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Wichita residents, legislators resume fight for oversight of Kansas utility mega-poles
A three-mile stretch of 105-foot-tall utility poles in Wichita has galvanized residents and lawmakers to make a renewed push for increased regulatory oversight of transmission line decisions in urban areas. A 2018 project by Westar Energy, now Evergy, installed dozens…
‘Crown jewel’ of Kansas trails among $16.8M investment in alternative transportation projects
Kansas officials on Thursday announced plans to fix a gap in the Flint Hills Trail near Ottawa to avoid a two-mile detour around active railroad tracks and overgrown brush. The project is expected to boost tourism in downtown Ottawa as…
Topeka firefighters save dog while battling house fire
Topeka firefighters saved a dog while battling a house fire Thursday evening. The Topeka Fire Department asked the public to avoid the area. Dispatch received multiple calls about a visible plume of smoke coming from a home near Southeast 13th…
Roeland Park considers banning smoking in public parks — which Johnson County cities already do?
Roeland Park could soon become the next Johnson County city to ban smoking and all tobacco products in or near its public parks. Five councilmembers at a city council workshop this week voiced support for bringing such a measure to…
New Home Turf: Great Bend wants to move on Sports Complex
The City of Great Bend would like to proceed with plans to install artificial turf at its Sports Complex. That was the consensus of the City Council following a Tuesday night work session. The city seeks a partnership with the…
Atchison adopts ordinance to create a vacant property registry
Atchison City Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 6650 during Tuesday’s regular meeting, which is designed to make it more difficult for property owners to leave buildings vacant and in disrepair. The ordinance creates a vacant property registry, which has a…
Fed officials see economy ‘far from’ where it needs to be, meaning easy policy won’t change soon, minutes show
Federal Open Market Committee members at their most recent gathering reaffirmed that the central bank will be keeping policy loose well into the future, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. With the economy continuing to shake off the effects from…
Muni yields finally rise, but record inflows linger
Municipals sold off Wednesday after a weeks-long steady period during which they barely budged a basis point or two up or down, even as U.S. Treasuries pared back recent losses and equities were mixed. The municipal secondary gave way to…
Finney County mulls unauthorized dumping
Unauthorized dumping has been occurring in Towns Riverview South, and the Finney County Commission discussed the dumping at its regular meeting Tuesday. No action was taken on the issue, other than agreement to look into solving the problem. Roger Calkins,…
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