Wichita

Almost 2,000 Receive Free Dental Care in Wichita

Maria Carter — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:50:04 +0000

Final numbers are still being tallied, but close to 2,000 people received free dental care Friday and Saturday at the Kansas Coliseum, near Wichita.

Close to 500 dental professionals and at least that many other volunteers took care of the crowds that began gathering Thursday morning in the Kansas Coliseum parking lot. Suzanne Wikle, who heads the Kansas Dental Project, says the Mission of Mercy is great, but it will never be enough.

Tornado Hits Wichita's Ailing Aviation Industry

editor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Transcript

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The tornado season started early in much of the nation and continued over the weekend. Spotters reported more than 120 tornadoes on Saturday. One killed five people in Woodward, Oklahoma. Others ripped into homes and businesses in Iowa and Kansas. And that includes the heart of the economy in Wichita, the aviation industry. Here's Frank Morris from member station KCUR.

FRANK MORRIS, BYLINE: Kansas got the most tornadoes, almost 100 of them. Possibly a record, according to Sam Brownback, the governor.

Robert Litan: Art Was the Soul of My Father

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:30:00 +0000

In the second half of Tuesday's Central Standard, we're joined by Kauffman Foundation Executive Robert Litan, who remembers his father David Israel Litan, who had a lifelong passion for making lithographs, painting, and sketching.

The Future Of Aerospace In Wichita

Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:25:46 +0000

Will 2,100 aerospace workers find other jobs in Wichita once Boeing closes its plant next year?

Thursday at 11:40 a.m. on Up to Date: Steve Kraske talks with Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer about Wednesday's big news that Boeing is pulling out of city after nearly 85 years.

Top Of The Morning News: Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Maria Carter — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:31:39 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

* Boeing Says No Decision On Wichita Plant Yet
* Search For Missing Student Continues
* Few Problems Found With Oversight Of Truman Sports Complex
* Kansas Families Worry About Medicaid Changes for Developmental Disability Care