Some people on social media are wondering why, when you drive around near 25th and Grove, you suddenly run into street after street of empty, boarded-up homes in terrible condition.
Ricky Alderete, 45, was charged with felony theft and other criminal counts with more suspects being sought by Wichita police after the bronze Jackie Robinson statue was stolen on Jan. 25 from the League 42 baseball fields in McAdams Park.
The Wichita City Council is voting Tuesday on whether to rezoneĀ anĀ area on E. Central between Chautauqua and Lorraine, so the homes can eventually be demolished to make way for a new medical facility.