https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/article316995982.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/31366cf0-7d34-4a24-93a0-388749a86457/1_th.jpg Chico's Mexican Restaurant at 4407 W. Maple closing for good Chico's Mexican Restaurant at 4407 W. Maple in Wichita will close Sept. 19 after 52 years; new owners plan a Japanese restaurant and will close on the building in late September. https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/article316995982.html/video-embed 51 2026-08-24T22:59:03Z no https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article316991200.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5edc8bf1-e79b-4925-852c-de7c8357fc3c/1_th.jpg Kentucky pays Wichita State $110,000 for Rupp Arena game Kentucky will pay Wichita State $110,000 for a Nov. 27 game at Rupp Arena as WSU reshuffles its nonconference schedule, dropping Drake and adding Friends. https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article316991200.html/video-embed 38 2026-08-24T17:22:59Z no https://www.kansas.com/sports/high-school/article316991262.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/202fc98d-3675-41fa-bf1e-65679010d878/1_th.jpg Heights football moms get hands-on look at life on the field Heights football invited moms, grandmothers and sisters onto the field for drills, locker-room tours, weight training and film study at its family clinic. https://www.kansas.com/sports/high-school/article316991262.html/video-embed 71 2026-08-24T17:24:33Z no https://www.kansas.com/video/article316979612.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/75b0ca7f-0f28-4a50-b883-9c61e6fcabdb/1_th.jpg Local bands take over Wichita at Forever Fest More than 100 bands filled 10 venues across the city Saturday afternoon and evening for Wichita Forever Fest, a free musical festival that spotlights local bands and musicians. https://www.kansas.com/video/article316979612.html/video-embed 85 2026-08-23T01:52:54Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/article316993936.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d46d584b-40b8-4d96-a442-763c9c206e33/1_th.jpg What’s next for Blaze Pizza in Wichita? Blaze Pizza’s Wichita owner says the chain still plans to reopen this year. He’s hoping to finalize a location soon. https://www.kansas.com/news/article316993936.html/video-embed 35 2026-08-24T20:32:54Z no