Community members in the Dunbar neighborhood gathered at Dunbar Park Sat., Sept. 18 for the first of a series of Harvest/fall events in the neighborhood. The nonprofit Heart of the […]
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Missouri AG’s Push to Sue Every School With Mask Mandate Heads to Court Next Week
Orders requiring school children to wear masks in class will be tested in court next week, when a Boone County judge will be asked to decide if Attorney General Eric […]
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Ricki Ellison New Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Wichita Regional Chamber
The Wichita Regional Chamber has named Ricki Ellison as its new director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Currently the Clinical Educator and Academic Advisor for the Sport Management Department […]
Posted inKansas State News
Evergy Community Investment Fund Awards More Than 80,000 for Community Enhancement and Youth Enrichment
In its third and final year of grantmaking, the Evergy Community Investment Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) is granting $380,365 to 13 Wichita nonprofits serving zip codes 67208, […]
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Jay Z’s Team Roc Files Lawsuit Against KCKPD
Rapper Jay Z’s social justice philanthropic group Team Roc filed a lawsuit Sept. 20 in the Wyandotte County District Court against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD), to obtain […]
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HBCU Walking Billboard Working to Increase HBCU Attendance, Awareness
When Shanelle Smith taught English to 8th graders at University Academy in Kansas City, MO, most of her students did not know much about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). […]
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City Council Voted for Increased Punishments for Illegal Street Racing Activity
The Wichita City Council voted unanimously on a ordinance designed to further prohibit street racing exhibitions and set harsher penalties for those involved. The push for harsher penalties comes from the […]
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Missouri Lawmakers Bucked National Trend by Establishing Police ‘Bill of Rights’
On the final day of the 2021 legislative session in May, Missouri lawmakers passed a “law enforcement bill of rights” that gives officers special legal protections and closes files to […]
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Kansas Schools See increasing Number of COVID-19 Outbreaks
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are seeing a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks, and school-aged children are getting infected more frequently than any other age group. The state Department […]
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Wichita Couple Starts Foundation to Mentor At-Promise Students
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, African-American children, children in urban districts, and children born in poverty are at the highest risk of dropping out of school. Those […]