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Wichita Boy Hit By Truck


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Published June 8, 2010 at 7:02 p.m.

Eyewitnesses say the boy tried to beat traffic and didn't make it ...

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City Council Defers Vote on Bowllagio


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Published June 8, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.

The council wants more time before deciding to move the project to the state for consideration of STAR bonds ...

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City action enables Cargill to seek recovery bonds


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Published June 8, 2010 at 5:18 p.m.

Cargill has cleared one hurdle in its attempt to acquire a new type of tax-free bonds to fund an expansion at the company’s Wichita oilseeds facility ...

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Estate Sale Underway at Wichita's Wey Mansion


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Published June 8, 2010 at 4:25 p.m.

An estate sale is underway at a Wichita landmark.  Wey Mansion is best known for its massive Christmas decorations ...

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City delays its decision on Bowllagio development at Kellogg and Maize


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Published June 8, 2010 at 3:36 p.m.

After a lengthy, emotional and wide-ranging debate, City Council members put off their decision about supporting the proposed Bowllagio development at Maize and Kellogg for one week ... The indecision followed presentations by Food Network chef Aaron Sanchez, who has proposed a unique Mexican restaurant at Bowllagio, and representative with Nylo Hotels, which would add a 125- room boutique hotel to the site ... Several council members said they’d love to have Bowllagio in Wichita, but that

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Vigil tonight to raise awareness of Gulf oil spill


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Published June 8, 2010 at 3:24 p.m.

WICHITA _ To mark the 50th day of the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local members of the advocacy group MoveOn are holding a vigil tonight ... The vigil will take place at 7 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Wichita, 7202 E. 21st St ... MoveOn is sponsoring vigils across the country tonight to raise awareness about the oil spill. For more information, visit MoveOn.org ...

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City defers action on Bowllagio STAR bond district


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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:55 p.m.

The Wichita City Council Tuesday afternoon deferred action until next week on one of the first steps toward authorizing STAR bond financing for the Bowllagio mixed-use entertainment district in west Wichita ...

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Parents can now enroll Wichita students online


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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:52 p.m.

WICHITA — For the first time, parents who have children returning to Wichita schools in August have the option to enroll their students online ... Some schools offer online enrollment to allow parents to complete standard enrollment forms, pay for enrollment fees and for school meals and fill out free and reduced-priced lunch forms from a computer, according to the district ... The new online enrollment option will help streamline the enrollment process and cut down on printing enrollment

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Holland to announce his running mate Wednesday


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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:42 p.m.

TOPEKA – Tom Holland, the Democratic contender for governor, will announce his running mate Wednesday in a state tour starting in Overland Park ... Holland, a state senator from Baldwin City, will face the winner of the August Republican primary in November ... Republicans U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback and state Sen. Jeff Colyer, R-Overland Park, are facing off against Joan Heffington of Derby and her running mate Mark Holick of Wichita ...

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Kris Kobach files for Kansas Secretary of State


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Published June 8, 2010 at 2:12 p.m.

TOPEKA – Calling for the state’s top election official to take on more of prosecutorial roll Tuesday, Republican Kris Kobach filed to run for Secretary of State ... “Some people in the past have seen the Secretary of State as an elected bureaucrat as someone who oversees the keeping and filing of records but basically keeps a hand on the tiller and keeps the boat moving the same direction without any changes,” he said. “I would change things substantially and I would go from a

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