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“We are heading in the right direction”: Unemployment rates in Sedgwick County drop to 10.9%
Unemployment rates in Sedgwick County are going back down. Right now it's just below 11% that's a large difference from 18.5% back in April. The Workforce Alliance Center and Mayor Brandon Whipple say that's due to people finding jobs. Part…
New find at lost city in Kansas
The Lost City of Etzanoa may have had up to 20,000 Native Americans living on the banks of the Walnut river inside current Arkansas City. Now drone footage has uncovered a new find. There are likely council circles belonging to…
Lawrence settles with Black driver shot by rookie officer
The city of Lawrence has reached a settlement with a Black driver who was shot by a police officer in 2018. The driver, Akira Lewis, filed an excessive force lawsuit after he was shot during a traffic stop. In court…
Hutchinson Community College ready to train high-hazard workers during COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded Hutchinson Community College more than $85,000 to train Kansas workers in COVID-19 worker protection measures. HCC is able to travel the state and conduct a half-day course to teach…
Topeka given until Oct. 16 to propose settlement in use of force lawsuit
A federal judge on Friday gave Topeka’s city government and police officer Christopher Janes until Oct. 16 to make a settlement proposal to Timothy Harris, who is pursuing a lawsuit involving an incident in which his jaw was broken. Harris…
Wichita paid $1.5M in overtime to police ordered to work extra during early June protests
The Wichita Police Department spent more than $1.5 million paying overtime to officers and other employees under a temporary staffing directive aimed at monitoring early June protest activity that authorities feared might lead to unrest in the city. At the…
Shawnee wants to regulate virtual learning centers as more pop up during pandemic
Shawnee is developing city code to regulate remote learning centers within the city. The move has been prompted by the recent increase in virtual learning centers set up for children at the start of a school year that has seen…
JoCo Election Office expects 90% voter turnout for Nov. 3, with most ballots cast by mail
County election officials are adding secure drop boxes, polling places and an extra Saturday for advance voting, in anticipation of a record 90 percent turnout in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Johnson County Election Commissioner Connie Schmidt told the Board…
Roe 2020 project on schedule, residential section to be completed by Thanksgiving
The largest infrastructure project in the history of the city of Roeland Park is well underway, and the residential part of the corridor is on track for completion by Thanksgiving 2020. Roe 2020, a $10 million renovation project on the city’s…
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