Great Plains Transportation Museum hit with $10,000 in vandalism damage
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — Vandals caused about $10,000 worth of damage at the Great Plains Transportation Museum in downtown Wichita this week, breaking windows on locomotives and other equipment and draining oil from at least one locomotive engine. Executive Director Lon Smith said the damage includes historic windows th
Two Newton intersections closed after semi slams into traffic signal
Dispatch said the intersection of Main and Sixth streets and the intersection of Main and Seventh streets are blocked off.
After a half century in business, the Steven brothers sell Spangles
Half a century after starting what would become the Spangles hamburger chain of 26 Kansas restaurants — made popular in part by a ubiquitous series of “It just tastes better” commercials — brothers Craig Steven Sr. and Dale Steven have sold the business. A combination of factors led them to sell now, but in the end, as
Kansas man admitted making online threat to kill Congresswoman
WICHITA, KAN. – A Kansas man is now a convicted felons after pleading guilty to posting threats on social media to murder a Congresswoman. According to court documents, Adam Lee Osborn, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communications with a threat to injure. In January 2026, Wichita...
Wichita wants to pump recycled wastewater into its drinking water system
In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Story idea? [email protected]. The largest city in Kansas is looking to join two cities across the globe — Big Spring, Texas and Windhoek, Namibia — in converting what is flushed down the t
Arrest made, victim identified in deadly Wichita shooting
Wichita police announced on Wednesday that a 32-year-old man was arrested in deadly shooting in northeast Wichita.
Wichita-based Spangles sold to new owners
The Kansas fast-food chain, founded nearly 50 years ago by the Steven brothers, has been sold.
EBT payment issues cause hours-long waits at Wichita DCF office
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Dozens of people have filled the parking lot of Wichita’s DCF office this week, waiting hours to resolve EBT benefit issues, with some saying they have returned for multiple days without being seen. Sheik Bilalabdulsalaam-bey, who said his EBT benefits were cut off in April,...
Chase Koch plans to add a full-service grocery store in downtown Wichita
Wichita civic leaders and community members have been clamoring for a downtown grocery store for years, and Chase Koch — heir to the Wichita-based Koch dynasty — is planning to make it a reality. Movement Musick, a Wichita-based nonprofit founded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch’s son, announced Wednesday that
Weather Alert: Severe storms for some tonight and again Thursday night
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Adrian Campa says it is a Storm Team 12 Weather Alert Day for western into central Kansas for the risk of severe storms... Individual storms in Colorado and Nebraska will morph into a large cluster of storms and move west to east across Kansas tonight.
