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Current District 3 Commissioner David Dennis, who has been in the role for the past eight years, is not seeking reelection. The district encompasses much of west Wichita, rural Sedgwick County and small cities like Goddard, Garden Plain, Colwich and Andale. -
District 2 covers southwest Wichita, Haysville, Clearwater and other parts of south Sedgwick County. Incumbent Sarah Lopez is in a race with Jeff Blubaugh to represent the area on the Sedgwick County Commission. -
Three candidates are vying for the District 10 seat on the Kansas State Board of Education. They're fighting it out to represent an area that covers more than 30 districts in south-central Kansas, including Goddard, Maize and a portion of west Wichita. -
Incumbent Betty Arnold will face off against Jason Carmichel to represent District 8 on the Kansas State Board of Education. The area covers most of Wichita and five other school districts, including Andover, Derby and Haysville. -
Incumbent Ron Estes will take on Esau Freeman to represent the Congressional 4th District. The district stretches from Greensburg to Sedan, and includes Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey and Cowley counties.
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Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe indictment against Vikash Yadav points to a direct link between the Indian government and what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil. -
Phoenix Police Department/APThe August incident is under investigation by the police department's internal affairs division and is being reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
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The suits will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission, marking humankind’s first return to the moon since 1972. It will see the first woman and the first person of color walk on the moon. -
If the downward trend holds, this year is expected to be the first since 2020 to see overdose deaths fall below the 100,000 mark. However, Black and Native American communities remain vulnerable. -
An Arizona judge unsealed Gallego divorce filings Wednesday, rejecting efforts to keep the records hidden. Yet the filings did not offer the October surprise the Democratic Senate candidate's rival, Kari Lake, was hoping it would. -
The grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts including second-degree murder. -
In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
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