Wichita KS

The City of Wichita is moving ahead with the next phase of its downtown paid parking system.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Tanganyika Wildlife Park has welcomed a rare new arrival: a male pygmy hippo named Mars. Born one month ago, Mars is the fifth calf of Posie and Pluto, a breeding pair that arrived at the park in 2014. Tanganyika is the only zoo in Kansas actively working to preserve the endangered pygmy hippo...

The Wichita Police Department says they have activated its new gunshot detection system.

A motorcyclist was critically hurt Friday afternoon in a crash with a vehicle in west Wichita.

The 2024 edition of Joe Walsh’s annual VetsAid concert was canceled due to “reasons beyond the organizers’ control,” but the benefit event aiding veterans charities is now set to return this fall. The 2025 VetsAid show will take place on Saturday, November 15, at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Walsh’s hometown of Wichita,...

Big news for east Wichita. The restaurant voted the most liked wings in Wichita, Nelson’s Kitchen, is opening a second location at 6121 E 21st St N. The popular restaurant selling burgers, wings, chicken & waffles, catfish and more are taking over the space previously held by such restaurants at Bionic Burger,...

Kechi Police, with assistance from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, have conducted a raid of a warehouse of a local business selling CBD products.

Sentencing has been delayed for an Emporia man who reached a plea agreement on charges of child sex abuse in Wichita earlier this year. John Robert Burton was originally set for sentencing Thursday, but the hearing was pushed to Sept. 17 by Sedgwick County Judge Jeff Goering. Burton was originally...

The Wichita Water Works, a $500 million water treatment plant, was initially set to be fully operational in early 2025. However, due to various factors, including mechanical failures, drought conditions, and delays in testing, the plant's opening has been postponed. Despite these setbacks, the City of Wichita remains...

A Wichita woman will serve more than three years in prison for dragging a Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office deputy with a car during a traffic stop this spring. Nevaeh Ann Thompson, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to 45 months. “The Court followed the recommendations of the State,” Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office...