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Phase one of the $222 million, 350,000-square-foot biomedical campus began in May of last year and is expected to be fully operational by the summer of 2027. The project will combine WSU’s College of Health Professions programs, the health care program at WSU Tech and the Wichita campuses of the KU School of Medicine and the KU School of Pharmacy. The campus aims to strengthen collaboration and professional health care learning.   Read more: The Sunflower

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a court hacking that took place on Wednesday morning. The message of the content was graphic and sent a racist message that was enough to stir fear into the community. During District Magistrate Judge Phyllis Webster’s court hearing on Wednesday, an unexpected and unsolicited photo appeared on the screen, shocking those in attendance. The content displayed is not fit for print or publication. Read more: Butler County Times-Gazette

Two hundred years ago, on August 10, 1825, a significant meeting took place near the banks of the Neosho River—one that would permanently shape the identity of a small settlement on the Santa Fe Trail. That day, representatives of the U.S. government and the Osage Nation met beneath a grove of hardwood trees to sign a treaty granting safe passage for traders and travelers venturing west along the Santa Fe Trail. The site of that meeting was given a name that has endured through the centuries: Council Grove. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com - RSS Results in news,government/*

Anything in the street goes into storm drains — Lawrence has over 400 miles of stormwater pipes — then flows, untreated, directly into streams, reservoirs and the Kansas River. Read more: LJWorld.com

Wichita city leaders are trying to decide how the city will save water once Stage 2 drought restrictions end. Once those restrictions end, Wichita could move to allow outdoor watering every other day. Read more: KWCH

A City of Scott City employee died in a workplace accident on July 18. He was found dead by another employee at the city’s water tower, according to the city’s Mayor, Everett Green. Read more: KWCH

K.S.A. 12-5252(a) exempts cities in counties subject to the FEMA-1711-DR or FEMA-1699 disaster declarations and those counties from certain statutory requirements for the establishment of a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District, including the requirement of holding a public hearing on the proposal, but this exemption only applied prior to July 1, 2013. The provisions of K.S.A. 12-5246(c), which authorize other taxing entities to nullify or void a city or county’s establishment of a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District, apply even when the city or county is not required to hold a public hearing. This action must be taken with 30 days of the [...]

Visit Hutch announced on Sunday that they have been selected by the National Horseshoe Pitching Association (NHPA) to host the 2026 World Doubles Championship. It will take place from Oct. 9-11, 2026, at the horseshoe pitching mounds in Rice Park and hosted in conjunction with the Rice Park Ringers Horseshoe Club. Read more: KSN-TV

In conjunction with the local Lions Club and City Council, Miltonvale volunteers put up a shade canopy for the city pool. Together, the entities designed, built, and installed the canopy, which is now located on the pool’s sun deck. Read more: KCLY Radio

A Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Saturday afternoon while responding to a call involving a reported threat with a firearm. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. at a home in the 2600 block of S. 30th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. A woman had contacted police earlier, requesting assistance while moving out of the residence, citing concerns for her safety. She told authorities a man inside the house had threatened her friends with a gun. Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to the [...]