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Friday, June 30, 2023

Health experts say mold can cause major respiratory issues, especially in vulnerable populations like youth and the elderly. But many cities – including Wichita – don’t include mold as a violation of city housing codes. Some tenants with widespread mold in their apartment buildings are frustrated that there’s nowhere to find help for the issue.

Plus more on these stories:

  • Machinists at Spirit Aerosystems approved the company's second contract offer last night... ending a nearly weeklong strike.
  • Governor Laura Kelly says state agencies will continue to allow Kansans to change the gender on their birth certificates and IDs.
  • The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday against affirmative action in college admissions.
  • Americans for Prosperity’s Kansas chapter has made its first-ever endorsement in the Wichita mayor’s race.
  • The Sedgwick County Zoo says a rhinoceros was euthanized Wednesday after it started showing signs of colic.
  • The owner of the Kansas City Royals hopes the baseball team will be playing in a new downtown stadium by the 2027 or 2028 season.
  • The U.S. Golf Association has announced that a national championship will be held in Newton next year.

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Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition, and NPR StoryLab Workshop team member on the award-winning podcast My Fellow Kansans.