Our Purpose: The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is a coalition of newsrooms and community partners joining forces to help meet news and information needs in and around Wichita. We aim to support and enhance quality local journalism.
We all desire a place to call home, but is affordable, quality housing out of reach for many Wichitans? The members of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative are working together to investigate and report on this issue. Learn more
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A retired Wichita businessman is building a new financing model for affordable housing
By Celia Hack/KMUW Steve Feilmeier, the former chief financial officer of Koch Inc., opened the social…
Federal agencies “clawing back” grant funds from Sedgwick County
By Meg Britton-Mehlisch/KMUW Programs that support some of Sedgwick County’s most vulnerable residents are now…
A 2024 Wichita ordinance cracked down on landlord retaliation, but few tenants have complained
By Celia Hack/KMUW A new ordinance allowing the city of Wichita to fine landlords who retaliate…
Property taxes are squeezing Kansans. Lawmakers can’t agree how to help
By Zane Irwin/KMUW Lawmakers promised major property tax cuts this year, but they’re running out of…
Wichita animal lover, once homeless, now up for a national award. Here’s why
By Eduardo Castillo/The Wichita Eagle Maria Montoya, 65, picks up a nearly 40-pound sack of dog…
The city of Wichita can fine landlords who don’t take care of their properties. It rarely does
By Celia Hack/KMUW An analysis by KMUW found the city fined fewer than 200 property owners…
New appraisals spark appeals
By Meg Britton-Mehlisch / The Active Age Appeals of Sedgwick County’s new property appraisals were…
OPINION: Wichita State misses window of opportunity by not expanding on-campus housing
By Mya Scott/The Sunflower Many college students rely upon on-campus housing when attending college. This…
How a Wichita mobile clinic halved EMS calls to a homeless center
The ICT Street Team started a paramedic on-site at United Methodist Open Door last year…
Wichita City Council approves municipal IDs
The Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create the City of Wichita ID to lower barriers…
Book Review: Wichita’s Big Read 2025 selection holds up a flag that says “You are not alone”
By Sophia Best/The Sunflower When asked by her brother what she hopes to bring into…
Wichita City Council to vote on municipal IDs Tuesday
Advocates have pushed officials to create a city-wide ID to lower barriers for the homeless…
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