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Lily O'Brien

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lily O'Brien

    Wichita-area mother searches for go-kart stolen from sons with autism (opens the original)

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    SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) — A Wichita-area mother is on the hunt for a go-kart, which was gifted to her sons and stolen days later from a family member's house off Seneca Street in south Wichita. She says the most hurtful part isn't just the theft; it's how much her two boys — who have autism — have been affected emotionally. "It kills me that this happened to them," said that mother, Miranda Tyler. "We try to keep them as independent as we can, and we got it for him [the oldest son] to

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Lily O'Brien

    Historic downtown building in disrepair causing problems for Wichita business owner (opens the original)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A Wichita business owner says a historic downtown building has gone from an eyesore to a problem, calling on city leaders and property owners to do something about it. "At some point, private ownership becomes a public nuisance, and then you have to address it," said Dr. Allyson Bell with New Hope Therapy. Her business sits right next to The Commodore on Broadway, and it's been there since January. She says her business moved from a block down from Market St., and she wasn

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Lily O'Brien

    New program aims to raise awareness about literacy challenges in Wichita (opens the original)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A report shows that across Kansas, and in Wichita, one in five people can't functionally read. "Either they are totally illiterate, or they lack the skills needed to read something more complex than a street sign, a simple sentence," said Steven Kelly with the Wichita Public Library. It's the main reason why, he says, the library and nearly a dozen organizations across Wichita are engaging in a new initiative called Beyond Words: Wichita's Reading Crisis. The mission is to

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Lily O'Brien

    Wichita man discovers racial slur on oil change sticker from local dealership: 'I feel belittled' (opens the original)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A Wichita man says a mechanic printed a racial slur on his oil change sticker, and the dealership that completed the service is responding to the allegations. When Larry Martin Jr. picked up his truck from Rusty Eck Ford, he said he "assumed they changed the oil and finished my truck and brought it back." Instead, he says he was contacted weeks later by the company, asking him to check his sticker. "[They] told me one of their employees had put something on my sticker that

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Lily O'Brien

    Wichita man discovers racial slur on oil change sticker from local dealership: 'I feel belittled' (opens the original)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A Wichita man says a mechanic printed a racial slur on his oil change sticker, and the dealership that completed the service is responding to the allegations. When Larry Martin Jr. picked up his truck from Rusty Eck Ford, he said he "assumed they changed the oil and finished my truck and brought it back." Instead, he says he was contacted weeks later by the company, asking him to check his sticker. "[They] told me one of their employees had put something on my sticker that

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