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WichitaNews

  1. Online reservation system bringing money to Kansas state parks: So far, so good for the new online reservation s... bit.ly/LHqXnV 4:44 AM May 24th via twitterfeed
  2. Kansas state parks ready for big Memorial Day weekend: Linda Lanterman likes the odds for a great Memorial Day w... bit.ly/LHqXnR 4:44 AM May 24th via twitterfeed
  3. Kansas officials prepare for blue-green algae blooms: State officials are hoping for the best but planning for t... bit.ly/JFlKHH 5:02 PM May 10th via twitterfeed
  4. Summit focuses on getting the word out about Kansas nature: CHEYENNE BOTTOMS WILDLIFE AREA – Gov. Sam Brownback ... bit.ly/IEUyYl 5:23 AM Apr 29th via twitterfeed
  5. Tornado destroys Oaklawn homes but not hope: So many questions, so many concerns.Where to live? How to pay for i... bit.ly/JknwCf 6:18 AM Apr 22nd via twitterfeed
  6. Kansas farm girl, teacher follows calling to become a nun: Last year at this time, 22-year-old Annie Stuhlsatz a... bit.ly/HwuBKj 7:17 PM Mar 31st via twitterfeed
  7. How video games prepare kids for a bright future job: Kaitlin Albright likes to kill people. She is a native of ... bit.ly/wn8nI2 3:26 PM Mar 17th via twitterfeed
  8. Air Capital Drill Meet hosts 96 JROTC teams at Wichita South High School: Outside of Wichita South High School, ... bit.ly/xPPlg9 5:51 PM Mar 3rd via twitterfeed
  9. Five Kansas children’s authors plan book-signing: Kansas children’s book authors Dian Curtis Regan, Debra Seely,... bit.ly/xwzdbd 10:09 PM Feb 20th via twitterfeed
  10. New Wichita school boundary plan scales back some changes: A new boundary plan presented to Wichita school board... bit.ly/yzL6zB 4:55 PM Feb 6th via twitterfeed
  11. Americans For Prosperity completes guest-tax petition drive: A free-market group says it has completed its petit... bit.ly/sWPrge 4:08 PM Dec 5th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  12. More than 100 attend World AIDS Day activities in Wichita: More than 100 people took part in a candlelight vigil... bit.ly/vu4bV0 9:39 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via twitterfeed
  13. Moran, Roberts file bill to allow state inspection of natural gas storage: Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran hav... bit.ly/v5mWj2 8:32 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  14. Fire is a particular hazard in vacant buildings, Wichita officials warn: Fire is a particular hazard in vacant b... bit.ly/thjOuE 7:58 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  15. Colwich family struggles to cope with impact of year-old burglary: It’s been a year now since someone pried open... bit.ly/tSQwH1 7:58 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  16. Kansas oilman, athlete, philanthropist and convicted fraudster Jim Hershberger dies: Jim Hershberger lived a big... bit.ly/sKXqmI 7:58 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  17. Rose Hill alpaca ranch has ‘open barn’: Some people might have thought Minuit was having a bad hair day in the K... bit.ly/ugcdm0 5:38 PM Nov 26th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  18. After two years, charity learns it needs permit to feed homeless in Wichita: David Hill figures he feeds about 3... bit.ly/uwlu8o 5:05 PM Nov 26th, 2011 via twitterfeed
  19. NBA player Maurice Evans hands out free turkeys in Wichita: As vice president of the National Basketball Players... bit.ly/vtaPAJ 7:18 PM Nov 22nd, 2011 via twitterfeed
  20. First-draft proposal would close five elementaries: The first-blush Wichita schools boundary proposal presented ... bit.ly/vBr3PA 5:51 PM Nov 15th, 2011 via twitterfeed