Wichita considers $2 million plan to convert Central Library into event space
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita City Council will vote Tuesday on a $2 million proposal to convert the first floor of the vacant Central Library into an event space. The city’s most recent Capital Improvement Plan included the $2 million funding request. Mara Mcelgunn has fond memories at...
Dennis Rader and the True Story Behind ‘My Father, the BTK Killer’
Kerri Rawson’s father is a serial killer — and he’s still her dad. In “My Father, the BTK Killer,” a new Netflix documentary from Skye Borgman, Rawson unpacks the story of her life through the present day. In 2005, Dennis Rader pleaded guilty to murdering...
Wichita City Council to vote on new housing ordinances targeting unsafe rental conditions
Wichita city leaders are taking aim at the problem of landlords and unsafe living conditions. Next week, the City Council will consider a series of new housing ordinances that could impact renters all throughout the city. One family says they toured Emery Apartments, and during their visit the management showed...
WPD discusses violent crime after fatal shooting on city bus
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - WPD indicates you should not be afraid of random violent acts because…
New tenant of Le Monde space to open with double drive-through, late-night hours
The old Le Monde space on West Street has a new restaurant tenant that’s just weeks away from opening. And the building also has a new blazing-red paint job, inside and out. Zeckarya Wasel, a 25-year-old first-time restaurateur who hails from Yemen, is putting the finishing touches on his new Blazin Halal Food and...
Severe risk west Thursday, then east Friday
There is a chance for storms through the rest of the workweek.
As Wichita considers boosting protections for renters, landlords are pushing back
The Wichita City Council is set to consider rental property reforms Tuesday, but the proposals are already receiving some pushback. The proposed ordinances outline a number of changes, including adopting a property maintenance code that requires sanitary conditions in rental units, prohibiting landlords from refusing...
Arraignment set for Kansas woman charged in infant’s death
A judge ruled Friday that there was enough evidence to proceed with a trial against Christy Nemnich.
Wichita mom sentenced to 16 years for killing her son
A 47-year-old Wichita mother has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing her 16-year-old son last October.
Man pleads guilty to murder in Hutchinson fire that killed two
A man was convicted of murder charges Friday in connection with a fire that killed two people, including a child.
