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Steve Saffell keeps a Taser tucked by his seat in the cockpit and a handgun holstered underneath his right arm. As pilot of the Sedgwick County sheriff's airplane, Saffell's passengers are usually wearing handcuffs and leg irons.
Holiday traditions are often passed from generation to generation, but a tradition has to start somewhere. For three sisters from Wichita, that tradition started Friday at the Gingerbread Village, a fundraiser for the Assistance League of Wichita.
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Take an early look at a Kansas.com documentary about Father Emil Kapaun of Pilsen, Kan. He died a hero in a North Korean POW camp in 1951. His message of hope and perseverance still resonates today. The Vatican is investigating whether a local medical recovery is a miracle, and whether Kapaun deserves to be a saint.
The 54th annual edition of The Eagle's Holiday Cookbook features more than 120 recipes. Click to get the top six prize-winning recipes, including bacon-wrapped scallops with spinach and praline pumpkin dessert. You also can meet the winners and find out how to order your copy of the cookbook.
Have you -- or someone you know -- received a ticket in the past few years? Delve into more than 360,000 tickets issued by the Wichita Police Department from Jan. 1, 2005, to Aug. 18, 2009.
Click to read about the B Street Gang, which vows to meet again in 2009. You'll also find how to enter The Eagle's annual contest, contest rules and information about the illustrator and the author who wrote the beginning of the story.
Click to submit your nonprofit's needs for The Eagle's 2009 Holiday Wish List. It is open to nonprofit social service organizations in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
Capture the spirit of the season with our calendar of local holiday events, from musical performances to shopping opportunities, from giant light displays to visits from Santa.
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Pore through our records on historic storms, road conditions, dog names, last names, accidents, salaries and lots more.
Celia Goering explains the criteria she used for selecting the tree from her farm for the governor's mansion.
Go along with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office on an extradition trip to bring back fugitives.
Bishop Carroll linebacker Timmy Chadd talks about Friday's football game against Hutchinson. (Video by Jeff TUttle, The Wichita Eagle)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
Northwest High Young Entrepreneur sophomores sell wristbands to fellow students in memory of fifteen-year-old classmate Deontre "Tre" Reed.
Joanna Chadwick and Jonathan Long discuss the semifinals of 11-man high school football playoffs.
Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz, NASA Chief of Flight Control Division, during Apollo 13, talks about the mission and the movie on his trip to Wichita on Tuesday. (Video by Jeff Tuttle, The Wichita Eagle)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
'In Cold Blood' killings of a Holcomb, Kan., family still haunt 50 years later: STORY | GALLERY
See readers' colorful fall photos.
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Or watch our fall videos: Fall in O.J. Watson Park | Time-lapse photography at Bartlett Arboretum
Episcopal Social Services at Venture house serves a Thanksgiving meal for the hungry and homeless. (Video by Mike Hutmacher)
Watch as Sr. Airman Jonathan Carpenter's wife, Sharon, and their two sons anxiously await his return.
Members of the Wichita Kansas Intertribal Warrior Society honored veterans this weekend with a two-day powwow.
The Kansas State student section gives the Loyola starting five the traditional Wildcat introduction at the season opener on Friday in Manhattan. (Video by Jeff Tuttle, The Wichita Eagle)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
Jim Morris, the pitcher that the movie, "The Rookie," is based on talks about his tryout with Tampa Bay. (Video by Jeff Tuttle, The Wichita Eagle)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
Joanna Chadwick and Jonathan Long discuss the second week of high school football playoffs.
A time-lapse of the pass in review held during the annual Wichita JROTC Leadership Corps Veterans Day Ceremony at Century II. More than 2,100 cadets from eight high schools and 12 middle schools marched in formation.
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
DETROIT — More than four months on the job as General Motors' chairman, Ed Whitacre has sent several clear signals about who is in charge: Ed Whitacre.
Heights defensive lineman Justin Reynolds saw all he needed to see — one of the Derby offensive linemen leaning to his right.
Since men were cave dwellers, the hearth has been the heart of the home.
Not long ago, the media made us listen to mind-numbing stories about the "balloon boy." This week they've given us hours of useless information about a five-chapter book written by another publicity hound named Sarah Palin. Where is Walter Cronkite when you need him?
Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
DERBY — Some do-it-yourself projects you pick up at a home improvement store — others, you find online and have to trailer home from Texas.
