A Unified Government committee delayed action Monday on proposed changes to Wyandotte County’s employee residency rules. The Administration and Human Services Standing Committee voted to table the item until Jan. 26, 2026, marking the second postponement in three weeks. Commissioner Mike Kane made the motion, saying incoming UG leadership should have an opportunity to weigh in before any decision is made.
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Those traveling for the World Cup now have more transit options in Johnson County, Kansas to help make travel a bit easier. Beginning in 2026, both Lenexa and Overland Park will have transit services running between the two cities to the Kansas City International Airport (KCI). On Monday, Overland Park City Council members approved nine months of transit service between both cities and the airport to help support the influx of visitors during the 2026 World Cup.
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A Great Bend school resource officer was awarded for his actions during a shooting this summer outside Wichita’s Towne East Square. On Aug. 8, officer Paul Millard was leaving the mall with his wife when gunshots were fired in the parking lot. Millard quickly responded and restrained the suspect until the Wichita Police Department arrived. At Monday night’s Great Bend City Council meeting, Millard was awarded a Bronze Wreath of Valor by the WPD. The honor is the third-highest given by the WPD.
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Harvey County 911 Emergency Communications has a new tool that will help first responders find people in an emergency. What3Words is a tool that helps dispatchers pinpoint your location to within a few feet. The app works by dividing the world into 3-meter squares, each with three assigned words.
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Sedgwick County has a new four-legged partner helping investigate fires. Latitude, also known as Laddy, is an 18-month-old black lab who recently graduated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) training center in Virginia. He joins the Sedgwick County Fire District 1 Fire Investigation Unit as an “ATF accelerant detection canine,” trained to sniff out signs of arson.
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Approximately 30 volunteers gathered on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Pittsburg City Hall where they were divided into teams and sent out into the city to do some community clean up.
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According to Adam Harrison, the human resources and finance officer for the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, recruitment and retention of correctional officers (COs) is an “uphill battle.” “Working 12-hour shifts with violent offenders,” Harrison told the county commission, “our application pool is practically non-existent.” Harrison added that 70 percent of the applicants the department does receive are disqualified because they fail the urinalysis, polygraph, or background checks. To increase interest, Harrison proposed an increase in starting pay from $16.67 an hour to $18 an hour, a raise of $1.33 per hour. Officers typically work 2080 regular and overtime hours per year, and the proposed raise would increase payroll by $7,800 each month.
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McPherson USD 418 has opened an online survey to provide additional feedback on facility planning for the district. This follows up on the work of a facility study committee, open houses held in October, and a phone survey commissioned by the district. The survey, which is being managed by ExcellenceK12, a company which works with school districts on community research, and should take about 3-5 minutes to complete.
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Halstead City Council authorized city staff to sign paperwork and send $136,000 to the Kansas Department of Transportation for the city’s portion of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) improvement project. The amount represents the city’s 20 percent match for the grant originally awarded by KDOT in July 2022. Anticipated costs for construction engineering, construction, and inspection costs per the accepted bids on the project are $678,227. City Manager Ethan Reimer said the next step will be to meet with the contractor and get anticipated construction dates. He said it will mostly be five-foot-wide sidewalks running on the north side of Sixth Street from Spruce to West and on Chestnut from the United Methodist Church south to Tenth Street. Also included in the project is changing Sixth Street from four lanes to two dedicated bike lanes, a middle turn lane, and two driving lanes. Crosswalks will be updated with signage. The crosswalks in front of the high school will be moved to Santa Fe, based on the traffic patterns of kids, according to Reimer.
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