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As it prepared for the second year, a meeting scheduled with Department of Energy contractors during President Donald Trump's inauguration in January was cancelled.

Joint statement says steady flow of information to public serves national interest

At M&M Sharpening, Mark and Patrick Madden maintain knives, shears and even swords with skills passed down through their family. The end result, they say, is generational heirlooms.

Several art students at Wichita State are currently prepping for a thesis show at Harvester Arts. One of those artists is Madison Mullen, who’s exploring the effect the internet and social media have had on her experience and the way others see her.

This week on "The Range," a father-son business where there’s never a dull moment. Also, an exhibit that explores art and identity.

Two Wichitans have immersive artworks on display at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City. Torin Andersen caught their opening at the beginning of March. The exhibit will be on display until May 29, and visitors are encouraged to interact with each piece to find some fun or even a safe space.

The resolution, which would have been on the August ballot for voters to decide, limits the assessed valuation of residential, commercial, and agricultural property from jumping more than 9% in any one year.

If farmers responded to fertilizer cost spikes by reducing application, the result could be lower yields of corn or soybeans.

The Wichita musical duo Geo-Joe have a new album called "Where Did We Go So Wrong?" and it found musicians Georgia Sutton and Joey Lemon participating in the annual RPM Challenge in which musicians write and record a whole album across the 28 days of February — but the two also view it as a protest album against the Trump administration.

Voters in USD 259 narrowly rejected a $450 million bond proposal in February of last year.