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Tanganyika Wildlife Park baby Honey Badger touring with Jack Hanna

from:Wichita Charity Examiner

Tanganyika Wildlife Park’s baby Honey Badger, the only one in the United States, will be featured by Jack Hanna on three national shows. “Diablo” will be on The...

Men's Basketball Loses Fourth-Straight, 71-58

from:Newman University

The Newman men's basketball team lost its fourth-consecutive Heartland Conference road game in a 71-58 loss, Saturday afternoon in the Kinesiology Building on the campus of...

Women's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak at TAMIU, 67-54

from:Newman University

The Newman women’s basketball team snapped its three-game losing streak Saturday with a 67-54 win over Heartland Conference foe Texas A&M International. Alina Voronenko...

Wichita police break up ‘open-air’ drug operation at North Broadway hotel

Wichita police capped a three-month undercover operation early Friday morning by arresting or detaining eight people linked to an illegal drug operation at the Mark 8 Inn on North...

Home Show at continues Century II

Vendors of home-improvement products and services, how-to seminars and shopping are all part of the Home Show that continues today and Sunday in all three halls of Century II.The...

Don’t fall victim to lottery-winning scams

Few of us can resist the appeal of winning something for nothing, or at least for very little. That’s the part of human nature that keeps lotteries in business and...

City puts explanation of ballot question on its website

The city of Wichita has put an explanation on its website to help clarify the ballot question being posed for the Feb. 28 special election.Go to Wichita.gov for the information...

Kansas Supreme Court affirms verdict in Wichita teen's death

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the capital murder conviction of a Wichita man who was paid to kill 14-year-old Chelsea Brooks.In appealing his conviction, Ted Burnett...

Wichita school district breaking some bond promises

Signs marking major construction projects under way at Wichita schools say “Progress as Promised.”Now many district residents are loudly disputing that claim, saying a...

Parents take to the streets to protest school closing plan

Several parents stood at busy street corners in west Wichita on Friday to protest a plan that would close their neighborhood school and send students to schools farther away and...

Local Komen doesn’t give to Planned Parenthood

The Susan G. Komen affiliate in Wichita is hoping to maintain business as usual in its fight against breast cancer, but the organization and some of its sponsors say it’s...

House GOP unveils alternative tax-cut plan

House Republicans pitched the details Friday of an alternative to Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax-cutting plan that keeps existing tax credits and appears better for low-income...

Men's Basketball Finishes Road Trip At TAMIU

from:Newman University

The Newman men's basketball concludes its Heartland Conference road slate with a trip to Laredo, Texas, to take on the Texas A&M International Dustdevils. Tip-off is slated...

Men's Basketball Finishes Road Trip At TAMIU

from:Newman University

The Newman men's basketball concludes its Heartland Conference road slate with a trip to Laredo, Texas, to take on the Texas A&M International Dustdevils. Tip-off is slated...

Women's Basketball Visits TAMIU for Conf. Matchup

from:Newman University

The Newman women's basketball team will finish up its four day road trip with a matchup against Texas A&M International Saturday in Laredo, Texas. The Jets need to snap their...

Women's Basketball Visits TAMIU for Conf. Matchup

from:Newman University

The Newman women's basketball team will finish up its four day road trip with a matchup against Texas A&M International Saturday in Laredo, Texas. The Jets need to snap their...

Baseball Looks For First Victory At St. Edward's

from:Newman University

The Newman baseball team will look for their first victory of the season, when they travel to Austin, Texas for a three-game series against the St. Edward's Hilltoppers.

Baseball Looks For First Victory At St. Edward's

from:Newman University

The Newman baseball team will look for their first victory of the season, when they travel to Austin, Texas for a three-game series against the St. Edward's Hilltoppers.

NU Day Today

from:Newman University

NU welcomes to campus today a big group of students for NU Day! Thanks for visiting!

Kansas Star Casino to open poker room later this month

The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane will open a five-table poker room featuring Texas Hold ’Em later this month, pending state approval.The casino hadn’t planned to...

Firefly Yoga partners running with yoga for maximum benefits

from:Wichita Running Examiner

When Nichole Head first opened her yoga studio on the East side of Wichita on May 1, 2011, it was evident that her studio was a little different from other Wichita studios. At...

Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy

Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers, scrambling...

Poker room expected this month at Kansas Star Casino

Kansas Star Casino expects to open a poker room later this month, far ahead of schedule, pending gambling regulators’ approval next week. Kansas Racing and Gaming...

Wichita's Chick-fil-A countdown begins

Chick-fil-A fans may want to set their clucks, err clocks, to show up at the first standalone restaurant in Wichita before 6 a.m. on March 14 for a chance to win 52 combination...

Boot Hill Casino $100K jackpot the largest to date for state-owned facilities

As state-owned casinos in Kansas continue to ramp up, so too do the jackpot payouts. The Kansas Lottery announced this week that someone won $100,000 at the Boot Hill Casino...

