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Zachary Ruth
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Wichita East High School is the district's oldest high school, with portions more than 100 years old. In the past five years, the district has spent a combined $40 million on foundation work at both East and North.
District staff say the building is safe, but the first-floor foundation of the former Roosevelt Junior High building needs to be replaced soon.
Daniel Caudill
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Zach Boblitt
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The cities of Hays and Russell near an inflection point in their quest to import badly needed water -
Farm organizations were in different stages of a grant process when the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut dozens of projects to help underserved farmers access land and capital. Agriculture leaders say the termination deals a blow to future farmers. -
Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home as pets. -
Community-supported agriculture has been a popular way for people to buy produce from local farms for decades. There's new pressure on farmers to offer more customization and convenience – but some CSA supporters worry that may dilute the original purpose. -
Wichita nurses are advocating for better security measures and staffing improvements at two of the city’s major hospitals.
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Katie Adkins/Associated PressState officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number. -
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New Yorker FestivalFive major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.
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May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives. -
The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years. -
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking. -
Fuel is airlines' second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with Iran. Airlines are looking for ways to cope, starting by hiking checked baggage fees for most fliers. -
Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.
Commentary & Podcasts
Elvis Yang
Miist has landed a dedicated global audience despite facing great odds.
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