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Rosa and Roberto Lopez speak a different language than Ranya Taha and Bashar Mahanweh. The couples are from different parts of the world and practice different religions. None of that … Click to Continue »

Students were still in their classrooms when heavy winds blew the roof right off of their grade school cafeteria in Haviland on Tuesday afternoon. About 70 kids — from kindergarten … Click to Continue »

There's a meme recirculating in social media encouraging people in threatening situations to call 911 and order a pizza. But police in Wichita and elsewhere in the country have a … Click to Continue »

A Chinese scientist was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to steal rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical research business. Weigiang Zhang, 51, who … Click to Continue »

A Sedgwick County commissioner publicly questioned Wednesday whether Project Wichita is a legitimate effort to gather input on the future of the community, or a pretext to generate public support … Click to Continue »

Sedgwick County is planning to shred thousands of public records, 654 boxes worth. The County Commission on Wednesday authorized the destruction of decades worth of records produced from 1909 to … Click to Continue »

A Belle Plaine special education paraprofessional was removed from his position after being arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said. Remington Friend, 22, was also booked … Click to Continue »

After months of debate and controversy regarding the fate of funding to Wichita State University's student newspaper, university president John Bardo approved the student senate's proposed $25,000 cut to The … Click to Continue »

Police say an 18-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the neck. Both were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. … Click to Continue »

A man who drove into a stop sign before hitting a deer sped away after a deputy tried to pull him over for a broken brake light, the sheriff said. … Click to Continue »