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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A roundup of local restaurants that have passed health inspections in 2025
Stories by Wichita Eagle journalists, with AI summarization A variety of Wichita restaurants have delivered strong results in recent 2025 health inspections. Notable spots like Bella Luna Cafe, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Pig In Pig Out BBQ stood out for their food safety practices. Unique local choices such as Bagatelle Bakery and Pokemoto also passed inspections, giving diners confidence in their cleanliness. Popular chains like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Taco Bell showed consistent safety at multiple locations. With options from sushi bars to coffee shops, these establishments highlight Wichita's commitment to safe, enjoyable dining. A French favorite, a buffet, bars, schools, hotels and other local restaurants are on the list of places that passed health inspections this time. | Published March 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker In all, 54 restaurants, hotels and other businesses passed food safety or lodging inspections recently. | Published April 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker In all, 64 restaurants, hotels and other businesses in and around Wichita passed food safety or lodging inspections April 6-12. | Published April 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker In all, 69 restaurants, hotels and other businesses in and around Wichita passed food safety or lodging inspections April 20-26. | Published May 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker Seventy restaurants, hotels and other businesses in and around Wichita passed food safety or lodging inspections April 27 to May 3. | Published May 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported and written by Amy Renee Leiker and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
A Wichita City Council candidate taped campaign material in City Hall. Can she do that?
In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Story idea? tips@ LaWanda DeShazer, a candidate for the open District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council, posted — then deleted — a campaign video she taped in City Hall. The taping violated a city policy that prohibits any type of campaigning inside city-owned buildings. The video was taped on June 4 and posted on Facebook later in the week to promote DeShazer's campaign launch event that weekend. While it was being taped, a Wichita Eagle reporter saw a member of City Hall staff ask DeShazer to not tape inside the building. The video had been deleted by Monday morning, after the event and after an Eagle reporter questioned DeShazer about it. 'There's a lot of new people running for office. … We don't know these nuances,' DeShazer said. Democrats crowd into race for open Wichita City Council seat. Who's running? The city said the policy that prohibits campaigning on public property has no enforcement mechanism. 'The City focuses on education and we would share the policy with candidates,' city spokesperson Megan Lovely said. A separate state statute prohibits campaigning in city-owned buildings through means of distributing literature and campaign materials unless other candidates have the opportunity to do so. But it doesn't explicitly prohibit filming campaign material on city property. People found in violation of the state statute are subject to a $500 fine or a month in jail. DeShazer said she thought her video being filmed in City Hall was OK after current District 1 council member Brandon Johnson posted a video shot outside McAfee Pool endorsing another candidate, Joseph Shepard. Johnson was wearing a city of Wichita shirt in the video. 'The endorsement video featuring Councilmember Brandon Johnson was filmed outside McAfee Pool, a city-operated entity. In doing so, we remained in compliance with both the Wichita City Code and City Policy #20,' Shepard said in a statement. 'Our filming respected these guidelines. We ensured there was no disruption to pedestrian or vehicle access and remained outside the facility's fence line.' Johnson backed Shepard's statement, saying Shepard reviewed city code before filming the endorsement video. 'It is unfortunate that Ms. DeShazer is suggesting that because she did not follow municipal code and Council policy, that one of her opponents did the same,' Johnson said in a statement. 'The fact that he and his team went the additional steps of reviewing guidelines is yet another reason he should be the Council Member for District 1.' Chris Pumpelly, who's also running for the seat, said he didn't find the video to be inappropriate since DeShazer is a private citizen. But he added already-elected officials must be held to a higher standard. 'The voters of District 1 are smart enough to know the City isn't endorsing a candidate in this race, but it's important as an elected official to make that line VERY clear in all your actions,' Pumpelly said in a statement to The Eagle. Other candidates in the crowded race to replace the term-limited Johnson are Aujanae Bennett and Darryl Carrington. A primary election is set for Aug. 5, with the top two candidates moving forward to the general election on Nov. 4. DeShazer said more education should be provided to candidates about campaigning when they file. 'I'm not trying to violate rules because I want to make things better for people, not worse,' she said.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Looking for some behind-the-scenes stories? These two Eagle interns hope to have them
