Ray Strunk

Ray Strunk is a communications student at Wichita State and an intern in the KMUW News Lab.

He is a washed-up Barton Community College tennis player and spends his evenings and weekends teaching the sport to people of all ages at Riverside Tennis Center.

When he's not writing stories or swinging a racquet, he likes searching for cool clothes at thrift shops, listening to podcasts and pretending to be funny on Twitter.

Holiday Air Travel Season Could Be The Busiest Ever

By • Sep 24, 2018

If you plan to travel over the holiday season, now would be a good time to start booking flights.

Dean Headley, a Wichita State University marketing professor and co-creator of the annual Airline Quality Rating survey, said he expects to see a historically busy travel season this year.

“All the information I can garner is that we’re going to see one of the heaviest travel seasons we’ve seen possibly ever,” he said.

Headley said the increase is a result of the strong national economy.

Kansas State Foundation Has Second-Best Fundraising Year

By • Sep 13, 2018

The Kansas State University Foundation had its second-best fundraising year in history.

The foundation announced Monday that it raised $174.2 million in fiscal year 2018.

Kansas Food Bank To Break Ground On $5 Million Expansion

By • Sep 12, 2018

The Kansas Food Bank is expanding.

Construction is set to begin this week on a 21,000-square-foot addition to the food bank’s existing warehouse near downtown.

Brian Walker, president of the food bank, said the current space doesn’t have enough room for the food bank’s nearly 5,000 yearly volunteers -- a number, he said, that continues to grow.

The $5 million expansion will include a space for the volunteers, who currently work in the main warehouse.