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For the past month, gun shots in Wichita's Old Town have put local businesses and police on alert. But while restaurants and bars have beefed up security, two t-shirt businesses are cashing in. A group with the website EnjoyOurOldTown.com is selling t-shirts. Their shirts say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Enjoy -- Shop, Play, Dine, Stay. " The website says a portion of t-shirt sales will be given to The Old Town Association which helps spur development. On the other side, Upsidedowntown is printing t-shirts that say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Duck" followed by an expletive and two handguns.

For the past month, gun shots in Wichita's Old Town have put local businesses and police on alert. But while restaurants and bars have beefed up security, one business is cashing in on publicity. Upsidedowntown is printing T-shirts that say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Duck" followed by an expletive and two handguns. Employees have sold about 50 shirts so far, mostly early in the morning as bars and restaurants close. UpsidedownICT is selling the shirts for $15 dollars but may increase the price due to demand.

Through the construction, over the dirt and inside the student center, the Wichita State Bookstore was booming with business. Some ordered their Elite 8 shirts, while others waited until 1:00 p.m. Friday to get theirs. It's easy to find shirts that say Shockers, but waiting for the Elite 8 shirts was unbearable for some. Click here for Shocker Pride photos "I think it's pride, more than anything, that they can wear a shirt with Shockers on it that says they've been in the Elite 8. Something they haven't been in for a long time," said Bookstore Manager Kevin Konda.

If you're looking for Shocker souvenirs in time for this weekend's super regional, just like the tickets, they're hard to come by. Shocker stuff is selling out. Stores are seeing a lot of shoppers these last few days. Shocker fans keep coming in, and it's tough to keep things in stock. "Oh, we've been selling tons of it, just tons of it," said store manager Ray Lee. Sports Time West got a shipment of Shocker Super Regional Shirts Friday morning. But Friday afternoon, it was down to one in the store.

It's the best selling football jersey in the country, but it's banned in one school district in the state where Peyton Manning now plays. An elementary school student in Colorado learned the hard way when he was told to stop wearing the #18 jersey because it violates the dress code. Shirts with certain numbers are outlawed in the Greeley-Evans district, also red and blue shirts, belts and shoelaces. The problem is a possible gang association. Read more about it here and let me know what you think about the school district's policy.

Many Shocker fans could not wait to show their school pride. People lined-up outside Tad's Locker Room, before the doors even opened Sunday. "Beat the rush, beat the crowds, we're going to the sweet 16," said Yvonne Moussa. The store opened two hours early, after a new shipment came in, to celebrate the Shockers win. "We were all sitting on the couch and yelling go Shockers," said Kirsten. Tad Snarenberger knows his customers. He rushed 700 Sweet Sixteen shirts to the store, knowing his fans would come.

KU is Orange Bowl bound but for the many fans who can't make it all the way to Miami, the commemorative souvenirs are already ready for purchase in Kansas. Sports Time Fan Shop is the first store in Wichita to get the Orange bowl shirts. In fact, they've even to a waiting list of people who want to buy the merchandise. Other sports stores say they will be getting shirt shipments mid-week. "The orange bowl is very prestigious," explained Tad Snarenberger of Sports Time. "It's a very big deal.

by Alana Rocha KU fans everywhere are excited about the Jayhawks' Men's Basketball Championship win and want to show their pride. Sports shops across Wichita started stocking shelves early with championship gear anticipating large crowds. By Wednesday, supplies were catching up with the demand.  All Sports, in west Wichita, received 8 boxes of championship shirts Wednesday morning and expected another shipment Wednesday afternoon. Shirts were selling fast Tuesday, and many stores had lines of customers.

It's the morning after the Shocker's big win at the NIT Championship in New York City...and Shocker fans are snatching up freshly printed Championship Gear. "I'm super proud. I'm a WSU alum, as is my oldest daughter, I'm glad that we can stand up and say look at us now," said Sharon Robinson. Robinson was in line, with about a dozen other people, an hour before the t-shirts even when on sale at Sports Time Fan Shop By mid afternoon, shirts had sold out at the shop, along with All Sports and the WSU Bookstore.

From the US Attorney to the Kansas Attorney General, Eyewitness News tried to find out what people wearing federal agent shirts were doing at 401 SouthGgreenwood Tuesday afternoon. That's the address for Dependable Assisted Living, and Dependable Home Care. Mark Wagner works nearby. "The parking lot to the east of us, which normally has half a dozen cars, had a full parking lot. Our parking lot was full, there was cars on the street. So I came into the office because I didn't see anything going on. " He continued, "when I left at 9, there was a police officer outside, and I asked him what was going on. He said he was serving a federal search warrant to our neighbors.

