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Sparking passion for firefighting
With only two days for planning, the Hutchinson Fire Department set up a hands-on, real-life basic fire skills training at a house on East 6th Ave. Hutchinson Fire Department Division Chief of Training and Safety Jesse Martin said that they…
License plate readers in high-crime areas of Wichita will take photos of your vehicle
Wichita police might take a photo of your vehicle using an automatic license plate reader if you drive through high-crime areas. The pilot program is targeted at reducing violent crime in the city, which has had a 111% increase in…
Wichita Councilman tests positive for COVID-19, Mayor and others in quarantine
Starting Saturday, Mayor Brandon Whipple, members of the Wichita City Council, and some City staff will be quarantined for two weeks after Council member Brandon Johnson tested positive for COVID-19. City officials say exposed personnel will not be able to…
Reno County health officials call current COVID-19 situation ‘grim’ as cases skyrocket
“There's a 10 day incubation period in there that we were hoping maybe if we could get in front of some of these infections and spread it out" Welch tells KAKE News. Hammersmith is pleading with people to get back…
Topeka committee continues discussion on police reform
Anyone who has problems with a Topeka police officer needs to report that to the police department, City Councilwoman Sylvia Ortiz said Monday. "If it doesn't get reported, he cannot get disciplined for it," Ortiz said at Monday’s meeting of…
Sedgwick County positive test rate is 23%, COVID case rate is 6 times above red zone
By every measure available, the coronavirus pandemic is worse than it has ever been in the Wichita area, according to the latest data provided by local and state government. The number of people in Wichita hospitals with COVID-19 has nearly…
Convention centers, museums become classrooms amid pandemic
In ordinary times, the airy convention center on a 61-acre site in Hesston, Kansas, hosts weddings, corporate retreats and church events. During the pandemic, it has become a schoolhouse for the district’s seventh- and eighth-graders. Megan Kohlman teaches literature and…
Overland Park committee tables discussion on backyard hens
Dreams of backyard hens in northern Overland Park didn’t completely die at last week’s Community Development Committee meeting. But changes that would open up the possibility of keeping chickens for people living on less than a three-acre lot may be…
Sabetha sees increased sales tax distributions
Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are above last year’s distributions for October. This is according to the October County/City Local Sales Tax Distribution Report released by the Kansas Department of Revenue. The state issues these distributions two months after collection, so…
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