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BLET reaches tentative agreements with Watco, VRE

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen today announced it has reached a tentative agreement with Watco, the first such agreement since dispatchers at the short line company voted to unionize in February 2025. The BLET also announced it has reached a tentative agreement with Virginia R
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The city of Goddard extends their fireworks sale and discharge window

GODDARD, Kan. (KWCH) -The adjustment in Goddard’s firework sale and discharge is causing discourse online, while a retailer is benefitting from the extra time. “I understand people want to shoot off fireworks and show their patriotism, I just feel like 16 days is far too long,” said Jennifer Anderson, a Goddard residen
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Storm Track 3 Forecast: Flooding overnight, more severe storms late Thursday

A flood watch is in effect through Friday morning. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman is tracking more rounds of heavy rain and severe storms in your updated Storm Track 3 forecast.
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Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 2026 class revealed

The Kansas Aviation Museum announced the 2026 Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame class Wednesday, honoring Kansans who've shaped flight.
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‘I would do it all over again’: Veteran combat engineer would still be serving...

He was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri during his four years of service, but the biggest moments of his career happened in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
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National Weather Service discusses why Sedgwick tornado lacked warning

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — A tornado that struck northern Sedgwick County early Sunday morning lasted about two minutes, traveled less than a quarter-mile and caught many people by surprise, according to Vanessa Pearce, a meteorologist who works in the National Weather Service in Wichita. The tornado was rated EF-2,...
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AAR wins Collins Aerospace Supplier of the Year award

AAR CORP. has been awarded the Collins Aerospace Supplier of the Year Award for its Component MRO facility in Wellington, Kansas, in recognition of its outstanding customer service, operational excellence, and consistent performance. This marks the third time AAR’s Component MRO business has received supplier recogniti
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Local boxers chase national dreams as Junior Olympics return to Wichita

The dream started with a simple problem: the Torres family was spending more time at the boxing gym than at home. For nearly five years, Alvin Torres Sr. watched his son, Alvin Jr., pour himself into the sport. His daughter, Liliana, followed. Practices became part of the family schedule. Training became part of the fa
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Educator’s Dedication to Cultural Awareness and Innovative Teaching Brings Rewards to Kansas Students and...

EMPORIA: In Uncharted Paths: A Memoir of Teaching and Learning, a Kansas teacher, Lakshmi Kambampati, shares the most important lessons of her career: not the ones she taught, but the ones she learned from students and communities around the world. “Uncharted Paths invites us to share a teacher’s colorful and...
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Three people hurt in Chase County crash

Three Wichita residents were hurt in a crash in southeast Chase County early Wednesday. Emporia Fire/EMS and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 113.9 southbound, 13 miles southwest of Emporia and 2 miles northeast of the Flint Hills cattle pens exit, shortly before 4:30 am. T

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