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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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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
We remember Wichita and Nashville musician Jenny Wood, who passed on March 7 at age 43.
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The bill would require school districts to verify the income of students who qualify for free school lunches. That number determines how much more funding Kansas school districts can receive to serve academically at-risk students. -
Dozens of people gathered at a meeting to hear from the company and share their opinions about the first of a new type of small nuclear reactor planned for the southeast Kansas community. The group was split, with many concerned about living near the underground reactor. -
KWCH 12 morning news anchor Felicia Rolfe is a familiar face for many in the Wichita area. Outside of her day job, she’s known for her volunteer work, emceeing events across town and giving back to the community through mentoring. Carla Eckels talks to Rolfe for this month's "In the Mix." -
SCUBA diving isn’t an activity you would normally associate with land-locked Kansas. But here in Wichita, there is an active diving community. -
This week on "The Range" ... SCUBA diving … in Kansas? Also, a familiar face from a Wichita morning show.
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Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesIn a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee. -
Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.
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The goal in the world of global health is to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job. -
On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage. -
Anti-vaccine activists rally supporters to try to keep the momentum going on changing federal vaccine policies. This comes even as the White House tries to tamp down attention to the unpopular issue ahead of the midterm elections, and a powerful federal advisory committee plans to meet to consider even more moves. -
U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month. -
A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
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Adrien Bisson
Alan Williams discusses his new album, Floating on the Dreamline, his life as an educator, and contemplating what happened to saxophone solos in pop songs.
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