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3 hrs ago | News10.net

Gas Prices Drop Sharply Nationwide

A national survey shows gas prices fell 35 cents in the last two weeks. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at self-serve stations was $3.31 Friday.

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7 hrs ago | KBSL 10

13th Street Bridge May Help Traffic Flow

By Kim Wilhelm If you drive near I-235 and Zoo Boulevard, you know traffic is heavy in the area.

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16 hrs ago | Charlotte.com

Kansas farmers harvesting bountiful fall crops

WICHITA, Kan. Kansas farmers are well into their harvest of what is an anticipated to be a record corn crop.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Kansas, Wichita, KS

Sat Oct 11, 2008

KSNW-TV

Teen burned while playing with matches in southeast Wichita

Boy suffers severe burns while playing with alcohol and matches early Saturday morning.

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KWCH

City Seeks Public Input on Priority Needs

The City of Wichita is asking for your help. It wants you to complete a survey about housing and related services and how it benefits citizens and neighborhoods here in Wichita.

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KSNW-TV

Investigators: Foul play not suspected in car fire death

Police are releasing more information about a fatal fire in Southwest Wichita that happened Thursday evening.

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Fri Oct 10, 2008

Kansas' CW

Family Says Mental Illness Reason for Standoff

A Wichita man is in jail for threatening teens with a machete and barricading himself in his home.

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KWCH

Big Ditch Bridge Planned

The City of Wichita says it has the answer to traffic problems on the west side.

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KWCH

FactFinder 12: Schoenhofer's Ad for District Attorney

Wichita attorney Mark Schoenhofer recently began his television ad campaign for district attorney.

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Thu Oct 09, 2008

KSNW-TV

Fire seriously injures man in Southeast Wichita

A fire seriously injures one man.It broke out just after eight at a duplex in the 5100 block of East Boston.Initial reports had said someone was trapped.We're told, one man in his 50's was taken to the hospital ...

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International Herald Tribune

Kan. 'tribal chief' gets prison for immigrant scam

WICHITA, Kan. : One of the so-called tribal chiefs of a Kansas group that claims to be an American Indian nation is going to prison for his role in a scheme to defraud immigrants.

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Related Topix: Prison, Wichita, KS, Federal Prisons, Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

KAKE-TV Wichita

Search For Wichita's Next City Manager Pushes Forward

The committee looking for Wichita's next manager has received 22 applications for the job.

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Wed Oct 08, 2008

KBSL 10

Conveyor Belt Accident At El Dorado Plant

A 24-year old is in critical condition, the victim of a conveyor belt accident at an El Dorado plant.

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Related Topix: El Dorado, KS

Kansas' CW

Wichita's Old Town Wichita Named a Top Neighborhood

Old Town Wichita has been named one of the Top 10 Great Neighborhoods For 2008, according to a list released Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by the American Planning Association .

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Dayton Daily News

Yo-Yo amusement park rides recalled

TV Online Yo-Yo amusement park rides recalled By NATASHA T. METZLER WASHINGTON - An amusement park ride manufacturer Wednesday recalled about 85 Yo-Yo rides to repair defects involved in two accidents.

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Kansas City Star

Critics contend Kansas county too quick to take kids

WICHITA, Kan. _ When a local middle school mistakenly reported a 13-year-old home-schooler to the state as a truant, it seems like the matter could have been easily cleared up.Instead, Ashton Baker ended up in ...

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Related Topix: Wichita, KS, Kansas, Kids, Family, Sedgwick County, KS

KSNW-TV

WPD searches for serial robber

Drug addiction leads to crime and that's exactly what the Wichita Police Department believes it's dealing with in the case of a serial robber they say has already struck three times.

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Related Topix: Wichita, KS, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medicine, Medication, Maize, KS

Tue Oct 07, 2008

KWCH

WSU: Wichita Can Expect Job Growth

As much of the country faces an economic slump, Wichita is different. That's what Wichita State's Center for Economic Development announced Tuesday during its Economic Outlook Summit.

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NewsOn6 Tulsa

Wanted Suspect Nabbed In Oklahoma

A suspect wanted for attempted murder in Wichita, Kansas was arrested in Tulsa on Monday.

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KWCH

Wichita Creates Transit Advisory Board

The Wichita City Council creates a Transit Advisory Board. The board will advise city staff the council on public transportation issues.

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