The Wichita City Council approved a sound study Tuesday to determine how loud the planned South Lakes Pickleball Complex will be and whether measures need to be taken to reduce noise. Neighbors and pickleball players seem excited about the building, which would be the biggest city-built pickleball complex in Wichita. Sound studies are standard procedure before breaking ground on big projects, according to the City. The sound of the plastic ball connecting with paddles is a welcome rhythm for lovers of the sport. Source: KSN-TV

Where do you draw the line with privacy? The Buhler school district has banned one app over privacy concerns for the new year. "As a district, we have blocked this app from all of our devices from our network," said Buhler USD 313 superintendent Cindy Couchman. "And that is due to the privacy concerns that we noticed right away, and our technology director pointed out." Concerns arose after the tech director for the school noticed some apps were sharing a lot of information and making it public. The latest app to get scrutiny is called Saturn - Time Together. Source: KSN-TV

As of Tuesday, there are no classes on Mondays for Argonia Public Schools. Many kids are happy about an extra day off, but some parents now need to find child care. The district's superintendent believes they have taken steps to help with that issue. "One thing we did do, is we have day care available on Mondays for parents that have to work five days a week," said Argonia Superintendent Rustin Clark.  The cost of the daycare is $25 for the day, and they will provide a lunch for the children who are attending. Source: KSN-TV

The Hays Police Department says not to worry if you see a Mississippi kite on the ground. According to the HPD, many of their CSOs have been responding to multiple calls for young Mississippi kites on the ground. "Reporting parties believe the kites to be injured because they spread their wings to make themselves look bigger to anything that may harm them," the HPD said. The HPD says while they appreciate people caring enough to call, it is the time of year when the youngsters are learning to fly. Source: KSN-TV

The City of Hutchinson has named a familiar face to lead the police department. Interim Police Chief Brice Burlie has been chosen to permanently serve as chief of the department. Burlie had been serving in the role since June, taking over for a previous interim chief who had been serving in the role since the March firing of former chief Jeff Hooper. Burlie has been with the Hutchinson Police Department for 24 years, where he reached the level of Operations Captain before moving into the interim chief role. He is a graduate of Kansas State with a bachelor's degree in criminology [...]