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End date set for Riley County’s data center moratorium

2026-05-19T09:12:41-05:00May 19th, 2026|

Riley County’s six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage centers has a scheduled end date. The Riley County Commission agreed last month to adopt a moratorium, but the implementation process didn’t start until commissioners signed a resolution Monday. The resolution will go into effect from the time it’s published in The Mercury until Nov. 12. Read more: News Radio KMAN

City could add radar controls to another intersection

2026-05-19T09:12:07-05:00May 19th, 2026|

Arkansas City commissioners will consider a resolution tonight authorizing the purchase of radar-controlled traffic lights. If approved, the Radar Vision system will be installed by Gades Sales Co. Inc. to serve the intersection of US 77 and Summit Street, the last stoplight on South Summit Street, for an amount not to exceed $21,175. The city currently has three radar traffic systems in operation. Radar systems are able to function more reliably in bad weather and darkness than the current camera-controlled systems. Radar systems allow traffic lights to adjust in real time instead of using fixed timers to reduce waiting time and [...]

Dangerous fire conditions push Kansas crews to their limits

2026-05-19T09:11:01-05:00May 19th, 2026|

Firefighters across southwest Kansas are preparing for another dangerous day as massive wildfires continue burning. After four straight days of fast‑moving fires across Kansas and Oklahoma, some departments are now dealing with injuries within their own crews while still trying to protect communities. Read more: KSN-TV

City of Topeka expecting $12 million in federal funding for housing assistance

2026-05-19T09:10:01-05:00May 19th, 2026|

The City of Topeka is looking for public comment to improve its housing and community development efforts. The City of Topeka announced in a press release on May 18 that it's expecting $12 million over the next five years in federal funding to support housing, neighborhood improvements, public services and community development projects. City officials now want feedback from residents to guide how to best use the funds. Read more: KSNT 27 News

County discusses streamlining parking rules

2026-05-19T09:09:13-05:00May 19th, 2026|

The Reno County Planning Commission reviewed possible changes to parking and off-street loading requirements in county zoning rules during its Thursday, May 14, meeting. County Planner Mark Vonachen said the proposal was spurred by how often the planning commission waives those requirements as part of conditional use permits because a business doesn’t need as much parking as county rules normally require. To alleviate that, he suggested removing parking minimums from the baseline requirements and instead making them part of conditions for approval of permits. That would give the planning commission the ability to tailor parking requirements to each project. Read more: [...]

Kansas AG issues opinion exempting some state facilities from anti-trans bathroom law

2026-05-19T09:08:17-05:00May 19th, 2026|

A few spaces are exempt from Kansas’ new bathroom law that requires people to use the facilities in government buildings that match their sex assigned at birth, Attorney General Kris Kobach said in an opinion he released Wednesday. Kobach’s opinion, which carries no legal authority, exempted some government spaces — such as skilled nursing rooms at the Kansas Office of Veterans’ Services — from complying with the bathroom law that went into effect in February. Read more: The Lawrence Times

‘We need lifeguards’

2026-05-15T11:14:06-05:00May 15th, 2026|

The city of Wichita is making preparations for opening weekend, but a lifeguard shortage could change operations at city pools this summer. The staffing issue is not limited to Kansas. Read more: KWCH

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