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Wichita storm chaser and extreme weather photographer Jim Reed featured on CNN

Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather Today at 1:05 p.m.

Veteran storm chaser Jim Reed, who calls Wichita home, was featured on CNN’s home page yesterday.

Checkers grocery store to close

Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? Today at 11:13 a.m.

WICHITA — Checkers, a longtime store in the Pawnee and Hydraulic area, is closing.

Congratulations to McConnell on its tanker win

Rhonda Holman, WE Blog Today at 11:09 a.m.

Wichita got a great, well-timed boost with today's news that McConnell Air Force Base will be the main active-duty operating base for the KC-46A tankers, emerging the winner in the 54-base field. McConnell also was in the running to become a formal training base for the new tankers, a job won by Altus, Okla. But McConnell got what it wanted most with the Air Force's decision, meaning it can expect to receive 36 new tankers in 2016 and the jobs and economic benefits of hosting them. That's the perfect role for McConnell, which is currently the world's largest tanker base, with 62 KC-135s, and the home of the Air Force's 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserves' 931st Air Refueling Group. So even though Boeing Wichita won't help build the tankers after all, due to Boeing's decision to leave town by the end of this year, many of those planes will end up calling Wichita home. As Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Wichita, said in a statement: "We're thrilled that McConnell AFB has been recognized as an indispensable part of America's defenses and excited about the opportunities this creates for the rest of Kansas." Congratulations and thanks to all who fought for and won this exciting new role for McConnell and Wichita.

Cessna's Turbo Skylane JT-A, which runs on jet fuel, takes first production flight

Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider Today at 11:09 a.m.

Cessna Aircraft announced the first production flight of the Turbo Skylane JT-A took off from Independence on Tuesday.

Now that the draft lottery has a winner

Kirk Seminoff, Jayhawk Dispatch Today at 10:49 a.m.

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  • Carl Hall's goggles on a mission

    Paul Suellentrop, Shockwaves | Today at 9:13 a.m.

    C.J. Polczynski C.J. Polczynski, 10, is a Pittsburgh Panthers fan and a basketball player who wears glasses. His vision affected his jumper, until he watched Wichita State’s NCAA Tournament win over Pitt in March.

  • Better news on the federal deficit

    Phillip Brownlee, WE Blog | Today at 6:29 a.m.

    The federal budget deficit is expected to drop to $642 billion this year, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday. That's still too high, but it's the lowest level since the economic crisis hit in 2008, the Washington Post reported. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that the deficit will fall below 3 percent of the overall economy by 2015 but will rise again by the end of the decade as more baby boomers retire.

  • Kansas cities among worst-performing

    Phillip Brownlee, WE Blog | Today at 6:29 a.m.

    Economically, Lawrence is the second-worst-performing small-metropolitan area in the nation, according to a new study. But other Kansas communities didn't do that well, either. Of 179 small metro areas studied by the Milken Institute, Lawrence ranked 178th for creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. Topeka came in 144th – better but not good. Among 200 large cities studied, Wichita was 146th while Kansas City was 104th. The ranking emphasized high-tech jobs, which is one reason why Kansas didn't rank higher.

  • Wichita weather: Pleasant spring day

    Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather | Today at 5:29 a.m.

    A pleasant spring day is in the offing for the Wichita area on Wednesday, forecasters say.

  • Another view of tornado that threatened Wichita Sunday

    Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather | May 21 at 8:58 p.m.

    Storm chaser Verne Carlson shot this photo of the EF-1 tornado that touched down north of Clearwater and moved to near Mid-Continent Airport Sunday.

  • Three restaurants that should open in June

    Denise Neil, Dining with Denise Neil | May 21 at 4:58 p.m.

    Freebirds World Burrito is opening at Central and Hillside next month. As May comes to a close, it’s time to prepare your appetite for June.

  • Beth Tully to open second Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates in Overland Park

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | May 21 at 3:18 p.m.

    WICHITA — Beth Tully is taking her second step toward what she perhaps only half jokingly calls world domination.

  • House leader promotes anti-climate-change book she didn't read

    Phillip Brownlee, WE Blog | May 21 at 1:09 p.m.

    Kansas House Speaker Pro Tem Peggy Mast, R-Emporia, initially said she didn't recall writing the letter on her office stationery that was sent along with an anti-climate-change book to the homes of Kansas House members. But she later confirmed that she wrote the letter endorsing the book, which she has not read. Parts of Mast's endorsement were taken almost word for word from a Publishers Weekly review of the book, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. The book, "The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism," was distributed by the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank funded in part by Charles and David Koch.

  • Send prayers, help to Oklahoma

    Phillip Brownlee, WE Blog | May 21 at 1:09 p.m.

    The images and accounts of the tornado Monday in Moore, Okla., are terrible. Those wishing to donate money to the relief and rescue efforts can do so online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 800-725-2769. Checks can be sent to Oklahoma Tornado Relief, Salvation Army, P.O. Box 12600, Oklahoma City, OK 73157.

  • Wichita's 10 best restaurant patios

    Denise Neil, Dining with Denise Neil | May 21 at 12:57 p.m.

    Happy people dining outdoors at Newport Grill I don’t know if you all caught the Perfect Summer section in Sunday’s paper. It was a fat, 72-pager, and it was filled with lots of good restaurant news.

  • You don't say

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | May 21 at 11:45 a.m.

    "I've never seen anything like it ... and my mom's house was destroyed in the April 1991 tornado."

  • Beechcraft appoints new regional sales director for Sub-Saharan Africa

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | May 21 at 11:13 a.m.

    Beechcraft Corp. has appointed a regional sales director for Beechcraft products in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kingsley Okoli, the company announced.

  • Boeing starts certification testing on 747-8 improvements

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | May 21 at 11:01 a.m.

    Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental jet successfully completed its first certification test flight with a package of performance improvements, including enhanced engines.

  • Will lawmakers stick by no-tax pledge?

    Phillip Brownlee, WE Blog | May 21 at 6:29 a.m.

    A pledge by some state lawmakers to never raise taxes is a factor in finalizing the state budget, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Fifteen House members (half of whom are from the Wichita area) signed a no-tax pledge administered by Americans for Prosperity, and AFP considers the proposed extension of the statewide sales tax to be a tax increase. However, eight state senators who signed the AFP pledge voted for the sales-tax extension, including Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita.

  • Tornado that nearly hit Rozel Saturday may be upgraded to an EF-4

    Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather | May 20 at 8:09 p.m.

    The National Weather Service in Dodge City is reporting that wind speed data for the large tornado that touched down in western Pawnee County Saturday night and came within a mile of Rozel indicates the tornado had speeds of up to 185 miles an hour.

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