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  • Wichita City Council approves $825M budget, 10‑year CIP plan
  • Wichita City Council, June 16, 2026: Fire Station Funding, New Panhandling-Adjacent Ordinances, and a Rugby Club Moves I
  • Wichita City Council, June 23, 2026: A Light Agenda, a Bid Question, and a Closed-Door Session

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ksn.com /2 weeks ago

Wichita City Council approves $825M budget, 10‑year CIP plan

The final budget of $825,869,222 passed 6–1, with Mayor Lily Wu voting no.

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wichitaliberty.org /1 month ago

Wichita City Council, June 16, 2026: Fire Station Funding, New Panhandling-Adjacent Ordinances, and a Rugby Club Moves I...

The Wichita City Council approved three federal fire grants, advanced ordinances raising the felony theft threshold and domestic battery sentencing, and discussed encampment and pa...

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wichitaliberty.org /1 month ago

Wichita City Council, June 23, 2026: A Light Agenda, a Bid Question, and a Closed-Door Session

Wichita's council passed an eminent domain ordinance, nuisance-abatement assessments, and new airport debt in one 7-0 consent vote. Here's what was authorized — and why the real bu...

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wichitaliberty.org /1 month ago

Wichita City Council, June 9, 2026: Boeing’s billion-dollar bond, a $233,000 dissent, and the fourth meeting without an...

Wichita City Council approved industrial revenue bonds for Boeing's $1 billion investment and two smaller manufacturers, but a College Hill CID drew the meeting's only dissent. Flo...

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ksn.com /1 month ago

Wichita council to consider nearly $500,000 settlement after crash involving officer

On Tuesday, the Wichita City Council will vote on the settlement. The item is on the consent agenda, so council members will not talk about it unless one of them pulls it for a sep...

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ksn.com /1 month ago

Wichita police seek approval to apply for federal downtown policing grant

A captain for the Wichita Police Department said that as a department, they also see the potential larger police presence in downtown as fitting with the city's growing business cl...

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ksn.com /1 week ago

Former Andover administrator named assistant city manager of Wichita

The City of Wichita announced the appointment of a new assistant city manager on Friday.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

Wichita City Council debates funding hike for public libraries

Some councilors argued on Tuesday that the library system should receive a larger bump in funding than what has been allocated. Other members were skeptical of how the city would p...

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ksn.com /2 weeks ago

City, County approve plan to transform downtown Wichita

The nearly 170-page document lays out what Downtown Wichita said is the public's vision for the city's core.

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ksn.com /21 hours ago

Wichita council votes to end Boathouse lease if $476,000 in repairs aren't made

The Wichita City Council has agreed to end the lease of the Boathouse if the renter cannot fix the maintenance problems that have piled up.

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ksn.com /3 weeks ago

Crown Uptown Theatre demolition delayed by 180 days

The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to extend the interim control period for the historic Crown Uptown Theatre by 180 days to allow time for potential redevelopment agreements.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

City of Wichita holding three career fairs in early August

The City of Wichita is scheduled to host three career fairs during the first week of August.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

Wichita celebrates 156 years of reinvention and innovation

Tuesday marks 156 years since Wichita was incorporated as a third-class city, a municipality with fewer than 2,000 residents.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

It's official: Wichita leaders sign agreement with new sister city

The paperwork was signed on Wednesday to make Chihuahua, Mexico, Wichita's newest sister city.

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ksn.com /3 weeks ago

New plan would transform downtown Wichita by 2035

The Downtown Wichita Action Plan focuses on walkability, housing, riverfront development and stronger public spaces.

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ksn.com /1 week ago

Future of Central Riverside Park playground topic of September meeting

The City of Wichita will host a public open house later this month to gather input on a planned overhaul of the playground at Central Riverside Park.

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ksn.com /20 hours ago

Wichita City Council increases budget for Redbud Trail project to $18.2M

The money will be put toward a project that fills a 3.5-mile gap on the trail between Woodlawn Boulevard and Kansas Highway 96.

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sunflowerstatejournal.com /1 month ago

Former Wichita mayor defeats Democratic incumbent as most reps survive primary challenges

Read ArticleFormer Democratic Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple won his primary on Tuesday against Democratic state Rep. Henry Helgerson of Eastborough, marking one of the few House up...

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ksn.com /3 weeks ago

Will Crown Uptown be torn down? Wichita City Council to consider delay of demolition permit

In a letter to the Crown's owner, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission made several suggestions about what could be done with the building.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

Wichita names new fire chief after national search

“Chief Mire brings a wealth of experience from one of the nation’s largest fire departments, which will help take WFD to the next level of success."

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ksnt.com /18 hours ago

City of Topeka discusses SRO elimination and approves new utility rates

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka city council held a public hearing on Tuesday and discussed making changes to the Student Resource Officer (SRO) program. City leaders also approved new...

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ksn.com /1 week ago

Sedgwick County adopts $657 million budget for 2027

Commissioners voted to move $2 million from the county's general fund to Intrust Bank Arena's reserve fund.

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kansasreflector.com /1 month ago

Kansas lawsuit challenges Wichita law enforcement’s reliance on license plate reader cameras

City of Wichita is defendant in lawsuit challenging warrantless surveillance of vehicles with 190 cameras and storage of images for use by law enforcement.

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ksnt.com /1 month ago

Topeka City Council votes for reinvestment housing initiative on Lauren's Bay development

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka City Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday, July 21 to approve a reinvestment housing initiative district (RHID), that would bring in proposed market rate and hig...

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