Every Wednesday night, some Wyandotte County residents gather in the back room of a community health center in Kansas City, Kansas. On gridded sheets taped to a whiteboard, sometimes they […]
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Virginia May Have Its Own Standing Rock in Community Founded by Freed Slaves
A massive winter storm delayed a closely watched vote in Virginia on a natural gas pipeline compressor station that’s been the frequent target of protests. Such is the uproar over […]
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Follow Up: White Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Teen at Pool
A white South Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to assault and battery for hitting a Black teenager and telling him to leave a community swimming pool. News outlets report 38-year-old […]
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Gunshot Detection System to be Installed in Wichita
A citywide gunshot detection system will be installed next week in Wichita, the mayor says. Thirteen acoustic sensors will be installed in undisclosed locations across the city. The locations were […]
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KS Foster Services Set For Overhaul, and Perhaps (More) Chaos
Turmoil marks the troubled norm for foster care in Kansas. Now political, financial and legal forces look poised to slam the system into a new level of chaos that makes […]
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George H.W. Bush’s Legacy on Racial Issues is Complicated
George H.W. Bush got elected president in 1988 after a campaign marked by the infamous Willie Horton ad, about a black murderer who raped a white woman while on a […]
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Wichita: Free Community Baby Shower on Dec. 8 at Healthcore
A free community baby shower for Northeast Wichita will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the new Healthcore Clinic, 2707 East 21st St. North. Guests […]
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Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali Talks About ‘Green Book’
Mahershala Ali’s life changed in more ways than one the week of the 2017 Oscars. Four days before he won best supporting actor for his performance in “Moonlight,” his wife, […]
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Wichita: Holiday Music Awards Honor Local Musicians
Chop-N-Block Studio held its 2nd Annual Holiday Music Awards on Nov. 17 at LaVela’s in Northeast Wichita. This year’s event honored six of Wichita’s legendary singers and bands. The honorees […]