Celia Hack
News ReporterCelia Hack is a general assignment reporter for KMUW, often focusing on housing, environmental issues, Sedgwick County government, and everything in between. She began reporting at KMUW in 2022.
Prior to joining KMUW, she worked at The Wichita Beacon covering local government. She also spent time freelancing for The Shawnee Mission Post and the Kansas Leadership Center’s The Journal. She is originally from Johnson County, Kansas.
In her free time, Celia enjoys reading, attempting to stay updated on pop culture, and (sometimes) playing kickball.
Celia has most recently been honored with statewide Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards for her coverage of housing, mental health, the environment, and more. In addition, she received a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Sedgwick County has the most evictions in Kansas. One landlord is responsible for a quarter of them.
Celia can be reached by email at celiahack@kmuw.org.
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The new plan removes most references to climate change, greenhouse gases or environmental justice. But many of its goals, outside of the community-wide greenhouse gas reduction target, remain unchanged. -
Daily Wichita markets itself as a community newsletter aiming to “make local news more accessible, highlight extraordinary people in our community, and support local organizations.” -
The center was set up in 2023 as part of former President Joe Biden’s emphasis on addressing communities with disproportionately-high levels of pollution. -
The Multi Agency Center Board Inc. will take over operations of the current emergency winter shelter on April 1, the first step in establishing the multi-agency center. -
The city of Wichita created a land bank in 2021 to ease affordable housing development in the center of the city. But four years later, city staff have suggested dissolving it, saying it faces too many obstacles. -
Kaylee Fritchen has worked at the U.S. Forestry Service since 2022, spending half the year undertaking intense manual labor to clear trails in an Idaho forest. -
At the show, pedigreed cats compete for points to boost their national rankings. But Wichitans appreciate the show as an opportunity to bond with friends and family over their love of the cats. -
Kansas has a lack of housing in both rural and urban areas. The bill would focus on areas with “minimal building activity.” -
Eviction records can follow tenants indefinitely. Sedgwick County legislators are proposing a changeThe bill proposes requiring courts to automatically seal certain eviction records and expunge others after two years. -
At issue is the physical area the state analyzed in a 2023 health study near the 29th and Grove contamination site.
