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Most traffickers have between three and five victims working to exchange sex acts or anything of value. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 laid the foundation for sex trafficking legislation in the United States. Guerrilla Traffickers are violent pimps that severely harm victims. Photo illustration by Bridget Reilly

Wichita Falls battles human, sex trafficking

Cortney Wood May 2, 2017

If she doesn’t earn him $1,000 tonight, she won’t get dinner. She has to turn at least two more “tricks,” or “daddy” won’t let her go to bed. She’s serviced three “Johns” already,...

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New retail store to replace Hastings

Abby Jetton March 30, 2017

Mississippi-based Dirt Cheap retail store will soon be making its way to Wichita Falls. Dirt Cheap will be taking the spot of the old Hastings location on Southwest Parkway. Dirt Cheap website describes...

Allyson Felix ready for pictures and autographs. Photo by Stephen Gomez

Track team finds inspiration from guest speaker

Stephen Gomez October 19, 2016

Last Sunday at First Baptist Church, guest speaker Allyson Felix, American track Olympic champion, shared her story with a packed out church. Among the hundreds there, the women's track team was hanging...

Local carpenter carves future out of art industry

Chris Marten April 18, 2016

[vimeo 163327086 w=640 h=360]Local carpenter carves a future out of the art industry from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo.Joshua Bradley is a local carpenter and Wichita Falls native whose artwork is now being...

Cowboy True participants compete in cowboy mounted shooting

Cooper Miller April 6, 2016

Cowboy True participants compete in cowboy mounted shooting from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Horses and guns don't usually come to mind when talking sports, but at this years annual Cowboy True event,...

The World Behind Me practices in a space in downtown Wichita Falls, Oct. 7. Photo by Rachel Johnson

For local band members, music is a home away from home

Mekala Conway November 5, 2015

The world of pop-punk music has many famous bands, including Fall Out Boy and Nirvana. These names are just some of the inspiration for the local band started by nursing sophomore Connor Murphy, called...

Spice up the weekend at Cajun Fest May 9

Robert Hillard May 6, 2015

Get ahold of your friends and family, put on your Cajun attire, and head downtown to shop, eat, and dance for Wichita Falls eighth annual Cajun Fest May 9 hosted by Wichita Falls Development and the Elks...

Sigma Nu hosts dodgeball tournament for local cause

Kristina Abeyta March 31, 2015

Sigma Nu is sponsoring “Dodge for a Cause,” a dodgeball tournament on April 11 to benefit the Arc of Wichita County, a non-profit volunteer organization. Walter James, business management sophomore...

Americana folk-rocker Richie Bates and Austin-based Ali Holder perform at Live at the Lake Thursday. The rain forced the event to be moved inside the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University to the Mac and Connie Cannedy Hall. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Moving out of rain’s way

Lauren Roberts August 28, 2014

The recent rain wasn't going to stop the final 2014 Live at the Lake show on Aug. 28 with Americana folk-rocker Richie Bates and Ali Holder. The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University...

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