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Videos

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (May 21)

    Don Steffens, known as the voice of state track, joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.

  • Trap company makes thrower for archers

    The Atlas Trap company near Benton has created a thrower designed for archers. Heath Getty, known for his ability to hit clay traps out of the air with a bow and arrow, is helping the company test out the new device. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) May 18, 2012

  • Star Wars exhibit opens at Exploration Place May 26

    Exploration Place president Jan Luth talks about the upcoming exhibit "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" that opens at the museum on May 26. The exhibit features 10,000 square feet of costumes, props and models from all six "Star Wars" movies. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) May 26, 2012

  • Tinker Building 3001 tanker move

  • Former Wranglers manager Frank White with the KC T-Bones

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (May 14)

    Maize/Maize South swimming coach Hussein Yassine joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.

  • Andover Central senior excited for graduation from hospital bed

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (May 8)

    Joanna Chadwick's guest is Conway Springs tennis coach Chris Bellar.

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (April 30)

    Kapaun soccer coach Alan Shepherd joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.

  • Industrial fire at Viking

    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.)

  • Pinaire Mobile Home Park debris collected and hauled off

    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.)

  • Tornado brush & tree limbs hauled to burn pit

    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.)

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (April 23)

    Bishop Carroll baseball coach Charlie Ebright joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.

  • Tanner Wilson Special Olympics Hays Ks. Mar. 2012

    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 shooting the three-pointer during the NW Bear Buddies basketball game

    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: Everyone back to work by Monday

    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.

    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

  • 88 year old Pearl Sipult talks about riding out the tornado Saturday night in her Oaklawn home. Sipult's home was destroyed as she stood in the hallway. Bruised and bloody a neighbor found her.

    How 88-year-old Pearl Sipult survived a tornado that blew apart her house

    But it hit so fast, she didn’t have time to brace herself. (April 17, 2012)

  • Piglet befriends dog

    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

  • VarsityKansas Big Show (April 16)

    Mulvane softball coach Charlie Mason joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.

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Costumed characters highlight opening of ‘Star Wars’ exhibit in Wichita

By Annie Calovich, The Wichita Eagle Today at 6:24 a.m.

Many children attending the first day of the “Star Wars” exhibit at Exploration Place came dressed in their movie T-shirts. Fifteen-year-old Ben Ristow of Wichita was robed like Obi-Wan Kenobi. And Jennifer Angel of Arkansas City sported a hand-dyed, purple-leather blaster skirt. It went well with her gun.

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Wildcats, Fort Riley continue deep partnership

By Kellis Robinett, The Wichita Eagle Today at 7:50 a.m.

Robert Ricks is an Army major stationed at Fort Riley. He is the operations officer for the First Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, and he has seen action in almost every recent war the U.S. military has been a part of. He was there for Desert Storm, he’s been to Iraq three times and he served in Afghanistan.

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Learn from the loss

May 25 at 7:09 p.m.

It smarts more than a little to read about how Boeing’s plan to exit Wichita after 80 years is benefiting San Antonio and Oklahoma City. But the Air Capital needs to learn from the loss any way it can, and ensure it has the tools and strategy to be a contender in the competition for all kinds of jobs and businesses.

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Park of animatronic dinosaurs opening in NJ

May 25 at 5:26 p.m.

A new family attraction featuring more than 30 animatronic dinosaurs opens this holiday weekend on 20 acres of woods and grass in northern New Jersey.

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Historic half-track, recreated

May 26 at 6:24 a.m.

Alan Wing’s fascination with WWII Army vehicles began early and it shows no signs of letting up, judging by the immaculate 1942 White M2A1 half-track that is the centerpiece of his collection.

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