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<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park to get a $28M cut in Black & Veatch big incentive deal. Here’s how</div>
Overland Park could pull in millions of dollars for projects around its future city hall under the recently approved Black & Veatch redevelopment incentive deal. The entire package — one of the largest in Overland Park’s history — is tied…
<div style="color: #333;">Leawood Lassie? Barking dog leads police to owner in need of medical attention</div>
Leawood Police are crediting a dog with alerting an officer to help its owner, who was in need of medical attention at a residential home last month. Leawood PD posted edited clips of the officer’s body cam footage to social…
<div style="color: #333;">Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade To Grow by 10</div>
Ten new squirrels will be joining Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade this October 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the 700/800 blocks of Broadway. Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville Executive Director, said adding new squirrels isn’t an extremely common occurrence. Read more: KCLY…
<div style="color: #333;">Are self-driving cars legal in Kansas?</div>
Yes. Kansas legalized self-driving vehicles for commercial and personal use in 2022. Autonomous vehicles are permitted if they comply with state and federal regulations and traffic laws and can reach a minimal safety condition, such as stopping on a road…
<div style="color: #333;">Sales tax on the ballot in Caldwell would pay for street, public safety upgrades</div>
Voting for the general election begins in one week, and for voters in Caldwell, that means deciding on a proposed 1% sales tax. The city administrator said that if the sales tax is approved, it will raise about $150,000 every…
<div style="color: #333;">Emporia prepares for next phase in replacing century-old storm sewer</div>
The City of Emporia is preparing for the next phase of construction to replace an over century-old storm sewer that partially collapsed earlier this year. In late March, a police car was partially swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up…
<div style="color: #333;">City manager of Garden City to retire after 18 years in role</div>
The City of Garden City announced Tuesday that City Manager Matt Allen will retire in the first quarter of 2027. Allen began his career in public service with the City of Salina in 1996. In 1997, he became assistant to…
<div style="color: #333;">Hoisington voters to consider half-cent sales tax for water, sewer updates</div>
Hoisington voters will have a sales tax to consider come election day. The 0.5% proposed tax, an extra half-penny per dollar spent, has no sunset date, meaning there is no plan for the sales tax to end. Hoisington already assesses…
<div style="color: #333;">Douglas County commission approves pilot for extended-stay housing at Lawrence Community Shelter</div>
Douglas County commissioners approved a pilot project that will turn tiny homes at the community shelter into extended-stay housing. The pilot will use three of the 12 shipping container shelters currently at the Lawrence Community Shelter as part of the Monarch…
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