police Wichita cop who pulled the trigger in the first fatal swatting is being sued by the victim's family Cory Doctorow

police Hoaxer with a history of fake bomb threats SWATs and murders a random bystander over a $1.50 Call of Duty bet Cory Doctorow

fun These Viking Glass vases are dressed up like the Yip-Yips Jennifer Sandlin

music Great music podcast "Strong Songs" starts its fifth season Ruben Bolling

politics Kansas' news anti-Trans "bathroom ban" turned on cis woman and disabled son at Wichita Public Library Rob Beschizza

sewage Wichita man plagued by an insensitive and uncaring AT&T Jason Weisberger

mistakes Dog steps on rifle, firing it and inadvertantly killing owner Rob Beschizza

prisons Inmate used hemorrhoid cream to open a hole… in jail cell David Pescovitz

Food Krispy Kreme ice cream is finally a thing Devin Nealy

people Wichita Police nab "Poopetrator" who defecated in the wig aisle Jason Weisberger

art The incredible NuPenny Toy Store is on exhibit in the middle of a Kansas prairie Mark Frauenfelder

commercials Watch the very first Pizza Hut commercial from 1965 Thom Dunn

pop music The enduring beauty of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" and one of the greatest musical couplets ever written Gareth Branwyn

interviews An interview with legendary bass player Carol Kaye Gareth Branwyn

books Public library receipt shows how much money you saved by borrowing instead of buying books David Pescovitz

dupe Woman banned from Walmart for eating half a cake and then trying to pay half-price for it David Pescovitz

ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME Police say Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming Walmart, then refused to pay Xeni Jardin

picks Walmart bans woman after she rode around on mobility scooter drinking wine from Pringles can Gina Loukareas

deaths Deaths: Actor Bob Einstein, 'Super Dave Osborne' and Marty Funkhouser on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Xeni Jardin

law Serial swatter off to jail for "at least 20 years" Rob Beschizza