For older adults who have trouble driving, getting to a doctor's appointment or visiting a friend can be a challenge. Public transit might not be an option, but ride share apps come with their own roadblocks. Beth Golay recently helped a friend navigate "Uber for Seniors" and tells us how the new service is changing to meet customers halfway.
Plus, more on these stories:
- Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennet said Thursday that there will be no criminal charges filed against a Garden City woman who drove onto a soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex last month.
- Wichita City Council members say they don't think the city should have a working agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas says Congress is overdue in fixing the safety issues that caused a fatal airplane and helicopter crash in Washington D.C. nearly two years ago.
- Some Newton residents are raising concerns about a proposal to lease an airport hangar to Shield AI to test artificial-intelligence drones.
- The aerospace industry is mourning the death of Ed Bolen, a Salina-native and general aviation advocate.
- United Way of The Plains is looking for volunteers to help with its annual count of homeless people in January.
- A local non-profit organization will help send Christmas gifts to Kansans who are deployed overseas.
Producers: Haley Crowson Loecke
Editors: Haley Crowson Loecke and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Jenni Anima, Meg Britton-Mehlisch, Beth Golay, Roger Nomer and Suzanne Perez
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Digital editor: Haley Crowson Loecke
