Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
Good morning, Wichita.
A post from the College Hill neighborhood spurred worry by saying streets would stay open for Halloween, but a city spokesperson confirmed barricades will be set as usual on Oct.
31 — ensuring safe trick-or-treating.
Free Senior Connect workshops will be held at Carl Brewer Center on Monday, Oct.
26. Wichita natives Attorney Olivia Dempsey and Dr. Chela Love will lead sessions on estate planning and healthy aging (with free gift cards for preregistration) from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
A documentary about Harrison Ford's local ties premieres today at the renovated Orpheum Theatre as part of the Tallgrass Film Festival.
Los Angeles filmmaker Graham High (director of Harrison Ford Comes to Wichita) examines how the actor’s visits have sparked enduring local lore.
Exploration Place launches its Halloween Nights playscape featuring cool lights, fog, a laser show, and a skeleton safari with 200 skeletons—a spooky experience for visitors.
The event runs Thursdays through Saturdays from 6 to 9 p.m. throughout October.
Local producers Annika Wooton + Jesse Burke + Brian McNulty are presenting a new production of Rocky Horror at the Doc hangar, where an idling aircraft transforms into a theater space honoring a long-standing Halloween tradition in Wichita.
Tallgrass Film Festival featured screenings including the documentary Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) and narrative features that explore personal drama and creative storytelling, noted by film critic Fletcher Powell.
The varied lineup continues to draw local film fans this week.
Today, the Kansas Aviation Museum hosts the grand opening of its new exhibit that spotlights regional aviation history and offers interactive displays and guided tours for visitors.
Kansas Aviation Museum opened its new Runway to Innovation STEAM space today at 3350 S.
George Washington Blvd; the interactive area lets kids launch paper airplanes, use flight simulators and design model planes (part of a three-phase expansion linking aviation heritage to future innovation).
A Wichita family is mourning the loss of their newborn daughter, born at 25 weeks after her mother was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia.
Dr. Andrew Biggs—an internal medicine physician at Healical Precision Health—shares simple steps to ease seasonal stress in Wichita amid busy holiday routines.
He advises getting 7-8 hours of sleep, meal prepping, and taking a walk after dinner to support overall well-being.
Local high school football teams Garden Plain + Haven will meet in Week 7 of the season.
The game is expected to fuel a competitive local rivalry as both teams prepare to engage at their home fields.
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