WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The City of Wichita released via social media it’s plan to deal with debris and dangers water conditions ahead of the 2019 Wichita River Festival by closing the Arkansas River until further notice.
Central Kansas has been inundated with heavy rains for the last month with waters from other parts of Kansas that feed into the Arkansas, also heavy with precipitation, have made for dangerous and choppy waters along the big and little Arkansas.
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