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The wacky folks in Lucas have always been known for their keen sense of humor. Now, Lucas can add one more notch in its quirky belt: The town has turned to a bathroom theme and created a monument making Lucas home of the largest, most blingy toilet in Kansas.
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
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Paddleboats, Jet Skis, canoes and kayaks. All will have plenty of water for their events at next month’s Wichita River Festival. The new dam for the reconstructed Lincoln Street Bridge will be ready in plenty of time to raise the Arkansas River’s level before the festival starts June 1, city interim engineer Gary Janzen said Thursday.
Friends University today announced a $3.5 million plan to renovate two buildings in Delano and move its art department there.
Two of college football’s heavyweight conferences will soon be hooking up on an annual basis. The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences on Friday announced a five-year agreement that will match the champions from each league in an annual postseason bowl game beginning after the 2014 season.
Dallas Green has a Texas accent, a Texas-size cowboy hat and a rib recipe that’s so good, he travels the country seven months out of the year making it.
Everybody who still thinks the Kansas Legislature is competent to handle redistricting, say “aye.” Anybody? Nobody? Now, if only lawmakers would recognize as much.
The man who built an eccentric Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West was placed on five years' probation on Friday and ordered to serve 63 days community service, five of them at the county morgue.
Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues.
