Top Wichita stories Monday: Mayor threatened over food stamps, coach change and more

These are some of the top stories from the Wichita area on Monday, covering a threat against the mayor, a hockey coaching shake-up, a push to cut business red tape and a former Kansas mayor’s plea deal in a voting case.

Here are key takeaways:

• Threats against mayor: A man charged with threatening Wichita Mayor Lily Wu was angry about a delay in his food stamps application, according to a probable cause affidavit. Griffin Kyle Cornejo, 50, admitted to making the calls from a bar and told police his intent was “to put the fear of God into her,” the affidavit says. He faces two felony counts of criminal threat, with his next court date set for May 18.

• Thunder coaching change: The Wichita Thunder and head coach Bruce Ramsay mutually agreed to part ways after seven seasons. Ramsay compiled a 218-214-61 record and was named ECHL Coach of the Year in 2021, but the Thunder missed the playoffs in four of his final six seasons.

• Cutting red tape in Delano: City Council member Dalton Glasscock wants to rezone a stretch of Delano to Central Business District zoning to make it easier for businesses to open and operate. All 30 previous applications to rezone parts of Delano to CBD zoning since 2015 were approved.

• Former mayor’s plea deal: Joe Ceballos, the former mayor of Coldwater who was charged with voting illegally as a noncitizen, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of disorderly election conduct. He agreed to pay a $2,000 fine and serve a year of probation.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.