Incident in Wichita’s Old Town raises more concern, police reiterate safety reminders before the...
Incident in Wichita's Old Town raises more concern, police reiterate safety reminders before the holidays. Wichita Police Captain Roderick Miller says, especially around the holidays, people need to be aware of their surroundings.
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu turns down pay raise. Here’s why
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu turned down a 3.5% raise at Tuesday’s meeting — a contrast to the council blocking her attempt to not receive a raise last year . The council’s and mayor’s salaries are bundled with other non-union city employees’ annual salaries, although the city’s agenda report did not explicitly say that the...
Sneak Peek Inside Chicken Salad Chick
Love chicken salads? Then you have to check out the city’s newest restaurant that opens Tuesday, Dec. 16, called Chicken Salad Chick. Located at 10240 W. 29th Street, it can be found at the northeast corner of 29th and Maize in the strip center that sits to the south of Sam’s Club.
Wichita man baffled by construction materials left in his front yard for weeks
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Residents along Old Manor Road in northeast Wichita have been puzzled by ongoing construction in their neighborhood, with some finding materials placed in their yards without notice or explanation. Kenneth Woodard contacted FactFinder after mysterious large pipes were left in his front yard for...
Kansas Weather Alert: Frost Quakes May Rattle Homes from Wichita to Topeka
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, KS – As winter tightens its grip, residents from Wichita to Topeka could soon hear mysterious, thunder-like booms echoing through the night. According to the Kansas Geological Survey, those...
Great Bend Zoo moves swans indoors with sick geese nearby
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Great Bend Zoo said it’s moving its trumpeter swans, Leslie and Swanson, indoors because of sick and dead geese nearby. The zoo said it has seen an increase in sick and dead geese in the area and, because it cannot prevent wild geese from entering zoo grounds, it must move the swans indoors.
DOJ report: $2 billion in losses from elder abuse fraud
WICHITA, Kan. — Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett is urging area residents to remain vigilant against financial scams targeting seniors, following the release of a startling new report by the U.S. Department of Justice. The “2025 Annual Report to Congress on Department of Justice Activities to Combat...
Wichita Forward moves to quiet sales tax opposition, won’t release survey data
Wichita Forward did not allow public questions or comments about the group’s 1% sales tax proposal at a forum Monday night after the plan was met with strong opposition last week both at a forum and at a city council meeting . And the group would not release survey data supporting its claim that the sales tax...
Three of five Seward County commissioners announce resignation
Three of Seward County's five commissioners announced their resignations Monday night.
Wichita restaurant space that has been vacant a year will soon have a new...
The restaurant space at 1210 W. Pawnee that’s been vacant since Mexican restaurant Fonda La Chona went out of business last year is about to get a new tenant. Birria Estilo Zacatecas , which opened its first Wichita location just before Thanksgiving in the old Noble House /Angela’s Cafe space at 2119 W. 21st St.,...
