Good morning, Wichita.

Volunteers rescued 81 dogs from harmful conditions at a Kansas home today + they are asking local residents for support to help care for the animals.

Wichita Public Schools reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union for the 2026-2027 school year — including pay raises, health benefit increases, and extra collaboration time — and teachers will soon vote on the contract.

Kansas schools have begun a bell-to-bell cellphone ban that requires students to store phones out of reach during classes after Governor Laura Kelly signed a law earlier this year; some parents worry about after-school communication while others believe the ban will improve focus (schools have set up designated phone storage areas).

Prothonotary warblers are now breeding in Kansas as deforestation alters their migration patterns.

Researchers at Pittsburg State use finger-width trackers to follow the birds’ 5,000-mile trips from Honduras, with over 200 nest boxes set up locally and plans to retag returning birds (a project funded by private donors and Audubon societies).

Wichita City Council extended the demolition pause on Crown Uptown Theatre until Jan.

23, 2027 — allowing officials up to 180 more days to consider preservation options after the owner's wrecking permit request in July.

A local hospital performed the state’s first partial heart transplant on a 1-year-old girl, marking a milestone for pediatric care in Wichita.

Hospital officials said the breakthrough could lead to more life-saving surgeries.