Silver Alert canceled after missing 86-year-old Wichita man found safe
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update: Breckenridge has been found safe. The Wichita Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 86-year-old Billy Breckenridge. Breckenridge is 5-foot-8, approximately 125 pounds, with short gray hair. He was last seen wearing a light green coat, dark slacks, blue and wh
Inside Wichita Wagyu’s new east side location
The popular Wichita Wagyu recently opened a second eastside location at 10310 E. 13th St. in the Waterfront near Newk’s Eatery and Bonefish Grill. Wichita Wagyu’s first location at 8641 W. 13th St. N. opened in 2024. Both stores are owned by Clay Hoberecht who had been wanting to open a second location.
New tenant is taking over old DeFazio’s/Sam’s Southern Eatery space. Here’s when:
It appears that a new tenant is taking over the old DeFazio’s building at 2706 N. Amidon, which has been vacant since Sam’s Southern Eatery closed there last year. A new Facebook page appeared over the weekend for a restaurant called Himalayan Sherpa Indian & Nepali Cuisine , and posts said it would be opening soon. Th
Wichita police investigating death in SE Wichita park
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department reported that it is investigating a death in Cessna Park, in the area of Kincade and Wallace. This is near the main intersection of Mount Vernon and Woodlawn, in southeast Wichita. As police work to determine the circumstances surrounding the death in...
Tree damage, barn destruction among Kansas storm aftermath
NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - While areas that were under the gun with tornado warnings were largely spared, Monday night’s storms brought damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain that impacted several areas across portions of southwestern, south-central, central and eastern Kansas. There were several tornadoes reported in fa
Man sentenced to 25 months in prison in connection with deadly Wichita shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man was sentenced on Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Nicholas Aldridge in June of 2025. Elijah Fanning was sentenced to two years and one month in prison, with 12 months of post-release supervision. On June 29, 2025, Wichita police officers found...
Mental health resource for rural Americans and farmers aims to break stigmas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a national nonprofit is helping farmers and people who live in rural America access mental health resources. During a crucial, pressure-filled time for farmers with high input costs and unstable markets, the group Rural Minds is working to help people in t
Leivian shoots 64, Eagles win team title at sub-state
WICHITA, Kan. (Catch it Kansas) - Bishop Carroll freshman golfer Kaden Leivian felt at home at Rolling Hills Golf Club. The course where Leivian and the rest of the Eagle golfers practice served as the host of Monday’s Class 5A sub-state tournament. “I felt pretty confident,” Leivian said. “It...
Free summer meal program to begin in Wichita
Free breakfasts and lunches will be offered to all children 1-18 years old from May 27 to July 24. There are more than 30 dine-in locations across Wichita.
More storage units coming east and west. Why so many? ‘Honey, you’d be amazed.’
If it seems like everyone you know either owns or rents a storage facility, you’re probably about right, and that’s why Morrie Sheets has two more storage deals in the works on the east and west sides of Wichita. Sheets, who is with ReeceNichols of South Central Kansas, also is surprisingly frank about the storage indu

















