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The 2017 Wichita, Kansas swatting was a swatting event which occurred on December 28, 2017. Twenty-five-year-old Los Angeles resident Tyler Barriss called the police to falsely report a violent crime in progress, due to a disagreement over a $1.50 bet on the 2017 video game Call of Duty: WWII. Andrew Finch, 28, lived at the address given by Barriss, and was fatally shot inside his home by Wichita police. Police said that Finch was not the intended target of the swatting, and was not involved with the Call of Duty game. The caller stated that the suspect had shot and killed his father, was holding his mother and younger brother hostage, and was planning...
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  • 1. The Keeper of the Plains Wichita
    The Keeper of the Plains is a 13.4 metres Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas adjacent to the Mid-America All-Indian Center. Surrounding the base of the statue are multiple displays which describe the local tribes that used to inhabit this area, as well as several fire pits which sometimes light up to illuminate the statue at night.The fire pits, which are known as the Rings of Fire, are lit manually for public safety and run in 15-minute increments. They are generally lit once a night around 7 pm during the winter and sunset during the summer.
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  • 3. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Wichita
    The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary’s Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Wichita. The first Catholic church was constructed in Wichita in 1872. The cathedral parish was founded in 1887. The present cathedral church was begun in 1906 and it was consecrated on September 19, 1912. It was designed by Emmanuel Louis Masqueray. Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore dedicated the church in the presence of 30 other Catholic bishops. Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis delivered the sermon. The cathedral was built at a cost of $220,000. The building was constructed of Bedford stone. It measures 169 feet long and 100 feet wide at the transepts. The dome is 135 feet feet from the ground. The bronze ...
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  • 4. Intrust Bank Arena Wichita
    Intrust Bank Arena is a 15,004-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the northeast corner of Emporia and Waterman streets in downtown Wichita. The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. It is home to the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL and the Wichita Force of the CIF. It is the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas, behind Allen Fieldhouse, which seats 16,300. The Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team uses the arena as an alternate site for games that attract more fans than can be accommodated at its on-campus arena, Charles Koch Arena. The arena hosted first and second round games for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament in 2011 and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2018. T...
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  • 5. Veterans' Memorial Park Wichita
    Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 21 regions known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type. This article lists VA VISN facilities by region, location, and type. VA medical facilities and Vet Centers are run by the Veterans Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Vet Centers focus on post-war adjustment, counseling and outreach services for veterans and their families. There are currently 152 VA Medical Centers and approximately 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics in the US. Facilities types are listed in the VISN tables below as: Network System Headquarters Network Hea...
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  • 7. The Original Pizza Hut Wichita
    The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States.
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  • 8. Douglas Avenue Wichita
    Douglas Abdell is an American sculptor, living and working in Malaga, Spain.
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