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U.S. Treasury yields mostly flat amid worsening omicron news, lower growth forecasts
U.S. Treasury yields edged marginally upward on Tuesday, despite deepening concern around omicron lockdowns and a blow to President Joe Biden administration's spending bill that dented some U.S. economic growth forecasts. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note inched…
Risk-on swings pendulum back to equities; munis stand pat
Municipals were little changed in quiet trading with few prints to direct benchmark yields in any direction while the pendulum swung to risk-on with equities seeing large gains and U.S. Treasuries slumping back to losses. Triple-A benchmarks were left unchanged,…
Hillsboro creates new community engagement coordinator position
Like many towns in Marion County, Hillsboro recently hosted a day of Christmas-themed activities, and many around town kept hearing about all of the fun things going on at the museums in town. Thanks to the hard work of Cara…
Gardner plans to almost double in size with more and diversified housing
Gardner aims to turn itself into the gem of Southwest Johnson County for future residents and businesses. The city's former and current mayor are working together to double Gardner's size to the east and south on 5,000 recently annexed acres…
Western Kansan reflects on losses after strong winds, wildfires
In the wake of last week's deadly wind storm and wildfires, recovery efforts are ramping up in western Kansas. The wind spread wildfires across 400,000 acres in four different counties. Two men died due to fire-related injuries. KSN Reporter Jessica…
Labette Co. Deputy credited with saving woman’s life after she was hit by train
It is cliché, but a southeast Kansas woman certainly is grateful that a Labette county deputy was "in the right place at the right time" on Sunday night. Gabe Vitt was on another call Parsons around 9:30 -- when he…
Wichita City Council approves moving ahead with new development around Riverfront Stadium
The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for two acres of new development around Riverfront Stadium. The stadium was finished back in March 2020 and is located near Maple and McLean. The MOU allows…
City of Topeka not intending to tap former Police Chief Bill Cochran for permanent City Manager role
Former Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran is not eligible for the permanent City Manager position, according to a city spokesperson. Cochran is set to take over as Interim City Manager on December 31, 2021. Director of Communications Gretchen Spiker told…
Incoming Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla to receive help from Harvard students next year
A group of students from Harvard Kennedy School's Taubman Center for State and Local Government will be visiting Topeka early next year as part of a program that pair students HKS students with newly elected government officials. Expected to arrive…
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