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Consultants say the Wichita district needs to reduce its number of buildings. That could involve a massive bond issue or series of bonds to build and renovate schools, and it likely will mean closing many smaller schools.
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Let's check in on the tulips in bloom at Wichita State University.
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This week on The Range...spring is here and that means it’s tulip time at Wichita State. Also, a Wichita bus rider who hopes to inspire change in the lives of others.
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For this month's En Route, we talk with a Wichita bus rider who hopes to inspire change in the lives of others.
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The 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival ends Saturday night with a performance from the Tierney Sutton Band. The nine-time Grammy-nominated vocalist says that while writing material for a new album with the San Gabriel 7, she was struck by the realities of racism in American history.
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LaTurner cited spending more time with family and young children as the reason for his decision.
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The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
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Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
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The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.
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The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to the courts.
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Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today.
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The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.
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Yale University, Emerson College and New York University are among the few schools where students are staging encampments calling for divestment from Israel.
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Sarah Braunstein about "Bad Animals," how perspective shapes a novel, and more.
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