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WASHINGTON — Architect Frank Gehry and his design team proposed changes Tuesday to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial planned for a site near the National Mall after hearing complaints from Ike’s family for months.
Maize/Maize South swimming coach Hussein Yassine joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Joanna Chadwick's guest is Conway Springs tennis coach Chris Bellar.
Kapaun soccer coach Alan Shepherd joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Firefighters battle a blaze at Viking Blast & Wash Systems, 3810 North Toben, near 37th and Rock Road in Wichita, Kan. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. (MIke Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Local and county crews and volunteers pick up debris from the Pinaire Mobile Home Park to take to area landfills Monday, Apr. 23, 2012. The United Way of the Plains asked for fewer volunteers on Monday to allow more waste-disposal trucks easier access into the storm-damaged areas. (MIke Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Local and county crews and work to move downed tree limbs from the Oaklawn neighborhood to a large burn pile west of the community Monday, Apr. 23, 2012. The United Way of the Plains asked for fewer volunteers on Monday to allow more waste-disposal trucks easier access into the storm-damaged areas. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Bishop Carroll baseball coach Charlie Ebright joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Tanner Wilson grew up with 13 cousins who never gave him a break on the basketball court. So he learned to make 3-pointers by shooting over their heads, even though he was short. Like a lot of students at Northwest High School, he loves basketball. Most Friday nights found him shooting hoops at the central YMCA branch in downtown Wichita. “For him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,†his father, Mike, said. Tanner is 19 and has Down syndrome. (Video courtesy the Wilson Family)
Tanner Wilson grew up with 13 cousins who never gave him a break on the basketball court. So he learned to make 3-pointers by shooting over their heads, even though he was short. Like a lot of students at Northwest High School, he loves basketball. Most Friday nights found him shooting hoops at the central YMCA branch in downtown Wichita. “For him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,†his father, Mike, said. Tanner is 19 and has Down syndrome. (Video Courtesy of the Wilson Familly)
Spirit AeroSystems President & CEO Jeff Turner said Friday, Apr. 20, 2012, that the company is already back online in many departments following the tornado that hit the facility in south Wichia, Kan., last Saturday night and he expects the comppany to be ramping up to full production Monday when all employees will return to work. A lot of effort this week has gone into Spirit AeroSystems facilities to get them ready for employees to return on Monday, he said. About 1,000 people have been cleaning up debris, working on roofs, testing equipment and putting some temporary fixes in place so Spirit's 10,800 people can come back to work. Some production returned Friday. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Spirit Aerosystems works around the clock to bring the plant back on line. 1. Employees sweeping and cleaning 2. Testing overhead crane for operational capability 3. Temporary patches on the side of one of our buildings 4. Overhead and aerial photos of the facility showing primary damage to the SE corner of the facility 5. Overnight workers supporting 24/7 recovery efforts to support production re-start on Monday, April 23 (Video Courtesy Spirit AeroSystems) April 19, 2012
But it hit so fast, she didn’t have time to brace herself. (April 17, 2012)
Mu Shu, a piglet that fell off a livestock truck and was rescued by Stacie and veterinarian husband Shane Tonn of Newton, has been befriended by the Tonns' yellow Labrador retriever, Hunter. (Video by Deb Gruver/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) April 17, 2012
Mulvane softball coach Charlie Mason joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback addresses the media in Oaklawn on Sunday, the day after an EF3 tornado tore through south Wichita. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) April 15, 2012
Nearly100 trailers in Pinaire Mobile Home Park were damaged in the Oaklawn area when a tornado swept through east Wichita overnight Saturday, Apr. 14, 2012. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Chrissy Hart was away from her home on Saturday night when a tornado struck it and ripped off a wall. (Video by Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) April 15, 2012
Collegiate tennis coach Dave Hawley joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
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Sedgwick County leaders say they want Oaklawn to rebuild after an April 14 tornado tore up much of it, but they want to make sure people do so safely.
Bombardier kicked off Europe’s largest business jet show in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday with an announcement of the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 light business jets.
Wichita State’s scoring drought at Hawks Field ended quickly and emphatically on Tuesday. After going 28 1/3 innings without a run against Big 12 Nebraska, the Shockers bashed away in their first shot at Big 10 Nebraska.
Freud struggled to find an answer to the question “What does a woman want?” Ninety-odd years later, some in the wine industry think they know.
A dozen years into the 21st century, Wichita has a Central Library designed around the needs of the mid-1960s. As of Tuesday, though, Wichita also has a sound, flexible strategy for getting a new facility actually designed, funded and built at Second and McLean. That’s a welcome development.
Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Alaska island.
A state administrative law judge says former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell should be allowed to coach football in Florida schools.
