Kristi Tedesco

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters is raising money through its “Cash for Kids’ Sake” raffle campaign, with prizes including $25,000. Raffle tickets are $50 each or three for $125. It costs $2,500 to fund one match through the program. Right now, 500 kids are on the waiting list — the maximum allowed. How a couples match works Bailey and his wife Bre are a couples match for Hezekiah. A couples match requires spending just a few hours a month with a child in the program.

MCPHERSON, Kan. (KWCH) — Inside the McPherson Center for Health, there are patients, doctors and nurses — and high school interns. Aspyn Holm is an employee of the hospital going through nursing school. But she started as a student intern. “I thought I wanted to do OB and now, that is not the case. I found interest in the ER,” said Holm, who works as a CNA and medical technician. Dulce Martinez is a current intern who has her eyes wide open.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - With the kids back in school, you may notice your child struggling to read. They may have dyslexia, the most common learning disability affecting 1 in 5 people. Dyslexia is genetic, sharing a chromosome with the immune system and brain cell development. So, if a child is born with dyslexia and suffers severe or chronic ear infections, some experts say the dyslexia could get worse. Austin Collins was born with dyslexia, but he didn’t suffer from chronic infections.