Health & Science
Kami Steinle
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KMUW
Wichita police said Monday that they were allowing aid organizations into Chapin Park in southeast Wichita to help relocate people living there, but limiting all other access to the area.
Roger Nomer
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Kansas News Service
Jason Colston
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American Red Cross
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Wichita public libraries, recreation centers and neighborhood resource centers serve as community cooling centers, with air-conditioning and water available. -
The first-ever “Mission: Underground” event at the Strataca salt museum will feature food and activities, including movies and video games, and a sleeping area with cots. -
More than 2,000 Sedgwick County households experienced homelessness for the first time last year — a 147% increase from 2020. -
The rate of encampment cleanups in Wichita has dramatically increased compared to last year, but still-visible homelessness frustrates community and City Council members. -
Two city leaders pushed for greater enforcement of Wichita's illegal camping ban, saying they've not seen a reduction of homeless encampments. -
Advocates say understaffing at the Kansas agency that regulates adult care homes puts elderly and disabled residents at risk of abuse and neglect. -
A group of Kansas women say the ‘pregnancy exclusion’ in the state’s Natural Death Act violates the Kansas Constitution. -
Kansas averages 25 dangerously hot days per year. That’s 10 more than it would in a world without climate change, according to the report. -
Research shows intergenerational connection boosts wellbeing. The residents of Logan are putting that to the test. -
Officials say an unvaccinated child in Sedgwick County has tested positive for measles.
