Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.
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🏘️ Community
NICU babies at a Wichita hospital celebrated their first Halloween this week with tiny costumes, themed photos, and family visits at the neonatal unit (staff shared updates on feeding, growth, and discharge plans).
Families in College Hill spend hundreds of dollars and many hours turning their yards into Halloween displays, and neighbors expect big crowds today for trick-or-treating.
Road closures will be in place from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Wichita Police will place barricades (Broadview, Belmont, Crestway between Douglas and 1st).
📰 Civic
The national nonprofit DJs at the Polls will feature local DJs at 28 Sedgwick County polling sites on Election Day to create a celebratory atmosphere and boost turnout, with locations including Greater St. Mary Baptist Church, WSU Metropolitan Complex, and West High School.
🏛️ Government
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled Friday for the Cozy Inn, saying Salina couldn't justify treating the restaurant's UFO-themed burger mural as a regulated sign, and the decision lets owner Steve Howard resume painting without the city's sign permit requirements.
🏥 Health
Daylight saving time ends tomorrow, with clocks rolling back in the early-morning hours.
TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre says keep a consistent routine, shift kids' bedtime by 10 minutes each night before the change, and avoid screens for an hour before bed in cool, dark rooms.
🏈 Sports
Crosstown rivalry games led the first week of high school football (playoffs), played this week across Wichita schools, with winners set to play next-round matchups in early November.
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