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Diane Lett answered a knock on her door and found a young man standing on her porch.
Don Steffens, known as the voice of state track, joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
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
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
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. âFor him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,â 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. âFor him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,â 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 didnât 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.
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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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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.
Aspiring artists are mixing with the masters at the Wichita Art Museum.
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.