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Wichita police investigating midday shooting Tuesday

Wichita police are in the 900 block of South Woodlawn investigating a shooting. One man was shot in the leg during a robbery at a liquor store in the area, … Click to Continue »

 

Justices ask why Kansas lawmakers didn't follow school funding study

Kansas Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned why the Legislature appeared to ignore its own study that recommended increasing school spending by upwards of $2 billion. “Here you all are, … Click to Continue »

 

Mountain biker killed by cougar was a native Kansan. He did nearly everything right

Two mountain bikers were attacked by a mountain lion and one was killed in Washington state on Saturday, despite doing nearly everything right during the confrontation. This weekend's attack in … Click to Continue »

 

Tyler Barriss, man accused of fatal 'swatting' call, to appear in court Tuesday

The 25-year-old Los Angeles man who is accused of making the "swatting" call that led a Wichita police officer to fatally shoot a father of two in late December is … Click to Continue »

 

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer to treat patients at a Wichita free clinic

When people go to a free clinic, they don't expect their doctor to also be the governor of the state. But Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, a physician, will treat at … Click to Continue »

 

Woman injured in late night shooting

Wichita police are investigating the shooting of a woman late Monday night. The woman was shot near 17th and Green — near Grove — at around 11:30 p.m. and was … Click to Continue »

 

Wichita man planned to get a house 'exclusively' for storing meth

A Wichita man whose drug-selling scheme included renting a home that would be used exclusively to store methamphetamine has been ordered to spend 30 years in federal prison. Justin Morales … Click to Continue »

 

Thunderbird Tactical gun range closed less than a week after bank seeks foreclosure

Less than a week after a bank sought to foreclosure on Thunderbird Tactical, the Wichita firearms shop and indoor shooting range is closed. Ryan and Jennifer Pennock, in a Facebook … Click to Continue »

 

Architect Kenton Cox left 'such a legacy' in Wichita and area school districts

Nearly two decades ago, when Wichita school leaders were considering who should oversee plans to rebuild and renovate the district's aging buildings, they briefly considered hiring a big Boston firm. … Click to Continue »

 

This KU bike rack looks like 'CRAP,' some say. But they have it all backward.

The four letters making up the stands of the new, student-built bike rack at the University of Kansas can be read two ways — but only one was intentional. The … Click to Continue »

 

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