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Make-A-Wish MO & KS Fundraiser • Kansas License Plate Reader Regulations | Wichita News
Make-A-Wish MO & KS Fundraiser • Kansas License Plate Reader Regulations | Wichita News episode artwork
Today at 1:06 AM

Make-A-Wish Missouri and Kansas launched a 36-hour campaign to raise $900,000 for children with critical illnesses, and Kansas lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate law enforcement use and storage of automated license plate reader data.

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Stories & Sources

Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas launches 36-hour fundraising campaign
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Children’s Mercy says it will be in-network for an ACA plan after weeks of patient outcry
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Kansas lawmakers discuss proposed limits on license plate reader data
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Moran Pushes Aviation Safety Bill • Eisenhower Airport Snow Rodeo • Kechi Park Inclusive Playground | Wichita News
Moran Pushes Aviation Safety Bill • Eisenhower Airport Snow Rodeo • Kechi Park Inclusive Playground | Wichita News episode artwork
Today at 12:19 AM

Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is urging Congress to pass stalled aviation safety legislation before the session ends, Eisenhower National Airport crews held their annual snow rodeo to prepare for winter storms, and volunteers in Kechi began construction on a new fully accessible community playground.

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Stories & Sources

Over a year and a half after deadly Flight 5342 crash, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran renews push for aviation safety
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Annual ‘snow rodeo’ held at Wichita airport to prep for winter weather
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Kansas Elder Fraud Surge • Newborn Vitamin K Refusals • Salina Water Rebate Dispute | Wichita News
Kansas Elder Fraud Surge • Newborn Vitamin K Refusals • Salina Water Rebate Dispute | Wichita News episode artwork
Today at 12:19 AM

A surge in AI-driven elder fraud is straining Kansas law enforcement resources, pediatricians are warning of rising infant health risks as more parents decline routine newborn vitamin K shots, and Salina residents are challenging restrictive eligibility rules for the citys water rebate program amid persistent discoloration issues.

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Stories & Sources

KBI says rising elder fraud is straining its resources; Sedgwick County officials explain challenges of tracking scams
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As parents increasingly opt out, Kansas doctor says vitamin K shot for newborns eliminates risk of life-threatening bleeds


Trump Nominates Jeff Colyer as UAE Ambassador • Kansas City Immigrant Children Face Expedited Deportation | Wichita News
Trump Nominates Jeff Colyer as UAE Ambassador • Kansas City Immigrant Children Face Expedited Deportation | Wichita News episode artwork
Yesterday at 7:57 PM

President Donald Trump has nominated former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, while federal policy rollbacks have placed dozens of vulnerable immigrant children in the Kansas City area into expedited deportation proceedings.

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Stories & Sources

President Trump nominates former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer as US ambassador to UAE
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Kansas City immigrant children risk fast-tracked deportation
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Children’s Mercy Cuts Jobs • Kansas Lawmakers Keep Pay Raise | Wichita News
Children’s Mercy Cuts Jobs • Kansas Lawmakers Keep Pay Raise | Wichita News episode artwork
Last Monday at 9:16 PM

Children’s Mercy Hospital is cutting nonclinical jobs and outsourcing over four hundred positions amid cost pressures, the healthcare system is preparing to drop Affordable Care Act marketplace plans ahead of a major campus expansion, and Kansas legislative leaders have deadlocked on reducing their upcoming pay raise, allowing a scheduled four-point-four percent increase to proceed.

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Stories & Sources

Children's Mercy is making money and cutting jobs. Here's why
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Kansas Legislature's leaders balk at shrinking their 4.4% salary hike to 1%
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