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Todd Butler is the new Wichita State baseball coach

Todd Butler will replace Gene Stephenson as the new coach of Wichita State University's baseball team.
Harry Reese

Harry Reese teaches a salsa class at his dance studio. His specialty is West Coast swing dancing and he's a member of the Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
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Kansas State's Ross Kivett

Kansas State second baseman Ross Kivett talks about playing in a super regional against Oregon State in Corvallis.
Kansas State's Jared King

Kansas State center fielder Jared King talks about playing in a super regional against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore.
KSU catcher Blair DeBord

KSU catcher Blair DeBord talks about his play at the plate against WSU's Johnny Coy
WSU coach Gene Stephenson

WSU coach Gene Stephenson talks about Friday's NCAA Regional loss to Kansas State in Manhattan
WIchita State's Johnny Coy

Wichita State's Johnny Coy talks about the Shockers being back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.
Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson

Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson discusses Friday's game against Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament Regional in Manhattan.
K-State's Brad Hill talks NCAA regional

Brad Hill, Kansas State's baseball coach, addresses the media before the Manhattan Regional begins Friday.
Kayakers enjoy new Lincoln Street Dam

Area kayakers are delighted with boating features that were included in the new Lincoln Street Damn. What used to be the end of the line for area boaters floating down the Arkansas River, they can now enjoy a descending cascade of class-2 whitewater. (Video by Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle) May 24, 2013
Storm chasers inside a tornado near Smith Center
Tour of Briarwood Elementary after tornado
Raw footage: Tornado hits Briarwood Elementary in Moore

Robin Dziedzic filmed this video on Monday, May, 20, 2013 as a tornado hit Briarwood Elementary in Moore, Okla. WARNING: Some viewers may find raw footage disturbing.
Clinic in a Can

Clinic in a Can helps the people affected by the Moore, Okla. tornado
Sights and sounds of Moore tornado
Person of interest taken into custody after fleeing police

A man wanted for questioning in relation to a shooting last week, was taken into custody in the 1400 block of North Topeka on Tuesday morning. The man first fled from police in a car, and after a brief foot chase, was found hiding inside a house. (Video by Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle) May 21, 2013
Aerial view of Oklahoma tornado's path
VarsityKansas Big Show (May 20)

Track announcer Don Steffens is Joanna Chadwick's guest on VarsityKansas's Big Show.
Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma

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2012 Wichita tornado

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News

67 years later, eyewitness to fatal motorcycle accident comes forward

By Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle June 17 at 4:44 p.m.

John Martens sat, propped in the doorway of a cabin skirting south Wichita’s city limits, watching traffic speed by.

From 1946: Wichitan is killed in crash

Harry Reese ministers to his students, one dance step at a time June 16 at 5:37 p.m.
Wichita-Sedgwick County museum exhibit explores A-bomb’s effect on us June 17 at 7:04 a.m.
Eagle Scout carries on family tradition June 16 at 6:43 p.m.
Ashland church finds cache of Bibles in various languages June 16 at 7:18 p.m.
Kansas license plates celebrate 100 years June 16 at 8:42 p.m.
Even with some funds restored, Corrections officials worry about crime going up June 17 at 9 a.m.
City to address smaller water main leaks sooner to help with water conservation June 16 at 6:29 a.m.
Prison population info available online June 16 at 9:51 a.m.
Gun ordinances up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting June 17 at 4:58 p.m.

Following in their fathers’ footsteps

June 15 at 11:36 p.m.

Wichita has its share – and quite likely more than its share – of children who have followed in their parents’ professional footsteps.

A conversation with Patrick Ahern June 15 at 12:05 a.m.
As detail-oriented architects, father, son ‘think a lot alike’ June 15 at 11:36 p.m.
Daughter steps in to take over construction company June 15 at 11:36 p.m.
Following in father’s footsteps a natural fit June 15 at 11:36 p.m.
Family business a second choice for some June 15 at 11:36 p.m.
Family business not always easy, but fun June 15 at 11:36 p.m.
Wichita’s Airbus engineers applaud first A350 flight in France June 14 at 2:51 p.m.

Link continues to dominate for Wingnuts

By JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle June 17 at 10:44 p.m.

Scouts from three major-league franchises were in attendance to watch Wingnuts right-hander Jon Link pitch Monday night, and the prevailing thought is that Link is ready to return to affiliated baseball.

Chris Martin kicked off Kansas football team June 17 at 4:43 p.m.
Kansas State golfer wins Big 12 sportsmanship award June 17 at 4:50 p.m.
Todd Butler says he’s ready to go as Wichita State baseball coach June 17 at 5:16 p.m.
Parel wins Air Capital Classic June 17 at 6:23 a.m.
Wichita State confirms hiring of Todd Butler as baseball coach June 16 at 7:23 p.m.
Spurs turn back Heat, are one win from NBA title June 17 at 6:27 a.m.
Wade Davis beats former club as Royals top Rays 5-3 June 16 at 11:22 p.m.

Envelope mix-up at Daytime Emmy Awards

By BETH HARRIS, Associated Press June 17 at 7:07 a.m.

"Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot.

Prince Philip leaves hospital after surgery June 17 at 5:25 a.m.
Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant June 17 at 12:15 p.m.
Fort Riley hosts annual Symphony in the Flint Hills concert June 15 at 9:48 p.m.
'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut June 16 at 2:20 p.m.
Chamber at the Barn concert fun for kids, adults June 15 at 10:59 a.m.
On-trend, over 50 June 15 at 7:46 p.m.
‘Hairspray,’ coming to Crown Uptown, is ‘all about being yourself’ June 15 at 10:58 a.m.

Kansas views on working poor, state budget, sales-tax increase, higher-ed cuts, science standards

June 17 at 6:17 a.m.

Working poor – The 2013 legislative session was a disaster for the working poor. Kansas workers who earn less than $23,500 for a family of four will not have access to expanded Medicaid health insurance. This is a result of Gov. Sam Brownback’s quixotic idea that reducing individual income taxes on business owners will boom the economy.

Opinion Line (June 17) June 14 at 5:48 p.m.
Letters to the editor on blood drive, core values, Riverfest June 14 at 5:48 p.m.
Barbara Shelly: Where is Plan A for preventing teen pregnancies? June 14 at 5:49 p.m.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: We’re surrendering our civil liberties June 14 at 5:49 p.m.
Opinion Line Extra (June 17) June 14 at 8:31 p.m.

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