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Innovators also inspire

Tahir Ahmad, Nate Gregory, Jeremy Jones and Ben Tyson are Wichita entrepreneurs and they are innovators, the name given to members of the 2010 Pipeline Innovators, the state’s yearlong entrepreneur support program for owners of promising technology-based ventures.

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Dreamlifter stops at Boeing

Wichitans driving along South Oliver on Wednesday couldn’t help but notice a supersized white-and-blue modified Boeing 747, called the Dreamlifter, sitting near a Boeing hangar.

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Report: Boeing tanker contract would yield more jobs than Northrop one would

Should Boeing win the contract to provide refueling tankers to the U.S. Air Force , between 62,605 and 70,706 new U.S. jobs would be created over the life of the contract, according to a new report.

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Lawmakers more open to tax hikes

TOPEKA — In January, sales tax increases, eliminating sales tax exemptions and increasing sin taxes found only tepid support among lawmakers.

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SRS seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by grandparents

The state’s child-welfare agency is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a social worker of failing to protect a 23-month-old Coffeyville girl who was beaten to death.

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Gold medal ceremony: Nation honors Women Airforce Service Pilots

Kansan Meriem Roby Anderson was one of about 200 women Wednesday who received a Congressional Gold Medal during a Capitol Hill ceremony.

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Police: Teen’s shooting was an accident

A shooting that left one teen in the hospital and another under arrest appears to be accidental, police said Wednesday.

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City water director David Warren abruptly resigns

The city’s water utility director, David Warren, abruptly resigned earlier this week.

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Number of H1N1 cases drops; plenty of vaccine available

The second wave of H1N1 is over in Sedgwick County, but a free clinic is open until March 26 for residents who still haven’t been vaccinated against the flu.

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Senate addresses fuel tax misallocations

TOPEKA — An amendment offered in the Senate budget committee this week would restore $5.3 million in fuel tax revenue denied Shawnee County due to a series of computer errors by officials in the state revenue department and the state treasurer’s office.

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11 indicted on charges in drug conspiracy

A man charged with leading a Wichita drug smuggling ring two years ago fled from authorities but continued to push dope into the city for another year, according to a federal indictment made public this week.

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Two federal broadband grants awarded

The federal government has awarded grants and loans to expand broadband internet access in south central and southeast Kansas.

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Man hurt in Haysville crash dies

The elderly man who was hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday in Haysville has died todaywed from his injuries, police said.

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Infant hospitalized with head injury

WICHITA — A 3-month-old boy has been hospitalized with a fractured skull and bruised brain after an apparent home accident, police said.

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Teen’s shooting an accident, police say

WICHITA — A shooting that left one teen in the hospital and another under arrest appears to be accidental, police said.

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Wichita’s water department director resigns

WICHITA — The city’s water utility director, David Warren, resigned earlier this week, he and others say.

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Mason named to KTEC board

Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. has added Wichita businessman Gary Mason to its board of directors.

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Handicapped parking a problem at games

Stephan “Center Ice Steve” Wright is a devoted Thunder hockey fan. So much so that he goes to games about two hours early, he says, to get an on-site parking spot at Intrust Bank Arena. Wright has degenerative arthritis and walks with a cane. Handicapped parking on game nights is lacking, he and others say.

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Man critical after Haysville crash

A man remained in critical condition at a local hospital Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash in Haysville on Monday afternoon.

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Wichita beefs up scrap metal laws to combat theft

The City Council updated its scrap metal regulations Tuesday to keep up with increasingly crafty thieves who have torn through vacant homes, city parks and business rooftops in hopes of cashing in at recycling businesses.

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City reduces its loan to developers

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday cut the amount of a loan it gave to prominent downtown developers Real Development, partly as an acknowledgment that one of the projects has stalled.

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Missing Winfield man’s van found

Winfield’s “harmonica man” is most likely dead — and he may be the victim of a homicide, authorities said Tuesday.

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Senate weighs taxes on pop, cigarettes

TOPEKA — Increasing the tax on cigarettes and pop would improve health and make money for the state, supporters of the taxes said Tuesday.

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Report: Errors made in Old Town Cinema district tax appeal

Recent property tax appeals in the Old Town Cinema district reveal “a number of procedural errors and policy issues” that the city of Wichita must address as it provides public support to private development, according to a city report released Tuesday.

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Home repair workshops are free

Wichitans will get a chance to attend five home repair workshops featuring topics such as painting, wood repair and restoration of windows.

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Lead singer of Poison to kick off River Fest

Wichita River Festival officials on Tuesday announced their musical lineup for this year’s festival — and a change in the admission policy for the West Bank Stage shows.

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Wichita jobless rate rises in January

Post-Christmas layoffs and a renewed search for work by the unemployed pushed the Wichita-area unemployment rate in January to 8.6 percent, from a revised 7.8 percent in December, the Kansas Department of Labor said Tuesday.

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West 13th, South Woodlawn repairs in line for federal funds

The Wichita City Council voted Tuesday to seek about $920,000 in federal funds for street repairs on Woodlawn and on 13th Street.

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Warm weather bolsters Kansas wheat crop

Warm weather in March has pushed the Kansas wheat crop faster than in recent years.

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Wichita adopts tougher scrap metal law

WICHITA — The city this morning updated its scrap metal regulations to keep up with increasingly crafty thieves who have torn through vacant homes, city parks and business rooftops in hopes of cashing in at recycling businesses.

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