https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article315475306.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/af4630da-3db5-4a23-8c57-c8f64d0d1359/1_th.jpg Chase Koch planning major downtown development project Movement Musick, a non-profit company founded by Chase Koch, is planning a major downtown project that includes renovating the historic Shirkmere building into new housing and building a music venue with a capacity for 3000 people. The whole project will be bordered by First and Second street and Emporia and Topeka. https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article315475306.html/video-embed 58 2026-04-21T10:48:00Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article315462986.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/72ed3179-ef70-4bdb-90f2-d66c20a5350f/1_th.jpg Wichita's very own Rosie the Riveter has died Connie Palacioz helped drill rivets on B-29 bombers at Wichita's Boeing factory during World War II. After the restoration of the B-29 Doc, she became a bit of a celebrity, traveling with the aircraft to airshows around the country. Connie died over the weekend at age 101. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article315462986.html/video-embed 137 2026-04-19T17:00:32Z no https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/denise-neil/article315441301.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/27e07e5a-a442-41cb-b092-101749bcd425/1_th.jpg Third Culver's restaurant to open in Wichita this summer The third Culver's, a Wisconsin-based fast food chain, will open on north Rock Road this summer. The restaurant specializes in butter burgers and frozen custard. https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/denise-neil/article315441301.html/video-embed 31 2026-04-17T03:05:53Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/article315453007.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d1bf5b18-4239-46ab-85ea-abc2c65cbe6d/1_th.jpg Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg headlines Kansas Dems event Pete Buttigieg, who served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2021 to 2025, addressed about 600 people Friday night during a Kansas Democratic Party event. He encouraged attendees to look ahead to change and reform, to become civically involved and to put in the work ahead of and on Election Day. https://www.kansas.com/news/article315453007.html/video-embed 120 2026-04-18T04:22:06Z no https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article315457772.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a5b6111a-21ef-47dc-b55d-8a985c9eadd5/3_th.jpg Joey Chestnut in Wichita to eat Chili Buns Competitive eater Joey Chestnut was in Wichita to compete in a chili bun eating contest at the Wichita Wind Surge. The team their name to the Chili Buns for the weekend. https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article315457772.html/video-embed 47 2026-04-18T21:17:23Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article315481307.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ac86ad34-9287-4ea6-a213-8451ee09b506/2_th.jpg Roger Marshall on gas prices With tensions apparently easing in the Mideast, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall discusses gasoline prices following a meeting with Wichita Chamber of Commerce leaders on April 17, 2026.. https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article315481307.html/video-embed 50 2026-04-21T14:19:10Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/article315463925.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c8d51dd4-807f-418b-9b8b-d24c048da139/2_th.jpg Councilman wants to rezone parts of Delano to cut red tape City Council member Dalton Glasscock wants to rezone parts of Delano to Central Business District zoning to cut some red tape for new businesses there. https://www.kansas.com/news/article315463925.html/video-embed 45 2026-04-20T09:02:00Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article315463264.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0560891f-9857-4d3f-a8f3-591eb72fe162/1_th.jpg Connie Palacioz visits factory where she worked during World War II Connie Palacioz, who died this weekend at the age of 101, visited the Spirit Aerosystems factory in 2017. During World War II, the factory was owned by Boeing and Palacioz was drilling rivets on B-29's. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article315463264.html/video-embed 91 2026-04-19T18:00:33Z no