When a lot of Wichitans were hunkered down during Tuesday's rain deluge, Allison Campbell was trudging through Highland Cemetery, snapping photos for a Wichita Eagle article. The intrepid Campbell is one of two interns who are working for the publication this summer. Ainsley Smyth, who said she spent Tuesday 'safe in the office calling school board candidates,' is the other. Both live in Kansas and have attended Wichita State University, where Campbell just graduated and Smyth will be a senior. Campbell said she was a military brat who was born in Germany and spent a substantial amount of time in South Africa, where her mother was born, before her family eventually landed in Holton, Kan. That's where she graduated high school and her where her parents still live. 'My teenage angst was lived out there.' However, it was when she was visiting South Africa at around age 8 when the power of what journalism can do struck her. Campbell saw a copy of Time with a photo of a highway she knew in Johannesburg with an accompanying story on some of the most unequal places in the world. On one side of the road were dilapidated houses. On the other were more were beautiful homes with pools. 'That picture really, really stuck with me,' said Campbell, who had been born following apartheid. 'It opened my eyes in a way that I think was discomforting but was a much-needed discomfort.' An incredible high school journalism teacher further inspired her, as did getting to know the staff at the Sunflower at WSU. 'Their work was astounding.' Campbell's work came to be as well. She was named the Kansas Collegiate Media Journalist of the Year. 'It gives me goosebumps to be able to give back to people,' she said. Just like the Time photo did for her, Campbell said she likes that she can show diversity in communities so people 'can really transform how they live and conduct their lives.' Smyth, who is from Lenexa, wasn't interested in journalism until high school when she joined the newspaper staff where some friends were. That's when she found something else that journalism offers. 'I liked knowing sort of the behind the scenes of my school.' Smyth said she enjoyed having a different way to interact with teachers through her work, too. Last summer, Smyth interned at local NPR affiliate KMUW. This summer, she said she's likely going to cover a range of topics for The Eagle. So far, that includes an entertainment and environmental story and a look at improvements at Clapp Park. Smyth, who plans to make a career of journalism, said she hopes to do local government stories, too, for that same behind-the-scenes knowledge she sought in high school. 'That kind of interests me.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Real cases: How to avoid falling for financial scams
Stories by Wichita Eagle journalists, with AI summarization Scammers use creative tactics to trick people and steal money or personal information. One common warning sign is anyone demanding payment over the phone, like scammers impersonating Wichita police officers or Sedgwick County deputies and threatening arrest unless you pay with gift cards or cryptocurrency. Deceptive emails that mimic banks or streaming services, such as the fake "activity alert" or subscription notice, are also used to gather your account details. Watch out for official-looking mailers such as the "County Deed Records" postcard, and never click suspicious text links like those pretending to collect toll payments for DriveKS. Always verify requests independently and report scams to authorities if you spot these red flags. 'Many victims will never fully recoup losses to their life savings and retirement funds.' | Published May 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Jacob Unruh He has been ordered to pay more than $171,000 after his work on a couple's house fell apart. | Published June 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michael Stavola Several Kansas county sheriff's offices are warning residents about scammers impersonating officers and demanding money. | Published July 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Eduardo Castillo KTA said it learned about the scam Tuesday afternoon. | Published September 17, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michael Stavola Here's how to avoid being scammed. | Published September 19, 2024 | Read Full Story by Eduardo Castillo The Sedgwick County district attorney has a new warning about scam emails after he received one. | Published December 31, 2024 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker Someone tricked parties involved in a property sale with fake email addresses that were so close to the real ones no one noticed until it was too late. | Published January 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker People experiencing cognitive decline are especially vulnerable because the mailers 'intentionally prey on their anxieties, vulnerabilities and ability to recall events,' the DA's Office says. | Published April 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amy Renee Leiker The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
The resurgence of measles in Kansas
Stories by Wichita Eagle and Kansas journalists, with AI summarization Kansas faces its largest measles outbreak since 2018, driven by several factors. Vaccination rates have dropped in key counties, including a 24 percentage point dip in Gray County since 2019. Several recent cases, such as the one in an unvaccinated child in Sedgwick County, highlight the ongoing risk for those without up-to-date protection. Health officials are urging residents to check their vaccine status, especially those vaccinated between 1957 and 1967, due to less effective early vaccines. Clinics and pharmacies across Kansas are expanding access to MMR shots and immunity testing, as measles continues to spread statewide. Kansas reported its first case in Stevens County Thursday. | Published March 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lindsay Smith Vaccinations are required for school in Kansas unless there is a religious or medical exemption. | Published April 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Morgan Chilson Sedgwick County confirmed its first measles case May 7. | Published April 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lindsay Smith The Sedgwick County case joins more than 40 measles cases statewide. | Published May 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lindsay Smith With a case confirmed in Sedgwick County, here's what you should know at any age about getting the vaccine. | Published May 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lindsay Smith The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists or its content partners.
