Wichita airport not playing Noem video on government shutdown impact
Wichita's Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport is not playing a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
A member of Wichita’s Coleman family is getting into the restaurant business
Construction is now underway on Wichita’s third Mokas Coffee & Eatery at 3851 N. Ridge Road. This week, the owner of Mokas’ parent company JRI Hospitality said that the shop should be ready to open in March or early April just north of the strip center on the northwest corner of 37th and Ridge. And that’s not the...
Sedgwick County Zoo shines brighter with bigger Wild Lights
Wild Lights will kick off Wednesday night and make the Sedgwick County Zoo shine brighter as the nights get darker.
Spirit Aerosystems promises to hire additional 600 workers by end of 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Spirit Aerosystems has promised to hire an additional 600 workers by the end of the year, which could mean a boost to the local economy. Bekah Selby-Leach, Director of Wichita State’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research, said that over the last several years, the aerospace...
Another west side Chick N Max has closed in Wichita
Another west side location of Chick N Max has closed. Signs posted on the doors at the 8977 W. Central store confirmed that it has permanently closed. Earlier this year, the other westside location at 3520 N Maize Road closed as well. This now leaves fans of Chick N Max...
Human remains in Harvey County possibly identified
The remains were discovered Oct. 1 in a hayfield southeast of Newton.
2 men killed in crash involving motorcycle and bike in south Wichita
Lt. Jason Dautrich, Wichita Police Department, said the crash involved a motorcycle and a bike.
New meat market in Wichita has everything needed to whip up a quick Mexican...
A bright new Mexican meat market has just opened on West Central in Wichita, and it carries everything you need to make a quick dinner. How do I know? Tuesday night, I went to check out Colmex Meat Market at 2920 W. Central — which is less than 2 miles from my house — and within 30 minutes of returning home, I was...
EmberHope breaks ground on new intergenerational housing community
EmberHope in Newton hosted a ribbon-cutting Wednesday for its new housing community, Hope Estates.
Wichita theater will soon have a new, permanent home
On Oct. 5, Forum Theatre Company’s producing artistic director Kathy Page-Hauptman and associate producer Aaron Profit revealed an ambitious plan in front of a small audience of diehard theater fans who gathered inside a vacant building at 141 S. Ellis in Wichita’s Hyde Neighborhood. Once a pressroom for printing...
