Wichita Eagle

Good morning, today is Monday, Sept. 9th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be breezy today, with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be in the high 80s. The Wichita City Council is poised to turn public space at Naftzger Park downtown into private outdoor-dining space for restaurants being built at the park.

Good morning. Today is Friday, September 6th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. Today will be warm with lots of sunshine. Highs will be in the 90s. Ranchers Mike and Tina Andra are inching closer to a fall opening this year of their Wichita Union Stockyards. They had hoped to open their event and music venue last year. The delay was mainly due to construction issues, Mike Andra said. The Andras also plan a steakhouse for the second phase of development.

Good morning. Today is Thursday, September 5th. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be hot and sunny today. Highs will be in the low- to-mid 90s. After opposition from animal-rights and anti-gambling activists, Sedgwick County commissioners unanimously rejected a move to reopen Wichita Greyhound Park with slot machines and dog racing.

Good morning. Today is Wednesday, September 4th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. Today will be mainly sunny. Highs will be near 90 degrees, with a slight breeze. Attorneys representing foster children in Kansas have filed a motion to amend their ongoing class-action lawsuit, insisting even more vulnerable kids in the state are being harmed.

Good morning. Today is Tuesday, September 3rd. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. The Wichita area will be sunny with a high near 96. If you’ve been in Old Town on Friday and Saturday nights lately, you might have noticed some new barriers blocking traffic on 2 streets. More are on the way.

Good morning, today is Friday, August 30th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. The end of the work week will see mostly cloudy skies. It won’t be as warm, but it will be humid, with highs in the 80s. Rain or thunderstorms could happen through tomorrow. Skies should clear by Labor Day. The new Dave & Buster’s in east Wichita is set to open in late September.

Good morning, today is Thursday, August 29th. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be warmer today, with highs nearing the 90s. But chances for rain return, beginning late tonight. Federal prosecutors have obtained indictments against more than 50 people in Kansas, as part of a drug trafficking investigation allegedly tied to multiple overdose deaths. Indictments unsealed in the U.S.

Good morning, today is Wednesday, Aug. 28th. I’m Mary Regalado and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle.

Another pleasant day is ahead, with highs forecast in the 80s. Skies will be partly sunny.

Good morning, today is Tuesday, August 27th. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. A cooler day is ahead, under partly sunny skies. High temperatures will be in the 80s, with winds out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. The state of Kansas has dropped a $50 permit fee to a new state park in western Kansas. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission rescinded the fee before the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park has even opened.

Good morning, today is Monday, August 26th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. A humid day begins the work week, with highs in the 80s. Skies will be partly cloudy, and there’s a good chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Kansas state parks are hoping the summer ends a lot better than it started. Heavy rains hit before Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. And it just kept coming.