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Wichita’s latest plan for its single-family public housing units: Sell them all
Proceeds from selling the 352 homes would go to the city’s new affordable housing fund, which aims to boost quality affordable housing development.
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Chief Ramsay is out. How Wichita will hire its next police chief.
The city manager has committed to a community-informed hiring process. Residents hope that means significant opportunities for public input.
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Watchdog
‘Stay safe and alive’: How Wichitans are helping their unhoused neighbors this winter
After a record-breaking cold snap last year, emergency shelters and volunteers are working overtime to protect the unsheltered as temperatures dip.
Wichita police’s new contract ignores appeals for more transparency in misconduct cases
The three-year agreement provides salary increases and retention bonuses but leaves in place rules that keep police disciplinary records confidential.
A child in crisis died in juvenile custody. How can Wichita prevent it from happening again?
Cedric ‘C.J.’ Lofton died in custody in the midst of a mental health crisis. Critics say his death was due to a lack of trauma-informed intervention.
Education
Students are back at Wichita colleges, but the COVID-19 picture remains murky
Data gaps and privacy issues make it hard to tell how the virus is impacting Friends, Newman and Wichita State as the spring semester starts.
Cutting through ‘the chaos’: What happened at Wichita’s school board meeting on Monday
The first meeting for three new school board members was canceled as they refused to follow Wichita USD 259’s mask mandate.
Why Wichita USD 259 is fast-tracking repairs to this 99-year-old high school
A $5 million to $10 million project could start as soon as March to fix the science wing of the district’s oldest high school.
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More Stories
‘We’ve become the substitute state hospital’: Four years later, Sedgwick County still calling for state mental health hospital
Local officials say the county jail and private hospitals are holding patients who should be in state-run mental health facilities.
From tall grass to tires, here’s how Wichita handles over 10,000 nuisance complaints a year
Want to make a complaint? Don’t know what your options are after receiving one? Here’s a look into the city’s process for handling nuisance complaints and code violations.
Five questions with Wichita’s two new incoming council members
Wichita City Council members-elect Maggie Ballard and Mike Hoheisel will be sworn into office on Jan. 10.
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