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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Have You Heard: In a shocker of a City Council meeting, WaterWalk woes get a serious spotlight
Carrie Rengers/The Wichita Eagle For anyone in Wichita or beyond who has been disappointed in…
Wichita’s emerging homeless shelter is a lifesaver. And to those who sleep there, a sometimes frustrating work in progress.
The former emergency winter shelter transitioned to a privately-run operation on April 1. Operators are…
Decade-plus building slump limits Wichita housing choices
Twenty years of building permit data shows Wichita lacking 17,000 single-family homes after the pace…
Homeless support services to begin in 2026 at new Wichita shelter
By Kylie Cameron/The Wichita Eagle Wrap-around services at the low-barrier homeless shelter in the former Park…
Equity — in housing, safety and access — dominates Wichita City Council candidate forum
By Ainsley Smyth/The Wichita Eagle Equity — across topics ranging from housing to safety to access…
Wichita rolled out a municipal ID. Here’s how it’s gone so far, and how to get yours.
By Allison Campbell/The Wichita Eagle When Wichita rolled out its new ID program on June 30,…
Getting past the stop sign for housing in southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas has lagged other parts of the state in meeting the demand for housing…
City Council candidates in District 1 to participate in forum at WSU
By Jacinda Hall/Wichita Journalism Collaborative The Wichita Journalism Collaborative will hold a forum on July…
Reality Check:Who benefits from Wichita tax-cut plan? Not that many property owners, analysis finds
By Chance Swaim/The Wichita Eagle In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into…
ALICE families walk tightrope of financial insecurity
A growing population in Kansas is falling victim to increasing inflation and rising costs of…
Blackbear Bosin Academy, ‘a really cool building,’ about to debut as apartments
By Carrie Rengers/The Wichita Eagle The new apartments at the former Blackbear Bosin Academy, which is…
‘Hobo codes’ public art tracks the past alongside the present
By Stefania Lugli/The SHOUT Editor’s note: This story is being republished with permission from The Shout, Wichita-based independent newsroom…
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