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New year, new council: What can Wichita expect from city government in 2024? | #citycouncil

Monday marked the beginning of a new era in Wichita city government, as the city council said goodbye to long-serving Republican members Jeff Blubaugh and Bryan Frye and welcomed newly elected Republican members Dalton Glasscock and J.V. Johnston. The biggest shift, though, involved the replacement of one-term Democratic Mayor Brandon Whipple with a much more […]

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Wichita city council member shares plan tackling issue surrounding homeless encampments | #citycouncil

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Following a story in which FactFinder spotlighted an issue in the city concerning homeless encampments, a city council member steps forward to discuss a plan she has to fix the issue. Wednesday, 12 News spoke with people in the community who are fed up with the encampments leaving parts of the […]

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Wichita City Council to vote on landlord retaliation ordinance | #citycouncil

“Staff wanted to go over that and didn’t feel comfortable having the final version on December 19, that we had wanted to vote on,” Johnson said. “And I agreed with pushing it off to the second as well because there were opportunities to make this a little stronger than it was. We have to show that, […]

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Wichita City Council addresses illegal gambling machines | #citycouncil

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Wichita City Council approved Initial changes for an ordinance that addresses illegal gambling in the city. City officials said they have confiscated machines from convenience stores, restaurants, bowling alleys and laundromats but the devices tend to reappear. The machines are said to be primarily in lower-income areas and some even […]

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Political expert breaks down crowded Wichita mayoral race

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – As voters in Wichita go to the polls Tuesday, the race drawing the most attention has a crowded field vying to be Wichita’s next mayor. Eight candidates are trying to unseat incumbent Mayor Brandon Whipple. Tuesday, voters will narrow the field down to two finalists that will appear on the ballot […]

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Wichita city council to vote on leasing downtown land to WSU and KU for biomedical campus | #citycouncil

News 7 hrs 42 mins ago written by Jackson Overstreet WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – Right now the parking lot at the corner of William and Broadway in downtown Wichita is just that, a place to park your car. However in a few years it could be the home to a project city leaders say will […]

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Another Blubaugh running for southwest Wichita council seat | #citycouncil

Bentley Blubaugh, candidate for Wichita City Council, District 4. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle Jeff Blubaugh can’t run for another term on the Wichita City Council but that doesn’t mean southwest Wichita will be without a Blubaugh on the ballot this year. Bentley Blubaugh plans to run for his uncle’s District 4 seat, challenging former […]

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WPD officers pulled from patrol to provide personal security for mayor

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – FactFinder 12 obtained emails showing the City of Wichita is pulling police officers from their normal patrol shifts to provide personal security for Mayor Brandon Whipple. The information follows reports that Whipple had at least one threat on social media after body cam footage captured a confrontation between him and a […]

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WPD officers pulled from patrol to provide personal security for mayor

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Wichita mayor responds to police union’s calls for resignation

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple responded after receiving calls for his resignation if he doesn’t apologize following a verbal confrontation with a Wichita Police Department officer, recorded on the officer’s bodycam. In the bodycam footage, timestamped a little after 3 p.m. Sept. 24 Whipple is attempting to dump trash at a Wichita […]