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  • Armory closings announced today

    The Wichita Eagle – 1 hr 42 mins ago  

    Kansas adjutant general Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, Kansas adjutant general, will announce the location o Full Story »

  • Mom has no money for children's presents

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 31 mins ago  

    This woman said she had lost all hope of being able to buy her children Christmas presents this year. Then someone shared with her class at the Wichita Technical Institute that Share the Season was there for people like her. “This woman may not know it, but she brought a little hope back into me when it comes to my children having at least a couple of presents under the tree than nothing at all ... Full Story »

  • Two students win WSU Gore awards

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 35 mins ago  

    For Jenice Duong and Sarah Thompson, realizing that they each had won $48,000 scholarships is still a little overwhelming. Full Story »

  • Boy, 15, charged with murder

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 47 mins ago  

    The state will seek to prosecute a 15-year-old boy as an adult on two counts of first-degree murder, Deputy District Attorney Ron Paschal told a judge Thursday. Full Story »

  • School board to examine land deal for high school

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 47 mins ago  

    The Wichita school board is expected to act Monday night on a land deal for a new high school at the southwest corner of Pawnee and 127th East. Full Story »

  • Commissioner says Coliseum marketers' pitch was misleading to others

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 49 mins ago  

    The Sedgwick County commissioner who brought a group of cowboys to the table to market the Kansas Coliseum now wants to cut ties to them. Full Story »

  • New southeast Wichita high school would open in 2013

    The Wichita Eagle – 2 hrs 53 mins ago  

    A new 800-student high school in the southeast part of Wichita is expected to open in fall 2013, school leaders said Thursday. Full Story »

  • Father Emil Kapaun forgives guards, welcomes death

    The Wichita Eagle – Fri Dec 11, 6:57 am ET  

    The POWs in the Pyoktong prison camp began a cloaked and daring effort to save Emil Kapaun’s life. On a rise above them stood the remains of a Buddhist monastery; the guards called it a hospital, but POWs called it "The Death House ." The Chinese sometimes killed prisoners by isolating them there from food and help. The POWs knew that’s where Kapaun might end up. Full Story »

  • GOP picks businessman to fill empty House seat

    The Wichita Eagle – Fri Dec 11, 1:07 am ET  

    Restaurant owner and Wichita businessman Gene Suellentrop was elected Thursday to replace Jason Watkins as Kansas House District 105 representative. Full Story »

  • Sedgwick County woman dies of H1N1 infection

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 4:51 pm ET  

    A 72-year-old woman from Sedgwick County has died from infection with the H1N1 virus, state and local health officials said today. Full Story »

  • Wichita school district eyes land for new high school

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 4:26 pm ET  

    Wichita school district staff is recommending approval of a $1.56 million deal with Wichita-based Oc Full Story »

  • 15-year-old may be tried for murder as an adult

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 4:01 pm ET  

    WICHITA — Prosecutor Ron Paschal told a judge in juvenile court this afternoon that the state will seek to try a 15-year-old boy as an adult for murder. Full Story »

  • WSU awards Gore scholarships

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 3:36 pm ET  

    For Jenice Duong and Sarah Thompson realizing that they each won a $48,000 scholarship this morning at Wichita State University is still a little overwhelming. Full Story »

  • Three Mexican men arrested in federal undercover sting

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 10:58 am ET  

    Three men who live in Mexico have been charged in connection with an undercover sting in which federal agents bought false Social Security cards and permanent resident alien cards. Full Story »

  • Mortgage foreclosure rates falling

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 10:19 am ET  

    Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures are falling in the Wichita area and nationwide, according to November statistics released today by real estate data tracking firm RealtyTrac. Full Story »

  • AT&T reaches 2 million TV customers

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 10:19 am ET  

    WICHITA — AT&T has added its 2 millionth U-verse TV customer, the company said. Full Story »

  • No winners in Powerball

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 8:13 am ET  

    No one chose the winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, so the jackpot will clim Full Story »

  • Christmas carillon concert Friday

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 8:06 am ET  

    Dean Roush, a professor in Wichita State University's School of Music, will perform a Christmas Full Story »

  • Operation Holiday needs food donations

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 8:02 am ET  

    Operation Holiday is in need of more food donations for its annual distribution assistance, which ta Full Story »

  • Illness depletes single mom's earnings

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 7:37 am ET  

    Share the Season is an annual campaign that offers one-time aid to people affected by unforeseen hardships. The people are not identified to protect their privacy. Full Story »

  • Idling cars are targets

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 7:29 am ET  

    Wichita police Officer Mike Brown and several other officers spent Wednesday morning putting "If I were a thief" notes on vehicles left running while unattended. Auto thieves thrive on the laziness of drivers who don't want to climb into a cold car. Full Story »

  • Wanted: Your kids' letters to Santa

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 7:27 am ET  

    Kids say the darnedest things, and letters to Santa Claus are no exception. We're collecting Wichita-area children's letters to St. Nick. Submit your child's scanned letter, typed note or a photo of the letter by e-mailing it to webmaster@wichitaeagle.com. Full Story »

  • VA expects patient surge

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 7:10 am ET  

    A troop surge in Afghanistan is expected to create a patient surge in VA hospitals around the U.S., including Wichita. The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center at 5500 E. Kellogg Drive is treating almost 2,000 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan , and expects that number to double or triple in next three to five years, said Tom Sanders, the center's director. Full Story »

  • Boy, 15, is 3rd arrest in couple's killings

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 7:10 am ET  

    A-15-year-old arrested in the killing of a Wichita couple was in their house when another person opened fire, his mother said. Full Story »

  • Father Emil Kapaun: Leads camp prisoners in quiet acts of defiance

    The Wichita Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 6:48 am ET  

    At sunrise on Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951, Father Emil Kapaun startled POWs by donning his purple priest’s stole and openly carrying a Catholic prayer missal, borrowed from Ralph Nardella. Full Story »

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