Wichita State's campus book store is offering an incentive for KU and K-State fans to get behind the Shockers on their march to Atlanta. The Student Activities Council is sponsoring a shirt buy back program. KU and K-State fans can turn in their crimson and blue and purple t-shirts to get a $3 discount on a new Shocker shirt. Supporters say they want to see more black and yellow around Wichita. "We see people walking around with K-State and KU shirts," said Ashley Donnelly, WSU student.

Through the construction, over the dirt and inside the student center, the Wichita State Bookstore was booming with business. Some ordered their Elite 8 shirts, while others waited until 1:00 p.m. Friday to get theirs. It's easy to find shirts that say Shockers, but waiting for the Elite 8 shirts was unbearable for some. Click here for Shocker Pride photos "I think it's pride, more than anything, that they can wear a shirt with Shockers on it that says they've been in the Elite 8. Something they haven't been in for a long time," said Bookstore Manager Kevin Konda.

Many Shocker fans could not wait to show their school pride. People lined-up outside Tad's Locker Room, before the doors even opened Sunday. "Beat the rush, beat the crowds, we're going to the sweet 16," said Yvonne Moussa. The store opened two hours early, after a new shipment came in, to celebrate the Shockers win. "We were all sitting on the couch and yelling go Shockers," said Kirsten. Tad Snarenberger knows his customers. He rushed 700 Sweet Sixteen shirts to the store, knowing his fans would come.

The Wichita State Shockers lost to Creighton in the Missouri Valley conference championship Sunday. That means the team won't get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but they could still earn a spot on Selection Sunday. Either way, businesses that cater to sports fans are expecting a busy March madness ahead. Shocker fans watched the game with worried faces, as the team fell behind early against Creighton and was only able to get the lead one time. Still, fans have high hopes for post season play.

"You know my name, not my story". That's the theme of an anti-bullying campaign this week at Wichita high schools. Students from Choose Respect Clubs at places like Southeast High wore black shirts Thursday. They also wore signs to promote awareness of how words can hurt. The hurtful words on the front sign were explained by the rest of the story on the back. Organizers say they didn't expect the response to be as big as it was. Southeast junior Shayna Lynch tells us, "We originally only had some for our group, but teachers wanted to be involved, administrators wanted to be involved and more students wanted to be involved and so we had to make more...just, oh...it was amazing" The event continues Friday when students will dress up to show "class" rather than "classify" each other.

For the past month, gun shots in Wichita's Old Town have put local businesses and police on alert. But while restaurants and bars have beefed up security, two t-shirt businesses are cashing in. A group with the website EnjoyOurOldTown.com is selling t-shirts. Their shirts say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Enjoy -- Shop, Play, Dine, Stay. " The website says a portion of t-shirt sales will be given to The Old Town Association which helps spur development. On the other side, Upsidedowntown is printing t-shirts that say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Duck" followed by an expletive and two handguns.

For the past month, gun shots in Wichita's Old Town have put local businesses and police on alert. But while restaurants and bars have beefed up security, one business is cashing in on publicity. Upsidedowntown is printing T-shirts that say "Welcome to Wichita Old Town Duck" followed by an expletive and two handguns. Employees have sold about 50 shirts so far, mostly early in the morning as bars and restaurants close. UpsidedownICT is selling the shirts for $15 dollars but may increase the price due to demand.

It's the best selling football jersey in the country, but it's banned in one school district in the state where Peyton Manning now plays. An elementary school student in Colorado learned the hard way when he was told to stop wearing the #18 jersey because it violates the dress code. Shirts with certain numbers are outlawed in the Greeley-Evans district, also red and blue shirts, belts and shoelaces. The problem is a possible gang association. Read more about it here and let me know what you think about the school district's policy.

Closed since 2006, Wichita's Joyland amusement park was the talk of Riverfest on Saturday.  The organization hoping to buy and reopen the historic park had a booth set up selling t-shirts to raise money. Eighteen-year-old Alex East has been heading up the effort for over a year.  Restore Hope Inc. was just granted tax-exempt status which East says is a big step forward in trying to raise the ten million dollars it'll take to buy and rennovate Joyland.  It's an idea that has a lot of people excited.

There are a few Kentucky fans in Wichita, but not many. In fact the closest official Wildcat alumni watch party is in Kansas City. But we did find some UK merchandise in an unusual place. Workers are stocking the shelves, putting Kansas gear right next to their Final Four foe the University of Kentucky. But this isn't a sports store, it's Best Buy. The Rock road location was supposed to get KU merchandise, but on accident got UK stuff instead. "We've actually had it for almost 6 months now," said Best Buy Manager Allison Follin.