Chase Billingham is an associate professor of sociology at Wichita State University and a popular voice on local development and politics. His new book, "All American City: Bluster, Boom and Bust in Wichita" explores the cultural and economic history of Wichita and the struggle to make it a destination city. KMUW's Dan Dillon sat down with Billingham recently to talk about the book.
Plus more on these stories:
- Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kansas will soon have a closer place to practice their faith.
- Two of North America’s biggest railroad companies want to merge to create a transcontinental railroad.
- The Kansas judicial branch is warning people about a new text message scam that appears to be from the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Drought conditions are worsening in western Kansas when the state’s wheat needs rain the most.
- A Wichita man will spend more than 11 years in prison for a burglary spree that targeted local churches and businesses.
- People are invited to attend a discussion at the Advanced Learning Library about combatting extreme heat in Wichita.
- A new study finds bird populations are declining at a faster pace in areas with a lot of agriculture - especially in the Midwest.
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