Tuesday’s Top 6: Liquor store move, safest cities, deadly DUI verdict, more
The Wichita Eagle’s top stories on April 28, 2026 cover a business move, safest towns and a high-profile court verdict. Here’s a quick rundown of what readers were following.
• Liquor store finds new home: After learning its building of nearly 30 years will be demolished for a 7 Brew coffee shop, Jacob Liquor West is moving around the corner to 2110 N. Maize Road. The new space is smaller — about 2,800 square feet versus 9,000 — and is expected to open in June.
Read more: Wichita liquor store, whose home of 30 years will be demolished, finds new space
• Two Wichita suburbs ranked among safest in Kansas: Mulvane took the No. 3 spot and Bel Aire came in at No. 5 in Safewise’s ranking of the safest cities in Kansas. The rankings use FBI violent crime and property crime data adjusted for population.
Read more: These 2 Wichita suburbs are ranked as the safest cities in Kansas
• Restaurant delays move, adjusts Cinco de Mayo plans: La Chinita Mexican Restaurant has pushed back its move from 1051 N. Broadway to the old Want Bierock Company spot at 2615 W. 13th St. by two to four weeks due to permit delays. The restaurant will celebrate its final Cinco de Mayo at the Broadway location.
Read more: Wichita Mexican restaurant forced to delay big move, changes Cinco de Mayo plans
• Drunken driver guilty in Andover man’s death: A Sedgwick County jury convicted Valerie M. Palace, 44, of involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 death of 71-year-old Billy Lee Wineinger, who was struck while checking damage from an earlier crash at 13th and Greenwich. Sentencing is set for June 18.
Read more: She drove drunk into crash scene, killing Andover man. Jury finds her guilty
• New job for Jerome Tang? Former K-State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang, fired midway through his fourth season, is on the verge of returning to Baylor as an associate head coach under Scott Drew. A legal fight over Tang’s $18.7 million buyout, which K-State sought to avoid by firing him “for cause,” could still loom.
Read more: Former K-State basketball coach Jerome Tang reportedly has new job in the Big 12
• Ascension plans new east-side ER: Ascension Via Christi has filed more than $15.5 million in permits, including a new 12-room freestanding emergency room at 21st and 127th streets. A separate $5.8 million permit will consolidate electrophysiology providers at 848 N. St. Francis.
Read more: Ascension files $15.5M in building permits on two projects, including a new ER
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.