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Measles cases reach 12th county in Kansas. See where, and the latest count

2025-07-24T09:02:34-05:00July 24th, 2025|

Measles cases have spread to 12 counties in Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s 2025 Kansas Measles Case Data dashboard. Two cases previously counted in Haskell County were reassigned last week to Seward County, health officials said in a correction on the dashboard, which was updated Wednesday. Seward County has no active outbreak-associated cases at this time. Read more: Local Kansas City Missouri & Kansas News |

Thinking about renting out your home to World Cup fans? Rules changing around KC

2025-07-24T09:00:30-05:00July 24th, 2025|

As the Kansas City area prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many local cities are discussing whether – and how – to make it easier to house them. Portions of the 2026 World Cup will take place in Kansas City between June 11 and July 19, 2026. Jackson County leaders estimate that 650,000 people will travel to the Kansas City region during the hotly anticipated global soccer championship. However, legislators noted, as of June 2025 only about 65,000 hotel rooms exist within a hundred-mile radius of the city. Read more: Local Kansas City [...]

Johnson County HOA trying to remove family’s pet pig. They’re fighting it

2025-07-24T08:59:25-05:00July 24th, 2025|

After Lea Rookwood and her husband had their first son, they knew they could not get a traditional family pet. Her son had terrible allergies, and he would break out in hives around dogs. So, they decided to get a pig. Shera, now seven, is the Rookwood’s family pet. An American Mini Pig from Idaho, she lived with the family first in California, and now Kansas. TOP VIDEOS Now, though, the Rookwoods are being forced to remove Shera from their home by their new neighborhood’s homeowners association. The Rookwoods moved into a house they purchased in the Crimson Ridge neighborhood in [...]

Traveling hours to see a doctor in Kansas

2025-07-24T08:55:25-05:00July 24th, 2025|

In western Kansas, rural hospitals have been closing or are perpetually understaffed, leaving residents to drive anywhere from an hour to multiple hours for doctors appointments. Western Kansas is the place for a quiet, rural lifestyle. But with that comes shortages when you need to see a doctor. Rural Kansans on average travel twice as far for medical care than their urban counterparts. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that largely due to this difference in access to health care, rural residents are more likely to die early than urban residents. Read more: News

Columbus Fire Dept. unveils new apparatus to boost response times

2025-07-24T08:52:58-05:00July 24th, 2025|

A Southeast Kansas fire department welcomes a new apparatus to its fleet. The Columbus Fire Department officially welcomed home its new rescue truck this week. It comes from Texas and costs $135,000. Read more: KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com

City considers new housing proposal after RHID veto

2025-07-24T08:51:47-05:00July 24th, 2025|

The Manhattan city commission on Tuesday heard a revised housing development proposal following the county unanimously striking down the Reinvestment Housing Incentive Districts proposal. The original proposal would have made use of the RHID state program’s funds. The county’s veto of the project in June took that funding off the table for future projects. The new project, the Workforce Housing Sales Tax Proposal, will rely partly on sales tax funds. Read more: themercury.com - RSS Results in news of type article

Topeka housing prices nearly doubled over 10 years

2025-07-24T08:50:47-05:00July 24th, 2025|

Housing prices have increased by almost 50% in Topeka over the past 10 years alone. 27 News looked at housing price data collected by real estate company Zillow in the City of Topeka. The data shows that since 2014, the price of a house in the Capital City has increased by more than $91,000. Since 2005, homes in Topeka have increased by almost 50%. Read more: KSNT 27 News

Kansas Attorney General disputes Johnson County sales tax, says mental health & EMS not public safety

2025-07-24T08:30:09-05:00July 24th, 2025|

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach claims in a recently published opinion that Johnson County commissioners acted beyond their authority when they approved a November ballot question asking voters to renew the county’s existing public safety sales tax. ... Namely, Kobach says that mental health services and emergency medical services do not qualify as public safety projects. Read more: KC Star

Municipal Bond Trends for July 22, 2025

2025-07-23T09:41:19-05:00July 23rd, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

AG Opinion 2025-13: County Sales Tax Authority

2025-07-23T08:48:58-05:00July 23rd, 2025|

Because the resolution tries to fund measures that do not qualify as public safety projects and it would fund different projects than that for which the existing tax was enacted, a court would find that the Board has exceeded its authority and that the resolution is null and void. Read more: AG Opinion 2025-13

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