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Donna Jantzen finds joy in making blankets for kids with cancer.  Her caring hands have put together dozens of blankets. Last month, she made a blanket for Warrior Eli. Jantzen found the five-year-old's story on Facebook and checked it out on Caring Bridge-- a website that allows users to share health updates with others. "I had taken the email address from the Caring Bridge website and emailed that address, supposedly the father.  And, was put in contact with the aunt, who gave this story that they live in Canada, send the blanket to her, so I did that,” Jantzen said.

A recent study by the Association of the Air Medical Transport says there have been 5 fatal accidents this year. The report shows since 2011 there have been 7 fatal accidents involving medical helicopters.   Fatal air medical accidents since the start of 2011: 8/23/11          Mosby, MO                  4 Fatalities 12/10/12        Rochelle, IL                 3 Fatalities 1/2/13            Ventura, IA                 3 Fatalities 2/22/13          Oklahoma City, OK      2 Fatalities 5/31/13          Moosonee, Ontario      4 Fatalities 6/6/13            Manchester, KY           3 Fatalities 6/11/13          Talihina, OK         1 Fatality     The AAMT says as of 2012 there are 850 EMS helicopters in the US. The increase in choppers has been a shift of demographics of the elderly living in rural areas, and the availability of healthcare.

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.

Name: Jeff Longwell Phone: (316) 729-0371 email: Contact through website  

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Are you planning to shop online this holiday season?  Many companies out there are waiting to track your every internet move, so they can sell you something later or sell information about you to someone else.  It's called "retargeting. " Danielle Dafneotis recently bought a purse online from a major retailer.  Now, she sees ads for matching shoes on other websites she visits. Dafeneotis asks, "How did they know I bought that bag a week ago, and now I'm getting specials for shoes?"

Seal Team 6 killed Osama Bin Laden on May 1.  Two days later, Disney trademarked the name Seal Team 6. Documents on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website show Disney filed for the trademark on May 3, two days after Bin Laden's death.    

The Harvey County homeless shelter is planning on building a new facility. But residents who live near the proposed site say it's not a good idea to build it in such a residential area.    The McKinley Historic District in Newton is filled with large houses, playgrounds and dog walkers.   “There are a lot of young children and it's a main walking path for the schools that are just a mile away,” said resident Tina A. Williams.   The last thing residents expected is a homeless shelter but that's exactly what could happen in an empty lot in the middle of the historic, residential neighborhood.

The Kansas Supreme Court is now video streaming oral arguments live on the Internet. Watch Oral Arguments Live The Court will hear oral arguments daily as part of its August docket from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, August 27, through Friday August 31. At oral arguments, each side's attorney makes a presentation to the Court and answers questions from the justices. The video stream will be available via the Judicial Branch website at www.kscourts.org under the “Supreme Court Oral Arguments” heading.

LIV Fest is going to be at the corner of 1st & Broadway here in Wichita (200 North Broadway St. #102) at the Orpheum Theater. (if you get a chance I interviewed Adam Hartke from the Orpheum Theater on The Playlist a while back)  Friday evening is going to be a great evening for the arts community because not only will there be great music but Tallgrass Film Festival will be showing films in the Orpheum Theater between sets. The catch…..the films being shown are a secret. Who doesn’t like surprises?