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Mental illness looks different to everyone you ask
If you ask the receptionist in a business on Douglas Avenue what mental illness looks like, they might mention homelessness. If you ask someone who works in a nursing home, they might say isolation. If you ask your neighbor, they might talk about their daughter’s eating disorder. The fact is that mental illness looks different to everyone you ask. But they will all have a picture in their mind. Because mental illness touches all of us.
Boeing’s woes mean rising anxiety in Wichita, Kansas, the 'Air Capital of the World'
WICHITA, Kan. — Not everyone in the self-proclaimed “Air Capital of the World” works in the aviation industry, though it seems like everybody here knows someone who does. That’s why the entire city has a stake in what happens to Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier...
Housing Market 2024: 3 Cities the Middle Class Are Moving in Search of Affordability
The American dream of owning a home is a shaky reality for many middle-class families, and depending on where you live, a middle-class lifestyle might not even be affordable. The average middle-class...
Deadly wreck in W. Wichita involving a speeding vehicle
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Wichita Open organizers, golfers prepare for severe heat during tournament
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The start of the Wichita Open golf tournament on Thursday comes with a heat wave that’ll bring an opening-day high temperature at or near triple digits. While Thursday is the lone Storm Team 12 Weather Alert Day for the severe heat, the heat wave continues through the weekend, prompting tournament organizers to mitigate the impact on players and fans.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
BoomChank is a blues duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Hadden Sayers and drummer Brannen Temple. Sayers says that for more than two decades he's wanted to form a duo but there was a critical piece missing. Namely, the right drummer. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with Hadden Sayers and has more.
BoomChank finds strength in small numbers
BoomChank performs Wednesday, June 12, at Jerry's Bar and Grill in Wichita. The duo consists of guitarist-vocalist Hadden Sayers and drummer Brannen Temple, who met while performing with blues legend Ruthie Foster. The pair connected musically, and Temple soon found himself playing a gig with Sayers' solo group. When the...
Wichita couple donates, repairs bikes for children in need
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A couple in Wichita is giving back to the community by repairing and donating bicycles to children in need. Earl and Angel Stephens said it started when a child crashed their bicycle near their driveway. The couple offered to replace the bike, and from that moment on, their home became the destination for bike repairs and replacements.
Wind Surge tripped up by Midland in opener
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita Wind Surge put the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth but still cede 4-2 in the series opener to the Midland RockHounds at Riverfront Stadium. The Wind Surge have been defeated in their last four series openers, with three of four losses being by […]
Kansas pastor taking LGBT books out of public library has an odd view of Jesus’ love | Opinion
For the moment, at least, Kyle Lammott might be in possession of one of the largest collections of LGBT literature in Kansas. Let’s be clear: That’s not because he’s a deep reader of such materials. Instead, the lead pastor of Exodus Church Wichita doesn’t want anybody else...
Warming trend will kick in soon
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - There will be fewer storm chances in the days ahead and instead, building heat that will send temperatures up to near 100 for parts of the state by Thursday. Please exercise caution if working outdoors in the hottest hours of the day, especially from Wednesday through the end of the week.
Motorcycle Riders Hurt in Crash
Two men from Nebraska were transported to a Wichita hospital after their motorcycles collided with a semi truck on Interstate-135. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Ricky Collins from Fullerton, Nebraska and Eric Whited of Ord, Nebraska were seriously injured after a three vehicle crash in McPherson County on Monday afternoon around 12:20pm.
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