Metropolitan Area Planning Commission – Wichita-Sedgwick County Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting-07/09/26
A complicated accessory dwelling unit case looks close to being resolved. A tattoo business at Greenwich and Waterman was approved as a PUD to get around proximity constraints to single family homes. The MAPC disagreed with a denial in Furley, KS. Notes. Gentry Thisen was sworn in as a new...
Kansas veteran waits for justice more than a year after hit-and-run left him without...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — A Kansas veteran is still waiting for answers more than a year after a hit-and-run crash left him without a leg and fighting for his life. Gregory Rose was riding his motorcycle home the night of March 2, 2025, when a gray Jeep SUV ran a red light and slammed into him near the intersection of Kel
Application filed to demolish Wichita’s 98-year-old Crown Uptown Theatre
"I know many in our community care deeply about this historic landmark," Councilman Joseph Shepard wrote on social media.
Heat will scale back soon with some storms
Tuesday is a Weather Alert for heat, but it won’t be as hot. Scattered storms are expected Tuesday night/early Wednesday. Tuesday - Very early morning showers and storms, then during the afternoon the sky will clear. However, another round of storms is on the way for northern Kansas into the night.
For the first time in years, central Wichita voters have a choice to make...
Tony Dukes has lived in Wichita for 30 years. The Army veteran and barber watched his children grow up in College Hill, where longtime family homes have gradually given way to short-term rentals. Through it all, he has remained active in the community. When asked if he has voted in...
Video of reindeer panting at Wind Surge game raises concerns
Video of reindeer panting at Wichita Wind Surge game raises concerns. People reached out to KAKE News with questions and concerns about the reindeer’s well-being in over-a-hundred-degree weather.
One critically injured in south Wichita house fire
WFD said crews were able to get the flames under control, but the fire caused significant damage to about half of the house.
Kan. felon accused of attack that sent woman to the hospital
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas felon tracked down and arrested after a woman reported an attack that sent her to the hospital is now in the Sedgwick County Jail. On Friday afternoon, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office reported they were investigating a domestic-related aggravated battery that occurred early Friday along K
Sunday high temps break records in Kansas, and the heat is not over
Record-breaking heat swept across Kansas on Sunday, with Goodland, Garden City, and Russell all setting new high temperature records.
New details in arrest of Kansas Amber Alert suspect
SEDGWICK COUNTY- The Wichita Police Departmentsafely located a 2-year-old child who was the subject of an AMBER Alert and took a 21-year-old Wichita man into custody. Just after 2a.m. Sunday., police responded to a reported domestic violence incident in the 4200 block of E. Boston in Wichita, according to a media relea
