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Sean Sandefur/KMUW, File PhotoThe U.S. Department of Justice reached agreement with The Kroger Co., which owns Dillons stores in Kansas, regarding its mismanagement of refrigerant chemicals, including payment of a $2.5 million penalty. -
Credit: AJ DomeSome Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising. They're worried about potential harmful impacts to the environment and just being heard during preliminary public meetings. One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been building more temples over the past decade. A new one under construction in Wichita will open later this year. -
The national campaign, which started in 1991, encourages women to raise funds, volunteer on work sites and spread the word about affordable housing. -
An anonymous donor provided the initial funding for Pope Leo Village, which will be comprised of eight rehabilitated homes at 26th and Ash. -
From muddy roads to petty politics, township posts can be messy: Candidates for forlorn local boards in short supply. -
This month, four Black STEM leaders are being celebrated with life-size images at the Exploration Place Outdoor Display, in collaboration with the Kansas African American Museum. -
An annual event celebrating the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took place Monday at the Wichita State University Metroplex. The program featured speakers, singers and the MLK Celebration Choir. -
The Wichita Journalism Collaborative will partner with the Kansas Leadership Center and the League of Women Voters of Wichita Metro to host a Braver Angels debate centered on the proposed 1% sales tax. The debate will take place on Monday, January 26, from 6-8 p.m. at the Advanced Learning Library. -
"Seized" tells the story of the Marion County Record. It will "make people think about what journalism really is and what people really want journalism to be," its director and producer said. -
Botanica's Illuminations is one of Wichita's most cherished holiday events—an immersive light show featuring more than 2 million lights that draws thousands to Riverside's botanical garden. KMUW visited this year's display, and Haley Crowson brings us this Wichita Soundscape. -
Leaders of a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation-owned business were fired after they accepted a $30 million federal contract to assist with designing large-scale immigration detention centers. Now, Tribal Council chair Joseph Rupnick says the tribe is no longer involved in the project.
