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Revamped River Festival seeks to build on, rekindle successful traditions

May 25, 2013 7:19 pm

When Mary Beth Jarvis took over the helm of the 42-year-old Wichita River Festival Inc. in November, she inherited an organization that had lost money four years in a row, cultivated a culture of butt...

More farmers markets open Saturday

May 25, 2013 12:50 pm

The warm-up to summer sees more farmers markets opening this weekend in towns outside Wichita – Derby, Cheney and Newton all open Saturday.While the drought has caused some markets to struggl...

BBB: Keep documents, records safe during tornado season

May 25, 2013 12:34 pm

Once again Kansans have gotten poignant reminders of how important it is to plan for a worst-case scenario when dealing with the weather. The horrific tornado in Moore, Okla., brings to mind how close...

Moore teacher, an Ark City native, survives tornado

May 25, 2013 12:25 pm

Correction: Melissa Lacey Nagy's name was misspelled in a previous version of this story. The halls of Briarwood Elementary School are filled with water, bricks, insulation and just about everything e...

Moore bank vaults served as tornado shelters

May 25, 2013 12:25 pm

Bank vaults served as shelters from the storm for some in Moore during Monday afternoon’s EF-5 tornado. And a couple of people with Kansas connections nearly crossed paths while seeking th...

In a tornado, these guys come to the rescue

May 25, 2013 12:25 pm

If a Wichita-area school got smashed by a tornado, like what just happened in Moore, Okla., an elite group of firefighters called the technical rescue team would be among the first going into the rubb...

Police chief: Seacat, in interview, said he ‘bullied’ wife

May 25, 2013 12:24 pm

The city’s police chief testified Friday that former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy Brett Seacat admitted he’d “bullied” his wife the night bef...

Senate OKs plan keeping sales tax at same level but cutting tax on food

May 25, 2013 12:14 pm

Groceries would be taxed at a lower rate, but the elevated sales tax rate approved in the wake of the recession would continue indefinitely under a plan approved by the Senate in the waning hours of ...

Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kansas raffles

May 25, 2013 12:14 pm

A bill that would have allowed limited expansion of charity raffles was vetoed by Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday. The Republican governor said he determined the bill violated the Kansas Constitution&...

Sunday tornado that threatened Wichita upgraded to EF-2

May 24, 2013 1:54 pm

The twister that prompted a tornado emergency alert for Wichita before it lifted just southwest of the city Sunday afternoon has been upgraded to an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.A Doppler on Whee...

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Free State's Alexa Harmon-Thomas wins 100 hurdles, sets new 6A state record

May 25, 2013 4:33 pm

After winning the 100 hurdles finals Saturday morning at the Kansas state track meet at Cessna Stadium, Free State's Alexa Harmon-Thomas knew not to trust the scoreboard that read "14.20" in...

Kansas baseball moves to 2-0 in Big 12 tournament

May 25, 2013 5:46 am

Kansas University struggled to end the baseball regular season, but its starting off the postseason with a bang. The sixth-seeded Jayhawks beat second-seeded Oklahoma State, 5-3, in a game that ended ...

Angels upend Royals, 5-2

May 25, 2013 5:29 am

Mike Trout had his 21st multi-hit game, Jason Vargas pitched into the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to six ga...

Tongie high jumper three-peats

May 25, 2013 5:28 am

In her last two trips to state, Tonganoxie Highs Jenny Whitledge left Wichita State University with a high-jump title. The stakes reached an all-time high in her final visit to Cessna Stadium, but onc...

Goodrich makes opening-day roster

May 25, 2013 5:26 am

Former Kansas University point guard Angel Goodrich was named Friday to the opening-day roster of the Tulsa Shock.

Bill Self: Security tricky subject

May 25, 2013 5:24 am

Longtime college basketball coach/ESPN announcer Seth Greenberg on Friday asked Kansas Universitys Bill Self if its time schools create a new position called director of security. By Gary Bedore

No problem: Harmon-Thomas puts FSHS girls track in first

May 25, 2013 5:21 am

Free State High's Alexa Harmon-Thomas breezed to a prelim victory in the 100 hurdles, and that kick-started an impressive day for the junior, who went on to win the long jump and finish second in the ...

How former Jayhawk fared in May 24 NBA game

May 25, 2013 5:14 am

How the former Kansas University player fared in the NBA playoff game on May 24, 2013.

Lawrence pastor seeks to reconnect youth to NAACP

May 25, 2013 5:00 am

Rev. Delmar White, pastor of the Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrence, was recently elected the new president of the Topeka chapter of the NAACP. One of his goals is to reconnect young p...

Horoscopes for May 25

May 25, 2013 5:00 am

For Saturday, May 25: This year you display more black-and-white thinking than in previous years. You also tend to weigh problems from opposing views. If you are single, you might attract someone who ...