New construction, zoning changes, and development projects across Wichita. Every project links to the original news article or public record.
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The Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped is breaking ground on its 25th residential community near Julia + University on Wichita's west side. This marks a significant expansion of KETCH's h
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Julia's Place is expected to open in 2027 and will offer independence to 32 people with developmental disabilities.
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Construction will begin soon at Greenwich Place shopping center (K-96 + Greenwich) for a new T-Mobile store. The store is expected to open late this year.
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A new Chipotle is under construction at 135th + Maple in far west Wichita. The restaurant will be the city's ninth location as the chain continues to expand in the area.
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Board Chair Steve Dixon said the shelter is still searching for a funding source to keep its doors open.
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The board considers community-focused and sustainable economic development plans in Kansas City's central city area.
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A roundup of recent Wichita restaurant news covering openings, closings, and construction updates across the city.
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A new Chipotle restaurant is under construction at 135th and Maple in far west Wichita. The steel structure has already drawn public curiosity about what would occupy the site.
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The funding will support the planning, construction and rehabilitation of public‑use general aviation airports.
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TOPEKA — Kansas utility regulators are weighing the benefits and costs of approving construction of a $493 million transmission line that would travel through four southwest counties. Multiple Kansas
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Movement Musick nonprofit plans to remodel old Shirkmere Apartments as part of mixed-use development
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Mayor Lily Wu attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wichita Police Department Patrol West Bureau on February 18.
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Chase Koch + Movement Musick are developing a downtown block purchased last year into a multi-use space. The project includes renovated Shirkmere Apartments at Second + Topeka, a 3,000-person event ve
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On Monday, KSN News spoke with leaders from Emporia organizations, who are focused on workforce and business development, to understand how the community could bounce back from the trend.
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Ivy Unruh, 25, died three days after she was shot at a northeast Wichita apartment complex.
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The Wichita Police Department confirmed that a 25-year-old woman is dead following a reported domestic-violence-related shooting that happened Friday morning at an apartment complex off of 37th Street
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The nonprofit plans to renovate the historic Shirkmere apartments and build music venue in downtown Wichita.
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Wichita’s Delano neighborhood continues promoting expansion, as the City Council agrees to begin the process of rezoning Douglas.
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The funding will support the planning, construction and rehabilitation of public‑use general aviation airports.
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City Council member Dalton Glasscock is proposing to rezone parts of Delano to Central Business District zoning to reduce regulatory barriers for new businesses. The move aims to streamline developmen
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Na Atkinson is opening her second Urban Nails salon at the Heritage development in Andover. The new location is opening Friday after a long wait for the right timing.
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View the most recent construction bulletin.
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The shooting happened Saturday at an apartment complex at Nims and Central avenues.
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The 300-stall garage will be built at the corner of Maple Street and McLean Boulevard as part of a hotel, apartment and retail project development.
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Three other people were injured during the fight, police said.
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Sumner County + other nearby counties are weighing how to handle data center development — some considering moratoriums while others pursue different regulatory strategies. The debate centers on wheth
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The cafe at Watermark Books completed a three-month renovation that began in early January, featuring a French-inspired design. The space had been closed to regular seating while a makeshift area was
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The Wichita Police Department Responding to an overnight shooting at the Barkley Square Apartments in downtown Wichita just before 3:00a.m.
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Two outdoor track and field meets scheduled for spring 2026 were canceled last December due to weather-related construction delays at Wichita State’s University Stadium. Brad Pittman, Wichita State’s
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The Wichita Airport Authority is conducting an airport master plan for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport with the objective to provide guidelines for the airport’s development.
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The structures are near one another along Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas. The post Unified Government commission recommends demolition of two fire-damaged buildings appeared first on The Be
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Kansas City committee meeting to learn about development proposals and how they align with city plans, zoning rules and housing goals.
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The Wichita city government is moving toward dissolving its Land Bank program, which was designed to purchase and sell properties to encourage affordable housing development in the city's core. This d
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A half decade after construction first began, Bel Aire announced work will begin to reconstruct Woodlawn Boulevard.
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Ruth's Chris Steakhouse has filed for a building permit at the Waterfront.
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The board is not expected to vote on a proposal until June.
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NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) toured Hutchinson's Cosmosphere and visited businesses in and around Wichita which contributed to the construction of the Artemis
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The 11-member group will oversee one of the largest economic development projects in the state’s history. We put together a guide to the sports authority's responsibilities, membership and more.
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City records show Dillons filed a new building permit on Friday for a new store on Ridge Road, just south of K-96.
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The proposed class action lawsuit argues that the corporation should be required to return any money it collects from tariff refunds to consumers.
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A proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to lessen the burden of property taxes on the state's residents failed to gain traction in the House Thursday.
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The gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, an academic building, around 10:43 a.m. and was found dead minutes after officers arrived, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said during a p
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Hundreds of people gathered Thursday night for a Sedgwick County town hall focused on possible data center development and what it could mean for local communities.
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I was able to read the manuscript of Chase Billingham’s delightful All-American City: Bluster, Boom, and Bust in Wichita, when he first completed it, and my contributions to his final development of t
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“Once books become available and people have the ability as well as their right to distinguish among ideas, to develop sympathies for and antipathies toward ideas, cultures, histories … and just simpl
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Gov. Laura Kelly signs bills recognizing the contribution of veterans and altering the contract landscape for public construction projects.
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Work on the City of Salina’s 2025 pavement crack sealing project will continue beginning Monday, March 16, weather permitting.
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Several parts of Wichita State’s campus will be blocked off due to construction starting over spring break, according to announcements from a university newsletter Friday. Phase one of the renovations