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Hello Wichita! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police detail arrest after 14-year-old wounded in north Wichita
  • What the new biomedical campus means for downtown Wichita parking and transit
  • How a Wichita teacher's first week in New York became 9/11

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Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 97, low: 76.
  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man arrested after 14-year-old shot in north Wichita, police say (ksn.com) — Police arrested an 18-year-old after a 14-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder during a dispute between two groups in north Wichita near North Market and West 25th. The teen victim has been released from the hospital, and investigators are still seeking another suspect; anyone with information is urged to contact Wichita police or Crime Stoppers.
   

• Biomedical Campus Parking raises concerns in Wichita State community (thesunflower.com) — Parking around the planned Wichita Biomedical Campus is set to change how you get downtown, with the city and Sedgwick County pursuing leased lots, new bus routes, and a potential 600-space garage near the old transit center. As paid parking, tight timelines, and rising downtown rents collide, Wichita State students and residents could see tougher parking choices but also expanded transit and new housing pressure near the core.
   

• 25 years later, Wichita native reflects on teaching through 9/11 in New York (kwch.com) — A Wichita native who was a first-time music teacher in New York on 9/11 is sharing her memories publicly after nearly 25 years, reflecting on fear, grief, and the unity that followed. Now back home in Wichita, she describes how protecting her students that day and preserving a September 12 newspaper helped shape her perspective on tragedy and hope.
   

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  • Costs, data centers, Trump: Governor candidates debate at Kansas State fair (themercury.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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