New Wichita shelter for unhoused will offer more services under one roof
When it opens around the summer of 2027, Wichita’s newest supportive housing facility will offer something long missing from the city’s homelessness response: a single place where people can sleep safely, get medical care, meet with counselors, wash their clothes and even bathe their pets — all under one roof. “Park...
Quarter-cent county sales tax proposal at odds with city’s potential 1% sales tax
Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita are both considering adding to their sales tax rates.
OJ Watson Park train tracks damaged after ‘cash hunt’ social media trend
OJ Watson Park train tracks damaged after 'cash hunt' social media trend. A social media trend designed to give away free money is causing problems, according to Wichita's Parks and Recreation Department, which says it's still cleaning up damage from a recent "cash hunt."
Crime Stoppers: Postcard promising $150 gift card turns into costly scam for Wichita man
Crime Stoppers: Postcard promising $150 gift card turns into costly scam for Wichita man. Like most of us, Gough Davis checks his mail every day. When he got this postcard a couple of weeks ago, he thought it looked like a good deal.
David Lord celebrates Kansas roots, return home on ‘Way Over The Rainbow’
Wichita musician David Lord’s new album, “Way Over The Rainbow” is out Dec. 12 on Lord’s own newly launched label Cloud Ear. This inaugural release will be pressed on vinyl. It will be limited to 100 copies, a measure that Lord says is informed by his previous experience running a label and finding himself with a...
Boeing unveils signage, solidifies acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It’s a change 20 years in the making that became official Thursday morning. Boeing unveiled its first sign, marking the name change that comes with the acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems.But on Thursday morning, those tarps came off, and the Boeing name went up once again.
Boil water advisory lifted for Wichita suburb
A boil water advisory for Park City has been rescinded by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The city, just north of Wichita, has been under a boil water advisory since Tuesday. An earlier release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said a waterline break caused a loss of pressure in...
Sentencing delayd for killing Kan. couple in parking garage
SEDGWICK COUNTY— A man convicted of killing two people in a parking garage in Old Town in Wichita was scheduled to learn his fate Wednesday. A sentencing hearing for 21-year-old Zachary Ramirez in the deaths of 20-year-old Josephina Lerma-Dominguez and 21-year-old Bryan Lara-Hernandez both of Wichita was continued,...
Man arrested, accused of stealing fire vehicle, disrupting EMS during medical emergency
A man was arrested Tuesday evening after Wichita police said he attempted to break into several emergency vehicles, forced his way into an apartment where firefighters were performing CPR on a patient and then stole a Wichita Fire Department truck. The incident began as a medical call at an apartment complex in the...
Groundbreaking on Park Landing moves Wichita closer to ‘functional zero homelessness’ goal
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita’s goal of “functional zero homelessness” is getting a boost following Wednesday’s groundbreaking for a facility that will provide wraparound services for those looking to get off of the streets. The groundbreaking for Park Landing, in the 1000 block...

















