174 fentanyl deaths so far in Sedgwick County from 2022 with 114 autopsy cases still pending for review from that year. @wichitabeacon

so proud of my friends Celia Hack and Trace Alan Salzbrenner for winning a 1st place award from the kansas press association for this story. it's reporters like them that keep our local government accountable. wichitabeacon.org/stories/2022/1…

A new study by KDHE finds higher rates of liver cancer & low birthweights near a toxic site in northeast Wichita. W/ Trace Alan Salzbrenner KMUW kmuw.org/news/2023-05-0…

‘A systemic failure of communication’: Elected leaders call for legislation in wake of health study kmuw.org/2023-05-05/29-…

The Wichita Journalism Collaborative wants to know what questions that you have about housing and evictions here in Wichita. So, let us know using the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Taking advantage of the new weekly NEWS CONNECT event to touch base with local journalists. You can meet with them every Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm at Wichita Public Library. Love the collaboration and the easy access to reporters. #Thankyou for improving public access to news.

Not often do I get emails from colleagues in Minnesota sending stories my way that are about Wichita. Thanks Dené K. Dryden! Keep up the great work at The Post Bulletin 🫡😁

One moment that stood out from tonight’s Wichita mayoral forum was Lily Wu’s response to a question about homelessness: “Our community members who are experiencing homelessness require us to show compassion, but it also requires us to hold them accountable for their actions.”

You can find all the Keepers on our interactive map here: bit.ly/3K36F9I #KeepersOnParade #IloveWichita

Wichita mayoral candidate Lily Wu has filed her campaign expense report, showing she's raised more than $200k this cycle. In 2019, then-candidate Brandon Whipple had about $25k and former mayor Jeff Longwell had less than half of what Wu has raised. lilywuformayor.com/wp-content/upl… KMUW

Get your tickets now for our August luncheon with @PollyBWenzl of the @wichitabeacon Wednesday, Augutst 2 at Larkspur Bistro & Bar! #wichita #journalism #communications #localnews

One year's difference. The first image is today's primary election at the Catholic Church of the Magdalen in Wichita and the second was a year ago during the primaries in 2022. @wichitabeacon

At 3:30 p.m. 12.8% of registered voters have voted in the primary. 17,388 people have voted today. 33,405 people have voted total. @wichitabeacon

Currently 13.9% of registered voters have voted in this primary. The last two mayoral primaries were between a 9 to 10% turn out. 36,271 people have voted as of 4:45 p.m. today

#StayInformed with Kansas Week! 📺🗞️ Don't miss out on the latest episode of Kansas Week with @JOverstreetKAKE, airing tonight at 7:30 p.m.! Join the discussion with our panelists Dr. Neal Allen from Wichita State and reporter Trace Alan Salzbrenner from @wichitabeacon.🌟📰

On a 4-3 party-line vote, the Democratic majority on the Wichita City Council just approved a campaign finance amendment banning corporations and limited liability companies from donating to municipal candidates. Story for background amp.kansas.com/news/politics-…

.Celia Hack and I wrote about how Wichitans remember those that died while experiencing homelessness. You can read about a few of them — like Momma Dee, Marvin and Russell Jones — to honor their lives and not let their stories fade into statistics. klcjournal.com/homelessness-m…

So lucky to work with talented Stefania Lugli on this— I got to work on the audio portion of this for KMUW. I would love it if you give it a listen. kmuw.org/2024-01-09/vig…