Cowley County holding two job fairs

More than 150 positions are available at companies attending two job fairs in Cowley County this month. The first fair is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 23 at Baden Square, 700...

Boeing 787 takes artistic flight path

I’m not much of artist, so I doubt I could draw the Boeing Co.’s logo with a pen, a pencil or probably even the finest graphic design software. But I know I...

New Envision CEO, Clepper, starts next week

Frank Clepper starts a new job next week as he completes a transition from Delta Dental of Kansas Inc. to his position as president and CEO of Envision. And he has high hopes for...

High Touch to host Wings Over Kansas website

High Touch Technologies has taken over web hosting duties for the Wings Over Kansas website. The website, www.wingsoverkansas.com, profiles the long history of aviation in...

Top of the List: Conventions and Events

This year Riverfest will once again be held in June, rather than May as it was for many years. It tops this week’s list of conventions and events, which is ranked by estimated...

Kobach: Panel with ProEnglish director not sign of ties

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he “had no idea who was going to be on my panel” when he agreed to appear Saturday on an immigration panel at the...

Likely plan for Hawker's new CEO? Sweeping change

If his past is any guide, Steve Miller is likely to make big moves as he tries to rehabilitate Hawker Beechcraft Corp., which is struggling with dwindling sales and looming debt....

Voters confused by wording of room-tax question

As many as 20 early voters have called the Sedgwick County election office asking for help in interpreting the densely worded ballot question on whether room-tax revenue should be...

Homeowners discovering limits of mortgage settlement

Many homeowners will see no relief under the terms of the $26 billion deal between regulators and big banks to write down mortgages, The New York Times reports. The settlement...

Scholfield Honda recognized for catering to female customers

Forbes magazine has highlighted Wichita's Scholfield Honda in an article detailing how automotive dealerships can better cater to female customers, The Wichita Eagle reports....

Closing Hays company offers employees jobs working from home

NEW Customer Services Cos. is closing its 280-employee office, but the Hays Daily News reports that workers with a phone and Internet access could keep their jobs in a...

New Ace Hardware store taking shape in Goddard

A hardware store is taking shape in what used to be White's Foodliner in Goddard, the Times-Sentinel reports. The Dondlinger family — owners of Dondlinger and Sons...

Boeing studies options to revive 747-8's tail fuel tank

The 747-8 was certified in December without a 3,300-gallon tail fuel tank because of structural concerns. But the company is studying a range of options — from routine...

Parking demand prompts Wichita to turn free lot to paid

A city parking lot at First and Waco will convert from being free use to being paid. Beginning March 1, the city will charge $4 a day in the lot, which has seen increased usage...

IMA adds professional services group in KC office

Wichita-based IMA of Kansas Inc. is beefing up its Kansas City office with the addition of 15 people, many in a new professional services group devoted to providing liability...

Two men arrested in stolen car linked to west-side burglary, Wichita police say

Two men arrested after they were spotted in a stolen car Wednesday afternoon have been linked to a burglary in west Wichita earlier in the week, police say.An officer on patrol...

Proposal to post teacher reviews online is deleted

TOPEKA – A proposal from Gov. Sam Brownback to post teacher evaluations on school district websites was removed Thursday from a House education bill after it sparked...

Wichita grocery store owner faces sentencing in food stamp scam

The owner of a Kansas grocery store is pleading with a federal judge to spare him from prison for his role in a food stamp scam targeting poor people willing to sell their...

Intrust Bank Arena rekindles Wichita Ribfest; outdoor barbecue festival will be in May

Intrust Bank Arena is reviving its Wichita Ribfest, an outdoor barbecue festival originally scheduled for last August.The event, which will feature six national rib vendors, live...

Pompeo: Air Force needs to be transparent about contract

Rep. Mike Pompeo said Thursday he’s still waiting to get a definitive response from the Air Force on why it excluded Hawker Beechcraft’s bid for a light air support...

Kansas man accused of poaching deer that would have broken state record

Charges have been filed against a Topeka man accused of poaching a deer that could have broken a state record that has stood for more than 35 years, according to the Kansas...

10 states given No Child Left Behind waivers

The Obama administration has given 10 states a waiver from the federal law known as No Child Left Behind — once a bipartisan hope to raise education standards, but now...

Kevin Godfrey to speak on Feb. 21 during Cardinal Newman Week

from:Newman University

Alvernia University Associate Professor of Theology Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D. will present the Cardinal Newman Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 in the Performance Hall of...

Today’s Visitors

from:Newman University

NU welcomes these visitors on campus today! Maria Escalante, Campus High School senior, Wichita, Kan., Nursing; Veronica Arellano, Wichita State University transfer, Wichita,...

Wording of hotel ballot issue draws questions from voters

Layton Bulcao, 83, received his mail-in ballot Thursday for the special election on whether developers of the planned Ambassador Hotel should get to tap into the city’s bed...