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    Wichita (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ WITCH-ih-taw) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census...
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  • perpetrated by brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr in the city of Wichita, Kansas, between December 8 and 15, 2000. Five people were killed, and two...
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    The mayor of the City of Wichita is the head of the executive branch of the Wichita, Kansas city government. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited...
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    Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Leoti. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,152. The county...
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  • On December 28, 2017, a fatal swatting incident occurred in Wichita, Kansas, United States. During an online dispute between Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill...
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    The Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of four counties...
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  • Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university...
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    to Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. Today, Wichita tribes, which include the Kichai people, Waco, Taovaya, Tawakoni, and the Wichita proper (or Guichita), are...
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  • The history of Wichita details the history of Wichita, Kansas from its initial settlement in the 1860s to the present day. The site at the confluence of...
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    downtown Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Kansas. Located south of US-54 in southwest Wichita, it covers...
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  • premiere was held in Wichita, Kansas, at The Wichita Theatre, 310 East Douglas, with the stars in attendance. Vera Miles had been Miss Kansas in 1948 and was...
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  • Wichita is the largest city in the US state of Kansas and the principal city of the Wichita Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the...
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  • FC Wichita is a soccer club based in Wichita, Kansas that plays in USL League Two's Heartland Conference. The club was a member of the Heartland Conference...
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    west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita, however...
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  • Dennis Rader (category Wichita State University alumni)
    American serial killer who murdered at least ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. Although Rader occasionally killed or...
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  • The Wichita Eagle is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Originating in the early 1870s, shortly after the city's founding...
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  • tribe Wichita language, the language of the tribe Wichita, Kansas, a city Wichita County, Kansas, a county in western Kansas (city of Wichita is located...
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    Wichita's official city flag was adopted in 1937. Designed by a local artist from South Wichita, Cecil McAlister, it represents freedom, happiness, contentment...
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    of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The airbase was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who...
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  • Newman University is a private Roman Catholic university in Wichita, Kansas. It is named for John Henry Newman and was founded by the Adorers of the Blood...
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  • The Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas...
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    of Wichita, Kansas, and surrounding communities. The area code was one of the original NANP area codes and formerly served all of southern Kansas. Today...
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  • The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from...
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  • have lived in Wichita, Kansas. Alumni of universities within the city, including athletes and coaches, that are not originally from Wichita should not be...
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    Joyland Amusement Park was an amusement park in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was in continuous operation from 1949 to 2004, standing vacant for...
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    is an American aerostructure manufacturer. The company, based in Wichita, Kansas, builds several important pieces of Boeing aircraft, including the...
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    direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas cities, including Wichita, Topeka, and Lawrence. The turnpike...
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    known as the Eaton Hotel, is a historic building completed in 1887 in Wichita, Kansas. It was built by businessman and mayor John B. Carey and has a tower...
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  • The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. The team played in the Central Hockey League from 1992 until 2014, and then...
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    KWCH-DT (redirect from CBS 12 Wichita)
    (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, serving the Wichita area as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Gray Television...
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