Wichita KS

The city plans to enact at least two rebate programs for Wichita residents if a new sales tax is approved by voters on March 3. The 1% sales tax would help pay for property tax relief, among other things. However, city leaders have acknowledged that increasing the sales tax could hurt lower-income families and those...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Sedgwick County is adding a satellite tag location in east Wichita. Residents can now schedule appointments for all services beginning Feb. 23 at BMW of Wichita at the Walser Auto Campus, 11000 East 13th St. N. The partnership between the Treasurer’s Office and the dealership comes...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is concerned about the current lack of deputies at the courthouse. A recent budget workshop gave Sedgwick County leaders a chance to receive feedback from numerous department as they shape the 2027 budget. Sheriff Jeff Easter spoke about the need...

There’s a growing local car scene in Wichita. More events are taking place and already scheduled for 2026. So if you’re a car enthusiast, pull that calendar out and put these car shows on it:. Some of these car shows are completely free to attend and/or show off...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita teen is now a finalist in a nationwide contest to win one of two $25,000 scholarships, and a $10,000 technology grant for the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas. A’mya Horner, 14, is one of 22 finalists in Cox Mobile’s phone case...

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WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - A motorcycle rider was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 35 along the Kansas Turnpike in Wichita, officials said. The crash was reported at 1:38 p.m. Wednesday on northbound I-35 near E. Harry Street. The location was on the southeast side of Wichita.

During the recent wildfires in southwest Kansas and Oklahoma, several firefighters sustained injuries, including two who were transported to the burn unit at St Francis for medical treatment. On Thursday, Josh Griffin and the team at Wichita Fire Department 2B arranged for the son of one of the firefighters to...

Wichita Public Schools says it had to close Stanley Elementary for the day due to no heat in the building.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Local firefighters used their truck to lift a boy so he could see his father through a hospital window at St. Francis Hospital in an emotional reunion. The boy’s father was one of two firefighters transported to Wichita after being seriously injured while battling a fire near Ashland on Tuesday.