Tag: Wichita

WICHITA — A number of Iola High track and field athletes competed in the Wichita Prestate Challenge over the weekend.  The meet prepares high school track athletes across Kansas for the state meet. It’s a…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Speedway is tuning up for another racing season.  The season officially begins Thursday when the King of America/Battle at the Bullring spans three days and features drivers from all over the…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials revealed a megadeal Thursday with Wichita-based Integra Technologies, which will receive $304 million in tax incentives over 10 years in exchange for a $1.8 billion investment in the manufacture of computer…

Just as he’s hitting his stride, Jonathon Goering, Thrive’s economic development director, is leaving his post.  Though it’s a bittersweet decision for Goering, he’s already putting a positive spin on it.  “When I come to…

Today, I want to take a few minutes to thank a grand lady for gracing Wichita with her presence last weekend.  Her name is Dolores Huerta, and she’s an icon of the labor and civil…

TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans were so excited by a drag performance, they didn’t bother to question false reporting that said the state provided funding for the event. Instead, they seized an opportunity provided by the…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita police officer was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving, become the city’s third officer to be apprehended within about two weeks. Police said in a release that…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and fentanyl test strips in the state’s largest city. The move would eliminate between 750 and…

HUMBOLDT — Around these parts, the locals like to joke that it takes two hours to drive to a big city from any direction: Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Tulsa, Joplin. If that’s true, it would…

WICHITA — Iolan Xander Sellman capped a busy week of golf Wednesday and Thursday as part of the Augie Navaro City Championship, held at Wichita’s Sim Park Golf Course. After some early struggles in round…