Rural towns are known for doing things their own way, and catching stray cattle is no different. Police departments in both McCook, Nebraska, and Goodland, Kansas, made Facebook posts about cattle that were making their ways throughout town. In Goodland, the police department said it was involved in "the lowest-speed chase ever," in pursuit of a runaway calf. They attempted to keep the calf off the road, but it was "determined" to get to McDonald's for a Happy Meal. Unfortunately, the calf didn't have any money (moo-lah, one might say) and moved onto a field to the east. Goodland police said Josh Dorn, along [...]

Home valuations are arriving in mailboxes across Sedgwick County. Nearly 150,000 people will see an average increase of 10%, meaning they'll pay more in property taxes. Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Baty says there's a bill being debated in Topeka for a property tax lid, and the county is working on adjusting its upcoming budget to provide some relief to homeowners. "I think that people in this community, we've met a threshold, so there's a lot of conversations happening about how do we relieve pressure," said Baty. Baty says after seeing a similar situation in 2023, he believes there are services currently paid for [...]

The Wichita mayor and city council are heading to Washington, D.C., for meetings next week. The road trip is a way to meet face-to-face with lawmakers to push for money for big projects. On the list is money to work on flood mitigation, federal monies to improve Kellogg, and another push to get Amtrack to stop in Wichita. Wichita is getting close to having Amtrak from Texas and Oklahoma stop in Wichita, and the mayor and council will meet with railroad and federal executives to make another push to get Wichita on the list. But the trip is also a chance to [...]