Cockroaches, bed bugs, ants, grime & more at Wichita KS restaurants, hotels
Living and dead cockroaches in areas where food is stored or prepared, bed bugs, fruit flies, meat that wasn’t stored at safe temperatures, employees who didn’t wash their hands before touching food, filthy kitchen conditions, ants and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and
Wichita airport targets a new, nonstop route to East Coast with $1 million grant
The Wichita airport is hoping to add a nonstop flight service to somewhere along the East Coast. The effort is, at least in part, made possible through a $1 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program, according to a Sept. 18 news release from Wichita
Latinfest-ICT Parade canceled at last minute due to ‘logistical obstacles’
The Latinfest-ICT Parade was called off Friday, hours before the event was supposed to start.
North Wichita Walmart to get massive remodel in 2027
The remodel will include expanded grocery pickup and delivery services, an updated pharmacy, a new Grab & Go section and expanded deli and produce areas.
Andover restaurant adds a ‘greenhouse-inspired sanctuary,’ and it’s free to use
People in the Wichita area looking for a place to gather for book club meetings, baby showers and birthday parties have a new option. And for now, the space is free to reserve. Jill Hattan’s Point Nine is a Redbud Trail- adjacent eatery in Andover that opened last year and is known for its massive outdoor area, complet
Wichita school board selects new member to fill vacant board seat
Wichita USD 259 school board members have selected a new member to replace Ngoc Vuong, who resigned in June. Brock Booker, 37, was chosen over Allysa Hupko during a board appointment process Friday that allowed the two candidates to answer questions posed by board members. After the questions and answers, the six stand
Frustration mounts as boil advisory remains in effect in parts of Sedgwick County
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - 9:08 p.m. Update Friday - The KDHE has rescinded the boil water advisory for the City of Derby and for Sedgwick County RWD 3. The following areas remain under advisories. Rose Hill. Valley Center. Sedgwick Co. RWD 1. Sedgwick Co. RWD 2. 8:24PM Update - The...
Breakfast chain quietly opens third of four planned Wichita-area restaurants
The Wichita-area’s third of four promised locations of The Big Biscuit breakfast chain has just opened. The Derby location of The Big Biscuit, which has taken over the former IHOP building at 1906 N. Rock Road, is open now but will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, when the first 50 customers through the doors
Business impacted by the boil water advisory
Wichita businesses in recovery mode following boil water advisory. KAKE News spoke to three local restaurants and coffee shops and they all said the same thing- the recent boil water advisory cost them hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
Some Derby residents affected by water line break. Here’s what to know
Three days into the boil water advisory in a south Wichita suburb, some residents were likely experiencing low water pressure for a separate reason, the city said. A water line break in Derby’s Village Lake neighborhood left a “handful” of residents affected Friday morning, the city’s communications director confirmed

















