Renovations planned for iconic Resthaven Mortuary cross at west Wichita cemetery
The cross at Resthaven Mortuary & Gardens of Memory in west Wichita has been in need of a renovation for years, but leaders say it hasn't been that simple.
Wichita Mom’s Car Stolen With Kids’ Car Seats Inside; Armed Teens Arrested
WICHITA, Kansas — A Wichita mother says she’s still shaken after her car was stolen from her driveway early Thursday morning with her children’s car seats still inside, an incident that ended in a crash and the arrest of two armed teenagers. Theft and Discovery of the...
Wichita City Council approves Ice Center repair, Starlite Drive In loan extension
The Wichita City Council approved repairs for the Ice Center at Tuesday's meeting.
Sedgwick County tag office system back up and running
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Sedgwick County says its Kansas Tag system MOVRS is currently back up and running. At 9:50 a.m., the county said the system was down and the tag office was unable to complete any transactions. The State of Kansas IT Department was notified about the outage. The...
Kan. teen accused of shooting ex-girlfriend still at large
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a shooting in Wichita continue asking the public for help to locate 16-year-old Cesar Govea, according to a statement from Wichita Police. Govea is wanted in connection with a shooting on August 24, that injured his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend and a 17-year-old boy. The...
Starlite Drive-In receives another extension to repay city loan. Here’s why
The Starlite Drive-In has received another extension from the city of Wichita to pay back a $200,000 loan it received in 2018. The drive-in theater still owes $147,977.67 to the city. It now has until December 2031 to make monthly payments of $2,147.33 to repay the loan. “We always look for opportunities to help...
Victim of shooting outside Wichita QuikTrip dies
Wichita Police say Knowledge McPherson, 23, of Wichita, died October 1 at a Wichita hospital where he had undergone surgery following the September 30 shooting.
Wichita’s beloved ‘Elote Man’ returns after health scare
For years, residents have known Don Alberto Quezada as the “Elote Man,” the vendor who could be spotted rain or shine, pushing his cart through the Northside and greeting customers with a cheerful “Gracias, que le vaya bien.”
Coordinated Crackdown: Inside the Wichita Police Department’s crime reduction task force
What Wichita police say was a cry from the community to stop thieves from terrorizing the city turned into a yearlong crackdown on crime. A special property crimes task force that started as a temporary team of several law enforcement agencies turned into a permanent unit that's still going strong. Police say it’s...
Kansas foster care fails for the fourth year in a row to give enough...
An audit of the state system found, for the fourth year, that private agencies that run foster care aren’t getting enough children into mental health treatment programs. The post Kansas foster care fails for the fourth year in a row to give enough mental health services to kids appeared first on The Beacon .
