Wichita KS

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38% in Sedgwick County living paycheck to paycheck, United Way says

In 2024, a family of four with two children in childcare in Sedgwick County needed $76,512 just to cover basic needs, according to the United Way.
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Wichita State prepares students for big changes coming to federal financial aid

Major changes to federal student aid and loan programs take effect July 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Peek inside this soon-to-open Wichita pizzeria. (And learn how to say its name.)

Wichita has until July 1 to learn how to properly pronounce this word: Apizza. No, it’s not “ah pizza.” In Connecticut, where the style of pizza that will be served by new Wichita restaurant Tommy’s Apizza originated, it’s pronounced “ah-beetz.” Owner Tom Geagan, a Connecticut native, is a couple of weeks away from ope
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Boeing moves ahead with sizable investment to Wichita campus

Boeing must achieve their own financing for the $450 million in property improvements. They will invest $1.35 billion for machinery and equipment to add 150 new jobs with an annual average wage of $84,000.
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Kansas zoo running on generators as it cleans up storm damage

Rolling Hills Zoo near Salina said it has tree and limb damage, in addition to structural damage to the rhino barn, maintenance building and several solar panels.
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Tornadoes reported as severe weather hits Kansas

Severe storms brought hail and reports of tornadoes to Kansas on Wednesday night.
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More details revealed in death of 5-month-old Wichita boy

The infant's father is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse in the case.
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Farmer dies after his industrial sprayer collided with a train

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) -A farmer died Monday after his industrial farm sprayer collided with a train. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Ryan Friedrichs, 41, was driving the sprayer on a private driveway when he failed to stop at a stop sign. The sprayer was hit by a train, and...
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Nine guns seized after a large teen party in W. Wichita

Wichita police recovered nine firearms, including a stolen handgun, at a large teen party in a short-term rental property.
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Three KCK homicide suspects arrested after pursuit ends near Newton

NEWTON, Kan. — Three Kansas City, Kansas, homicide suspects were arrested Sunday night after a pursuit ended along Interstate 135 near Newton, according to the Newton Police Department. Newton police and the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office were notified at about 11:08 p.m. that a vehicle connected to a Kansas...

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