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If you have DISH Network, you may lose the ability to watch KWCH 12 and the KSCW.  Although Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. has reached agreements with every other cable or satellite provider in our area, the agreement with DISH Network is scheduled to end Thursday, December 20, at 11:00 p.m. "These agreements are typically reached in the normal course of business, with no disruption to the viewer," said Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. Program Director...

KWCH 12 and the KSCW have reached an agreement with DISH Network.  That means DISH subscribers will continue to watch CBS and CW programming, along with local news. Terms of the agreement are still being hammered out, but both sides have agreed to keep KWCH 12 and the KSCW on DISH to avoid any disruption to consumers. Thanks to our viewers for the very positive feedback as we've worked through the discussions The negotiations went until the last minute, the contract was set to expire at 11 p.m. Thursday.  Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. has now reached agreements with every other cable or satellite provider in our area.

NEWS TEAM SCHEDULE Fri Sept 7 Day: Brian Heap, Mark Larson Evening: Roger Cornish, Merril Teller   Sat Sept 8 Day: Melissa Scheffler, Michael Schwanke Evening: Ross Janssen, Millie   Sun Sept 9 Day: Kara Sewell, Brian Heap Evening: Cindy Klose, Merril Teller   Mon Sept 10 - Dollar Day Day: Susan Gager, Dean Jones Evening: Roger Cornish, Grant Meech, Ross Janssen, Millie   Tues Sept 11...

KWCH is working to fix a problem with our transmitter. Because of this, we will turn off our transmitter early Saturday morning to make final repairs. This work will begin at 12:37 a.m. on Saturday morning and is expected to take around two hours to complete. The work will affect over-the-air viewers in the Wichita area. If you watch us over the air, and lose Channel 12 overnight, do not rescan your TV or converter box. Just wait for Channel 12 to come back Saturday morning. You can also find us on Channel 33.2 in standard definition.

On Sunday, Sept. 11, CBS will dedicate six Hours of coverage to mark the day, highlighted by a CBS News Special, “9/11: America Remembers,” anchored by Scott Pelley from Ground Zero, beginning at 7:00 Central Time. Beginning Friday, Sept. 9, CBS News' THE EARLY SHOW and the CBS EVENING NEWS will broadcast live from Ground Zero in New York City. On Sunday, Sept. 11, six hours will be devoted to the coverage, beginning with a CBS News special 9/11: AMERICA REMEMBERS, anchored by Scott Pelley (7:00 AM CENTRAL on KWCH 12)

Is free speech a right in any public setting, no matter how offensive?  Specifically, do members of the Westboro Church in Topeka have the right to protest at soldiers' funerals?  That's what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide. What we have to decide, in our newsroom at KWCH, is how to cover this story in a responsible way that informs and serves our viewers best.  To help guide our decisions on complex issues, our newsroom uses the Journalist's Code of Ethics , developed by the Society of Professional Journalists:   • Seek the truth and report it   • Minimize harm   • Act independently   • Be accountable Over the years, KWCH and many other news organizations have chosen not to cover most of Westboro's protests, since it would only give their platform free publicity.  So why report on this, now?

In an effort to find a cure for breast cancer, the Mid-Kansas chapter of Susan G. Komen For The Cure has received more than $381,000 in grants. The money will be used for cancer screening, treatment and education and outreach programs.     And as a special honor, our own Kara Sewell and Jenn Bates accepted the position of Honorary Race Chairs on behalf of the Women of KWCH. The annual Race for the Cure is September 24.  

Dozens of you called our disaster relief hot-line to help those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.  The American Red Cross took the donations on the phone Thursday afternoon.  After three hours, the Red Cross raised $8,750. The Red Cross says more than 250 shelters across 16 states opened up to help those affected by Sandy.  Those shelters provided 11,000 overnight stays on the night Sandy made landfall. More than 2,300 Red Cross workers have arrived to serve more than 100,800 meals, and to offer their help and compassion.  You can make a financial donation by visiting www.redcross.org , call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Looking for a way to help victims of last weekend's deadly tornadoes in Kansas and Missouri? KWCH 12 is teaming up with the United Way of the Plains to help. Hundreds of you called during our two-and-a-half hour hotline Tuesday night and donated. Thank you! With your help, we raised $17,957. All the money raised will go toward long term relief in Joplin and Reading. You can still donate. Call the United Way of the Plains at (316) 267-1321 from eight o'clock to five o'clock Monday through Friday.

Update: K-State will take on Syracuse Saturday at 11:15 am (Central).  You can watch the game here on KWCH-12. The Kansas State Wildcats (#8) won their 2nd Round NCAA game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (#9). The final score was Southern Mississppi 64 - Kansas State 70. Pictures from the game The Wildcats were up by three going into halftime. Southern Miss went on a run at the beginning of the 2nd half to take on the lead. Kansas State came back to take the lead again, but the game was tight most of the half until the final minute when K-State expanded the lead by making free throws, despite a 3-point bucket by the Golden Eagles in the last few seconds of the game.