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Food, music, fun: Riverfest begins Friday in downtown Wichita
Wichita’s annual Riverfest starts Friday. The festival is centered in downtown Wichita near Century II and runs until June 8. The Riverfest schedule is packed with activities, food, fireworks and nightly concerts. The festivities include several new additions, from a giant kite display this weekend to a Wurlitzer organ...
Day one of the Wichita Riverfest
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Nothing but smile's on the first day of Wichita's Riverfest. Friday afternoon into the evening people began filing into the city's biggest spring party. People sat at the picnic tables and listened to live music, played games, ate food, and made memories in the heart of downtown Wichita.
Wichita sees drop in homelessness, but more avoid shelters, new count reveals
Homelessness in Wichita is changing a little. It's evident in a new Point-In-Time Homeless Count that says there are fewer homeless people in Wichita this year versus last year. But it also shows more of the homeless in the city don't use the shelters. For 24 hours on January 25th,...
Things To Do In June
The Kansas Pond Society will host its annual Water Garden Tour in the greater Wichita area June 15-16. Tickets are $10 per carload and are available at Johnson’s Garden Centers east and west locations. The ticket brochure includes a map and descriptions of ponds on the tour, which vary...
AAAs Mark 50 Years Of Service, Seek Seniors’ Input
Kansas’ area agencies on aging are marking their 50th year in operation. AAAs such as Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) — which serves Butler, Harvey and Sedgwick counties — were established in the 1970s to plan community services for people 60 and older. They also provide or fund many of those services, coordinate work among other agencies and organizations serving seniors and advocate for the older population.
How discussing politics at work may affect your mental health
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Thursday, in a New York courtroom, a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts. For the first time in American history a former president is a convicted felon. This has created a buzz in households, on social media and in the workplace.
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