Hills is impacting the air quality in Wichita. As of 7 a.m., environmental data showed that the air quality in the city dropped to within the “unhealthy range” with high levels of PM 2.5 ((fine particulate matter) in the air.

Current Deputy City Manager for the City of Emporia, Mark Detter says his upcoming move to Rose Hill will be a return to a familiar setting. That’s likely because Detter previously served as City Administrator of Rose Hill from 2000 to 2004, long before his time in Emporia, which is set to end next month. It was announced Tuesday morning that Detter is set to move...

Over the past few months, thousands of people voted in Wichita’s Most Liked Restaurant series. After all the votes were counted and restaurants advanced, it was Station 8 BBQ who outlasted 127 other restaurants in Wichita to win the title of Wichita’s Most Liked Restaurant. It was a...