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Stolen Car Leads Wichita Police on Short Chase
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A stolen car leads Wichita police on a short chase Friday night. The chase ended when the car drove into a porch. Comment?
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Kansas Lottery still in talks on Wichita casino deal
The Kansas Lottery is still negotiating with a developer over a new plan for a Wichita-area casino.Lottery spokeswoman Sally Lunsford says agency officials and representatives of the Chisholm Creek partnership expect to continue their talks next week. Comment?
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Home plus businesses see demand spike as baby boomer population grows older
Jill Hames, left, operates five Meadowlark Adult Care Home facilities in west Wichita. Comment?
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Kansas Lottery still in talks on casino deal ...
The Kansas Lottery is still negotiating with a developer over a new plan for a Wichita-area casino. Comment?
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Families welcome 2010 at Exploration Place's New Year's at Noon
... of bubbles. For nearly two decades, Tibbetts, who closely resembles Santa Claus in a Hawaiian shirt, has been a Wichita institution as he temporarily encases children in bubbles, preferably bubbles made with Dawn dishwashing soap, a coat hanger, ... Comment?
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Laid-off Wichitan wins raffle's $1 million
A Wichita woman who said she bought a Kansas Lottery raffle ticket "on a whim" claimed the $1 million prize late Thursday in Topeka.Lottery officials said Victoria Mason, who was laid off from Cessna in March, claimed her prize just minutes before the Kansas Lottery office in Topeka closed its doors for the New Year's holiday.Mason, 50, who is ... Comment?
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Wichita Welcomes Its New Year's Baby
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Wichita's New Year's baby is healthy and resting after a big night. Connor Edward Baston-Bowers was born at Wesley Medical Center at 4:54am. He is 6lbs 12oz and 20 inches long. Comment?
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Wichita firefighters extinquish morning apartment fire
Wichita firefighters this morning worked a fire in an apartment building in the 200 block of North Rock Road. Comment?
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Fire Damages East Wichita Apartment Complex
A fire early New Year's Day damages an apartment complex in East Wichita. The fire started just after 6:30 at the Rockborough Apartments near Douglas and Rock. Comment?
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Man Critically Hurt in Early Morning Accident
A man is in critical condition after crashing his car early Friday morning. Wichita police were called to the scene in the 1500 block of North Kansas around 4:15 Friday morning. Comment?
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Sun expected to make appearance on first day of year
... temperatures, which is cold - but not nearly as cold as it could have been. The coldest New Year's Day on record in Wichita was a high of 6 degrees above zero in 1979. The low that day was 2 below. Today, Wichitans also can expect mild 7 to 11 mph ... Comment?
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Wickenburg: Take sculpture stroll
... The project was funded by an $800,000 grant from Richard and Ginny DeVore. They winter in Wickenburg, then return to Wichita, Kan., and the DeVore Foundation, a Bible-publishing company that has donated millions to arts, educational and religious ... Comment?
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Kansas African American Museum director to be third in past year
... appointed by the museum's board. Barnes, 29, will be one of the youngest nonprofit executive directors in the Wichita metro area. "I am more than ready to take this museum to the next level and tell our story," Barnes said in a statement. Barnes ... Comment?
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Panel: Plenty of handicapped spaces at Intrust Bank Arena
... committee say. One member, however, is eager to see whether there is enough parking. Arena officials worked with the Wichita/Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board to ensure that people with disabilities can attend concerts and sporting events ... Comment?
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Emergency calls keep Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers busy this morning
... 584 calls, one dispatcher said. Of that number, 50 were EMS-related, 46 were fire-related and the rest went to the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department. Police are investigating a one-car crash that happened shortly ... Comment?
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Lottery players line up for shot at raffle
... remained hopeful. "Our hopes are that we sell out by Dec. 30," she said. The raffle drawing will be Dec. 31. In west Wichita, Big's Bar & Grill on Central is normally closed on Sunday, but opened its doors at 7 a.m. Sunday with people standing in ... Comment?
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... lands on me. I am fed up with the hostile security and airlines. From now on, I am driving. There is no recession in Wichita. Go to the shopping malls. Parking lots are full of cars. When I go to a Walmart, it is hard to find a decent parking space. ... Comment?
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Happy New Year! I can't believe it's 2010. What do you see happening in the new year? In the world? In the world of sports? In Wichita? In Wichita-area high school sports? Comment?
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Collegiate handles change in sports
Published Dec. 5 at 3:43 a.m. Last updated Dec. 5 at 4:09 a.m. Blake Jablonski's first three-pointer of Wichita Collegiate's season came 37 seconds into Friday's opener against visiting Hillsboro. Comment?
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Arena prepares to open
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... the facility. 'I think (the public) will be wowed," Presson said. 'It is a facility unlike any other you will see. Wichita has never seen a facility like this. The taxpayers expect a lot and we expect a lot." County Commissioner Tim Norton, who ... Comment?
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