Pilar Pedraza
KAKE News
Wichita, KS, United States
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New multi-million dollar gun crimes lab on WSU campus
Wichita's got something special and that's helping bring in a $75 million project that will make the area a national leader in fighting gun crimes. → Read More
Kansas lawmakers proposing ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports
Kansas lawmakers are closing in on passing a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's and girls' state-sponsored sports here. But, even if you're not transgender, experts say this proposed ban → Read More
Wichita North Junction construction making progress despite closures
From closed lanes to closed exits, getting through the North Junction and all the construction going on there is going to be even tougher this week. → Read More
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: I-135, a highway to nowhere for some Wichitans
It was a two decade long construction project meant to bring the future to Wichita. But one Wichita community says it brought only disaster for them. It's a story repeated in large cities across the c → Read More
Fight over Eddie Eagle gun training continues at Kansas Statehouse
Supporters of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Eddie Eagle GunSafe course are once again asking Kansas lawmakers to make it part of the curriculum in state elementary schools. It met with stiff → Read More
Battle over ballot drop boxes
Kansas current and former Secretary of State took opposite sides on a proposal that would limit the uses of the ballot drop boxes that showed up during the 2020 election. → Read More
Could county-level income taxes solve the property tax problems in Kansas?
One Kansas lawmaker thinks county-level income taxes are the answer to sparing Kansans the burden of ever-increasing property taxes. → Read More
Lawmakers consider replacing 'Axe the Tax' with a new grocery sales tax plan
Lately it seems like you need a master's degree in math just to figure out the sales taxes on your grocery bill. So why are lawmakers, who just voted to cut grocery sales taxes, already talking about → Read More
Transgender, LGBTQ bills take center stage at Kansas Statehouse
From transgender athletes to gender reassignment surgery, Kansas lawmakers are considering a slate of bills affecting the LGBTQ community this week. → Read More
Lawmakers consider harsher penalties for fentanyl manufacturers
Law enforcement says the fentanyl epidemic continues to get worse across Kansas. Now state lawmakers are looking to crack down on the drug dealers and manufacturers behind it. → Read More
Kansas House works to close loophole that allows murderers to inherit their victim's money
Members of the Kansas House Tuesday gave first round approval to an effort to close a loophole in state law that currently allows a murderer to inherit their victim's money. → Read More
TikTok ban on state-owned devices proposed for Kansas students
A move to permanently ban TikTok on state-owned devices is underway at the Kansas Statehouse and could end up affecting Kansas students. → Read More
KAKE NEWS INVESTIGATES: Turning revoked driver's licenses into restricted licenses
Another effort is underway at the Kansas Statehouse to get thousands of Kansans back on the road after losing their license for what started out as unpaid fines and fees on a simple traffic ticket. → Read More
ACLU argues against the death penalty in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - "The death penalty is unfair," said an ACLU attorney. The ACLU says the state's constitutional promise that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are natural God-given rights. Meaning it takes an overwhelming argument to give Kansas the ability to take any of them away from someone. An argument the ACLU says the state can't make about the death penalty. But district… → Read More
Black History Month: Jo Brown
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - You won't see her name on every building, but you can see her fingerprints on absolutely everything in USD 259 and beyond. → Read More
Lawmakers react to Kelly's State of the State address
The governor spent much of her speech building a case for bipartisanship at the statehouse this year. But, will lawmakers join her crusade? → Read More
'I've never actually seen this happen': Kansans raising concerns over LiEAP funds
Some Kansans are seeing their utility bills jump this month, 5, 6 even 7 times the amount they usually pay. And it's happening to those who can least afford to pay their bills. → Read More
Students appear before Senate Committee, hope to get dinosaur named 'state land fossil'
A class of sixth graders took over a Kansas Senate Committee hearing this morning in an effort to get a dinosaur named the state's land fossil. → Read More
Family says Kansas man charged with wife's murder shouldn't get her money
Family says Kansas man charged with wife's murder shouldn't get her money - KAKE → Read More
Bill introduced to make drowsy driving punishable by fine
A local lawmaker has introduced a bill to make drowsy driving punishable by fine. → Read More