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Wichita faces three years of budget deficits, official says
Wichita city officials continue to face three years of significant budget deficits, according to a budget planning update Tuesday from the city’s finance staff.
Sedgwick County Commission approves $200,000 loan to Starwood Hotels for call center
May 22 at 12:26 p.m.Starwood Hotels and Resorts will get a $200,000 forgivable loan from Sedgwick County that commissioners approved Wednesday to help offset the cost of building a call center in Wichita.
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Sedgwick County EMS seeks new crews, ambulance
Sedgwick County EMS is asking for two new crews and one ambulance in next year’s budget because of increased calls and fatigue among paramedics.
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Wichita water advisory panel to make final recommendations to City Council
The city’s advisory committee on how to cope with a projected water shortage will meet to finalize its recommendations to the Wichita City Council on Wednesday.
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City admits it ‘dropped the ball’ on National Baseball Congress tournament, seeks ways to save it
When the city of Wichita bought the National Baseball Congress World Series in 2007, city officials thought they’d purchased a million-dollar asset.
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Experts give their ideas to fix the National Baseball Congress World Series
The National Baseball Congress World Series is under intense scrutiny at City Hall, where city officials have convened a panel of baseball experts and are fielding calls from NBC teams around the country, City Manager Robert Layton said.
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City, county to decide on forgivable loan for Starwood Hotels call center
A $200,000 forgivable loan for a call center creating 900 jobs with an average annual salary of almost $24,000 goes before the Wichita City Council on Tuesday.
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Zoo likely to ask Sedgwick County for more money
Cuts to the Sedgwick County Zoo’s budget have left no county funds available for maintaining exhibits or making improvements to the state’s No. 1 family tourist attraction.
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Sedgwick Co. sheriff wants to limit counties where overflow prisoners are sent, create ‘mental health pod’
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter wants to consolidate the number of places he sends inmates when the county’s downtown Wichita jail is full.
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Sedgwick County sues Andover over annexation of 159th Street East
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the Andover mayor’s name.
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Wichita council votes to pay $243,195 fine for sewage leak, fish kill
Wichita City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to pay a $243,195 state fine for a sewage release last year that killed 850 fish because of equipment failure and employee error.
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KDHE fines city of Wichita nearly $700,000 for sewage leak last year
A sewage leak a year ago that’s going to cost Wichita taxpayers almost $250,000 is proof that the city’s utility infrastructure is crumbling, Wichita officials said Monday.
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City Council to consider bonds for Ascension’s acquisition of Via Christi Health
The Wichita City Council will consider on Tuesday almost a billion dollars in industrial revenue bonds to finance Ascension’s acquisition of Via Christi Health.
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City audit of National Baseball Congress’ books reveals quarter-million-dollar debt, delinquent payments
An internal audit of the city-owned National Baseball Congress’ books shows its operators are more than a quarter-million dollars in debt and two years in arrears to the city on lease payments for Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
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Sedgwick County Commission to hear budget requests beginning Wednesday
The people who figure out how your tax dollars are spent in Sedgwick County – on public safety, culture and recreation, courts and roads – begin meeting this week to make their budget pleas.
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Wichita, KC, OKC mayors support Heartland Flyer passenger rail expansion through Kansas
The mayors of Wichita, Kansas City and Oklahoma City have thrown their weight behind returning passenger rail service to southern Kansas, signing a letter supporting the extension of train service from Oklahoma City through Wichita into Kansas City.
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City Council approves updated memorandum regarding racial profiling advisory board
Wichita City Council members approved a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with the city’s existing racial profiling advisory board.
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City Council proposal would end direct city investment in business projects
Direct city investment in new or expanding Wichita businesses would end if the City Council adopts a proposal it studied on Tuesday.
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WaterWalk fountains may not be turned on this summer due to water shortage
The drought and resulting water shortage may idle the city’s $3.5 million WaterWalk Waltzing Waters fountain system — and other city fountains — this spring and summer, city officials said Friday.
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Sedgwick County officials seek ways to reduce probation failure rate
Criminals in Sedgwick County are “flunking out” of probation at a higher rate than the rest of the state, committing more crimes and jeopardizing public safety, officials said.
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