Several council members have said they want to give voters the decision about the $850 million proposal to fund public safety projects, property tax relief and revitalizing Century II and the surrounding area, among other things. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Dennis Marstall will begin with the city on Dec. 31. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Along with Wichita Public Schools, the letters were also sent to the Lawrence Public School District, the Cherryvale School District in southeast Kansas, and the State Board of Education. www.kansas.com/news/local/e...

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The city council could make a decision on who to hire by Tuesday. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

“We’re not going to get involved if someone entered the country illegally, but while they’re here, if they’re committing crimes… I don’t think they belong here at that point, and you can quote me on that.” @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The general election is Nov. 4. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Council members are scheduled to vote on increases in early December. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

An out-of-state dark-money group is spending an untold amount of money on ads taking aim at City Council incumbents Maggie Ballard and Mike Hoheisel in the final weeks of the Wichita election. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The actions have been discussed for years as the city contended with poor conditions at some apartment complexes and was unable to hold those landlords accountable. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Several other airports, including in Kansas City, are also refusing to play the video after the Transportation Security Administration approached them to play it. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The owner of the Crown Uptown Theatre is trying again to boost the number of people he can have in the venue. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Council members signaled this would be the last time it would approve an extension for the theater. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Baily said the move was necessary as it pressures the state of Kansas to make several changes for the state-mandated offices. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Sedgwick County is looking to consolidate its two tag offices into one as it fights with the state over funding. @kansasdotcom www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The outage has impacted several county departments, including both of the county’s tag offices. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

“Not quite sure what good it would do to issue a homeless person a citation that they don’t have the money to pay,” Police Chief Joe Sullivan said. “Enforcement is not the answer to this problem." | #ksleg via @bykyliecameron.bsky.social www.kansas.com/news/politic...

New, permanent, watering restrictions begin today in Wichita. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Illegal dumping has been an issue in parts of the city for several years and has cost it $1.5 million for cleanup since 2018, according to a city council agenda report. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Starting today, visitors can wander around Delano with an alcoholic beverage in hand. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Most streets north of Waterman will begin seeing paid parking meters. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Civil rights activist Mary Dean is suing the city of Wichita over her years-long efforts to get the city to consider a reparations ordinance. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

“Community members can be first responders. Service workers can be first responders.” @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/local/a...

The former library has been vacant for years, aside from when it was used as a COVID-19 vaccination center, and when Wichita Mayor Lily Wu used it for her State of the City address earlier this year. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The county commission approved a final budget for 2026 on Wednesday, setting the mill levy slightly lower than originally planned through a series of cuts and reallocations. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The Wichita City Council will consider a common consumption area license for Delano at its meeting Tuesday. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Every-other-day watering restrictions may soon be a reality for Wichita Water customers. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Very few people who own property within Wichita and the USD 259 school district will see property tax relief in 2026, even though the city, Sedgwick County and state are lowering their mill levies. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Mary Dean has been advocating for a reparations ordinance for Black Wichita residents for years, but has hit road blocks after the city dissolved its Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Advisory Board. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

A citizen advisory group is going to present its findings on the City of Wichita budget soon -- with many of its findings inflated based on unverifiable sources of information, apples-to-oranges comparisons between city budgets and an unscientific survey. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Old Town Wichita business owners will try again to get a petition passed to establish an extra 2% sales tax to pay for parking in the area instead of asking visitors to pay when they park. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Many of these lots are used for event parking at Century II and INTRUST Bank Arena. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The conversation comes as conditions at Cheney Reservoir, the city’s main water source, are improving. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Ty Masterson, president of the Kansas Senate since 2021, joined a crowded field in the 2026 Republican primary when he announced his candidacy Sunday. www.kmuw.org/2025-07-20/s...

Public media is one of those wildly imperfect, flawed, muddled institutions of American life that is far more beautiful and fortunately far tougher than people realize.

Funding to continue operation of the Heartland Flyer route from Texas to Oklahoma has been secured, setting up the possibility of its expansion into Kansas. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The council vote to essentially end its focus on the board’s core issues comes as it was discussing a potential reparations ordinance for the city of Wichita. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Ethics Board affirms last month's decision that Mayor Lily Wu violated its ethics policy by not reading, or arranging someone else to read, a Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation in March. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Funding cuts for PBS and crime prevention, but a mill levy reduction, two new elephant keepers and 20 new positions at county emergency communications are part of this year's Sedgwick County budget. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Have questions about paid parking in downtown Wichita? @kansas.com wants to answer them. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

As paid parking begins in downtown Wichita tomorrow, businesses are bracing for what that could mean for them. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Wichita City Council will decide whether the Crown Uptown should be placed on its historical registry July 15. The move is an effort to try to prevent the theatre's demolition. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The mayor and one of the 22 complainants appealed the board’s report by Tuesday’s deadline. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

A citizen-led committee, created after a Wichita city council member suggested starting a government efficiency group, says it has found up to $75 million in potential savings for the city -- that's 10% of the city's budget. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Mayor Lily Wu violated the city’s ethics policy by not reading, and not arranging someone else to read ahead of time, the Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation at a March meeting, Wichita’s Ethics Board found. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

The taping violated a city policy that prohibits any type of campaigning inside city-owned buildings. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Three seats on the Wichita City Council are up for reelection this year — all currently held by Democrats. But only one of those seats will have a primary election in August. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Wu did not sign or present a proclamation in March that recognized Transgender Day of Visibility. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Animal control, firefighters, and more could be on the chopping block as the city deals with a looming budget deficit -- and calls from residents to cut property taxes. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Dates for firework sales and shooting will be the same as last year: Friday, June 27 through Friday, July 4. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...