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Wichita residents will get a chance to meet and ask questions of the finalists at a community forum next week at Botanica.
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Musician Joe Walsh was 20 months old when his father died in 1949 while flying a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, America's first operational jet fighter. Walsh has founded an organization called VetsAid that helps military veterans and families.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly considering land near the Kansas Speedway to build a new stadium and entertainment district, with the state still offering to finance up to 70% of the project. They've put out a request for proposals from firms to design it.
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The museum in Topeka reopens on Nov. 22 with free admission, special guests and activities. It will ask visitors to focus on a singular question: What is Kansas?
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After weeks of uncertainty, Kansas released SNAP benefits to residents on Friday, while Missouri plans to release benefits — either full or partial payments — later this week. But the recent Trump budget bill added a number of restrictions to the program.
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Gwen Ottenberg, owner of Imagine That Toys in Wichita, offers some suggestions for card and board games for upcoming holiday gatherings.
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Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
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The United Nations Mine Action Service estimates between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years failed to detonate, and unexploded ordnance has killed at least 328 people.
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A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.
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When Stacia was 21, she was struggling with severe depression. A stranger's simple question gave her safety during a time she needed it the most. Now, it's an example she's tried to follow ever since.
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The word began as a medical diagnosis but over the centuries has evolved to mean the longing for a bygone, idealized past.
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The Arizona Democrat won her race in September, but Speaker Mike Johnson has waited to swear her in until today. Grijalva has vowed to be the decisive signature in a bid to release the Epstein files.
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Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages.
Commentary & Podcasts
KMUW's Meg Britton-Mehlisch tagged along as nearly 3,000 runners took over Wichita streets in the 2025 Prairie Fire Marathon.
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