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Injoy Fountain had to fight for the right to show her Wichita pride. At a recent “American Idol” audition, Fountain sported a “Wichita Made” T-shirt (coincidentally made here by Tevin … Click to Continue »

Wichita is one of six cities participating in a racial equity and healing program with The National League of Cities. How that initiative will unfold over the next 15 months … Click to Continue »

In an emergency like a mass shooting, a person can die from blood loss in 3 to 5 minutes. Sometimes that’s before emergency services arrive, or before police have cleared … Click to Continue »

Local officials issued a reminder to area residents that a state-issued burn ban extends through the month of April. The burn ban from the state includes Sedgwick County, county spokeswoman … Click to Continue »

A Wichita woman who shot and killed her boyfriend on a Kellogg on-ramp last year is immune from prosecution, a Sedgwick County judge ruled this week. Crystal Rotramel, 32, was … Click to Continue »

The AAA Ranch east of Cedar Vale is as landlocked as any other Kansas farm. The Sunflower Shrimp Farm is a tidy little acreage near Oxford with no ocean in … Click to Continue »

An armed man who threatened law enforcement officers during an eight-hour Lawrence standoff has been ordered to write letters of apology to three officers and undergo alcoholism treatment. The Lawrence … Click to Continue »

Carl Koster — retired NFL photographer, former mayor of Cheney, friend and promoter of rural Kansas — was found dead Thursday at his home in Cheney. Mr. Koster was a … Click to Continue »

Officers were called to a residence in the 1900 block of South Topeka at around 11 p.m., Officer Paul Cruz said. They found a 26-year-old man outside the residence with a stab wound to his chest. … Click to Continue »

Harbingers of spring are everywhere these days. The daffodils are blooming and soon the tulips will be showing up. Also beginning to show up at your doorstep are business cards … Click to Continue »