A coalition of community groups in Wichita is holding a homeless count and hosting an event offering services for the city's homeless families.

The Emporia School Board met to discuss a topic coming up across the nation, and in the state of Kansas as well.

The sixth annual gathering of Kansas natural resources professionals takes place next month in Wichita.

A new report shows the Kansas population growing more slowly than the nation and most other states.

Three players from the Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City will help light up the Country Club Plaza on Thanksgiving night.

Taylor Heersche lost her battle with Leukemia this week, but her message is spreading faster than ever.

The 32nd annual Wichita Asian Festival will be held at Century II Convention Hall, this Saturday, 5:30-10:00 p.m.

A neighborhood works together in a community garden, in turn, reducing crime in the area.

The Race for Freedom is a 5K run/walk to help raise awareness about human trafficking. The event takes place at Carpenter Place, 1501 N. Meridian Ave., Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

The Sedgwick County Zoo will celebrate Ape Awareness Weekend Friday through Sunday 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m.

The celebration of Territorial Governor's Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with presentations, food vendors and activities for children.

Two bronze American flags embossed in Braille will be unveiled Saturday in Wichita before later being installed at entrances to the Robert. J. Dole Veterans Administration Medical Center.

The fans are being given away at the American Red Cross, 1900 E. Douglass, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. through Friday.

The American Red Cross Midway-Kansas Chapter is receiving a $30,000 donation from Spirit AeroSystems and its employees to support disaster relief after a devastating EF-3 tornado destroyed parts of south Wichita.

The event runs through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is $4 person, children 12 and under get in free.

Spirit Aerosystems received the Salvation Army's Others Award.

Citizens should leave non-perishable food donations – such as peanut butter, canned tuna or chicken, soup, cereals, pasta and rice – in a bag near their mailbox on Saturday before their letter carrier arrives.

The campaign aims to give away a half-million free, specially printed books across America.

The Arkansas River and Wichita Ducks Unlimited will be beneficiaries of the 11th annual Arkansas River Trash Roundup, April 21, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to noon

The center needs about 500 pints of blood daily to meet the needs of the 100 hospitals it serves in Kansas and northern Oklahoma.

The event is being held Tuesday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Woodward Conference Center in Woodward, Okla.

A local car dealership has donated a vehicle to help the Sedgwick County Zoo hit the streets.

This was the second year for the event.

It will help a 9-year-old boy with Cerebral Palsy.

So far, the charity has received far fewer donations than it normally receives each year.