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Natalia Malcolm was recently surprised at school with the Overcoming Adversity Scholarship, which will allow her to attend Wichita State University.
We remember Wichita and Nashville musician Jenny Wood, who passed on March 7 at age 43.
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The unscientific straw poll found almost 80% of 2,000 respondents have no confidence in Chancellor Doug Girod and CFO Jeff DeWitt.
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Current law prohibits sexual relations between a student and a "teacher or other person of authority." But the law doesn't currently apply to school resource officers, nurses, bus drivers or other contracted employees.
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One Kansas bill earned bipartisan support for encouraging easier processes for building "middle housing." But another would ban cities and towns from passing laws that require landlords to accept federal housing vouchers.
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Music is a part of many peoples' everyday lives but the benefits of listening aren't just recreational. A professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center is researching new ways to use music to ease that incessant ear-ringing, concussion symptoms and more.
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The U.S. Department of Justice claimed in court it already has sensitive data on voters so it can check for people who should not be registered. However, the Kansas secretary of state said none of that information has been shared.
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The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.
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A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.
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Muddy floodwaters from severe rains have inundated communities and prompted evacuation orders for more than 5,500 people in towns north of Honolulu. Officials are warning about the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.
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The change is part of a round of layoffs at CBS News. When the radio service began operation in September 1927, it was a precursor to the entire CBS network. Today its top-of-the-hour news roundups are delivered to about 700 stations across the U.S.
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Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year is different. As the war continues, many are trying to balance the joy of the holiday with grief.
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This weekend, the biggest group in K-pop returns from a four-year hiatus with a new album, a live-streamed concert and an enormous tour that is already sold out.
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About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.
Commentary & Podcasts
News about two restaurant closings, and another bit of bad news for Wichita's local dining scene on this week's Dining with Denise.
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