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A documentary about homeless encampment removals is set to make its Kansas premiere during the 2026 Tallgrass Film Festival in downtown Wichita, bringing attention to the real-life impacts of forced…
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday expressed general support for a pilot that would convert some tiny homes at the Lawrence Community Shelter into extended-stay housing for people experiencing…
Wichita residents experiencing homelessness say that when city crews remove encampments more quickly, they can lose far more than personal clutter—sometimes including identification documents and medication…
Downtown business owners in Leavenworth raised concerns about problems they associate with homelessness during this week’s Leavenworth City Commission meeting. The concerns were brought forward as part of the…
Wichita’s largest homeless encampment north of Chapin Park is scheduled to shut down on Oct. 12, with the wooded area starting its clear-out process on Oct. 13, city housing department letters told encampment…
Wichita’s City Council approved a one-time $5 million grant to Second Light, Wichita’s primary homeless shelter, to help address financial sustainability concerns. The funding comes from the city’s…
More than 80 people living in an encampment in woods just north of Chapin Park in Wichita say they are frustrated by a lack of clear information as the city moves toward razing the site. City officials say the…
After two earthquakes on June 24 devastated Venezuela’s La Guaira state, 12-year-old baseball shortstop Yeferson Seijas is now living with his family in a makeshift tent on an abandoned baseball field. His…
Local advocates helped the City of Topeka complete its 2026 summer Point in Time Homeless Count on Wednesday, an effort aimed at documenting homelessness in the community.