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Haze and Smoke From Pacific Northwest Fires Reach Kansas
Many areas of the state are experiencing hazy conditions, and some are wondering if a nearby fire is taking place. What you’re experiencing is from a fire – but not from nearby. Fires in the Pacific Northwest are sending smoke…
Kelly Administration updates COVID-19 guidance for school districts
Governor Laura Kelly announced a new, updated summary document created from recommendations in KSDE’s Navigating Change: Kansas' Guide to Learning and School Safety Operations as a reference guide and tool for schools ahead of the start of classes. The document…
LEED Platinum — Prairie Village’s new public works building on track to earn rare eco-friendly distinction
Prairie Village’s public works department is eager to move into its new $10 million facility at 3535 Somerset Drive. The new building, which replaced the decades-old facility at the same location, features a solar panel array, state-of-the-art heating and cooling systems, a washing bay…
This Bird Has Fueled A 26-Year Political Fight Between Commerce And Conservation In Kansas
Bouncing over the sand sage-covered hills in his pickup truck, rancher Stacy Hoeme combs the shortgrass prairie of his ranch searching for leks — the mating grounds of the lesser prairie chicken. Despite being one of the bird’s biggest champions…
New law honoring fallen Lenexa firefighter will benefit families for years to come
The legacy of a Lenexa firefighter will live on to help others, years after his death. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed the Michael Wells Memorial Act Monday morning. The new legislation is named after Lenexa firefighter Michael Wells. It expands…
Riley County making progress with mobile vaccine clinics, but is it enough?
Mobile vaccine clinics are helping, but Riley County is still nowhere close to its goal of a 70% vaccination. That’s according to county health department director Julie Gibbs, who spoke to county commissioners Monday via Zoom. She said 45% of…
KDOT grants $1M for more road work
Another stretch of 16th Street will be rebuilt under a state transportation program. The Kansas Department of Transportation recently announced the approval of a city of Parsons grant under the state’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program designed for highways that…
How the Infrastructure Proposal Would Fund Roads, Bridges and Public Transit
The bipartisan infrastructure package working its way through the Senate will provide nearly $150 billion in new surface transportation and transit funding, part of a broader $1.2 trillion plan the White House has called a “once-in-a-generation investment.” While the investment…
Can we make cheaper bridges? A KU professor thinks so
As you drive over one of the nearly 600 bridges in Sedgwick County, you’ll notice that most of them are concrete bridges. Through a project at the University of Kansas, that might change one day. William Collins, an associate professor…
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