The American variant of the Chinese game mahjong has been gaining popularity over the past couple years, especially with young moms. On this week’s "Culture Pop," Hugo Phan takes a look at the growing community around the tile-clattering game.
Plus, more on these stories:
- Registered voters in Sedgwick County can now cast their ballots at any of 20 locations in advance of next week's primary election.
- Wichita’s historic Orpheum Theatre will welcome the public again next month after a year-long renovation.
- Attorney General Kris Kobach has ordered three Kansas communities to repeal their bans on conversion therapy.
- Kansas farmers could save thousands of dollars a year in repairs for their equipment after an antitrust settlement with the largest agricultural manufacturer, John Deere.
- Wichita's Eisenhower Airport is asking for emergency funding from the city of Wichita to replace equipment that was damaged by recent flooding.
- More than 400,000 people attended Kansas City’s six World Cup games this summer. But a new report showed the crowds didn’t help business at most local restaurants.
- The US Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to businesses and nonprofits affected by drought in Kansas and Oklahoma.
- A baby giraffe at Tanganyika Wildlife Park has been named in honor of another giraffe that helped save her life.
- Wichita Public Schools will host a tour today at Irving Elementary School in north Wichita.
Producers: Haley Crowson and Lu Anne Stephens
Editors: Haley Crowson and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Zach Boblitt, Meg Britton-Mehlisch, Daniel Caudill, Calen Moore, Suzanne Perez, Hugo Phan, Anavi Prakash, Zach Ruth and Sam Zeff
Theme Music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Haley Crowson
