Meg Britton-Mehlisch
News ReporterMeg Britton-Mehlisch is a general assignment reporter for KMUW and the Wichita Journalism Collaborative. She began reporting for both in late 2024.
Before joining the team at KMUW, Meg was the local government reporter for The Wichita Beacon. She was also a local government and general assignment reporter for Southwest News Media in Scott County, Minnesota, and The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In 2023, Meg was honored with the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s Reporter of the Year award for her work reporting on local infrastructure, government and election issues.
She’s a 2018 graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has a master’s degree from the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University. When she’s not reporting on Wichita, she’s eating good food with her fiancé or hanging out with her two cats and her dog. Meg can be reached at megbm@kmuw.org
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Sedgwick County leaders have consistently said they’re against the kind of multi-year moratorium enacted by some neighboring counties. -
A group of chefs in Wichita spent their Earth Day trying their hand at a new ingredient. Now, there may be a future on their menus for a perennial grain designed for sustainability called Kernza. -
At M&M Sharpening, Mark and Patrick Madden maintain knives, shears and even swords with skills passed down through their family. The end result, they say, is generational heirlooms. -
The 'No Kings' protest focused on demonstrating a public opposition to the Trump administration's immigration and military policies. The Wichita protest was among nearly 40 demonstrations planned in Kansas. -
There aren't many details on what Monarch or NextEra envision for western Sedgwick County, in part because people selling land have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with the companies.
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A handful of Wichita-area vets are part of an emerging movement in veterinary medicine called "Fear Free." The techniques aim to change how our pets feel about visiting the doctor. -
Unofficial results show nearly 82% of Wichita voters said 'no' to the proposal. Mayor Lily Wu said in a Facebook post that her vote to hold a special election was "a mistake." -
The lawsuit claims that Honda of Downtown Los Angeles filed a false police report after a car sale went south. That report led to the arrest of a California woman. -
The ripple effect of a hot housing market during the pandemic means that the median increase in home values will hit 10.8% in Sedgwick County this year. -
Wichita firefighters at Station 15 evacuated the building on Sunday. The firefighters reported burning eyes, noses and throats after mold remediation started last week.
