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Wichita firefighters rescue person trapped in trash truck
Wichita firefighters rescued a man from a garbage truck early Friday morning. People have been injured in Wichita dumpsters before, including in February 2013. KAKE News tries to answer the question: Why would someone choose to sleep inside a dumpster…
Garden City documentary is people’s choice
Filmmakers Steve Lerner and Reuben Aaronson didn’t create “Strangers In Town,” a documentary about Garden City, for film festivals. Instead, they created it to get the message out about a small Kansas town that has accepted those that have traveled…
As PV considers repeal on pit bull ban, a look at Shawnee Mission cities’ current dangerous dog ordinances
Next week, the Prairie Village city council is expected to decide whether to repeal its pit bull ban. Prairie Village is one of a shrinking number of Shawnee Mission area cities that have such “breed specific language” on their books.…
Shawnee Mission school board adopts 3-year unilateral teachers contract
On a 6-1 vote following four hours of closed-door deliberations, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education approved a three-year unilateral contract for teachers, a move strongly opposed by their union ... Teachers and their supporters packed the board room at…
KDOT awards Parsons Airport $225K
The Tri-City Airport will get another $225,000 worth of improvements following the approval of a grant. The Kansas Airport Improvement Program announced the grant for the airport owned by the city of Parsons on Wednesday. The Parsons project is one…
Record day for municipal bond yields
It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond. ...…
Highway 54 reopens in Pratt and Kiowa counties after gas leak
The Kansas Department of Transportation says Highway 54 is open to traffic again between Pratt and Greensburg. The highway had been closed since January 26th, when a butane gas leak was reported in a pipeline east of Cullison. Traffic was…
KCC opens investigation dockets in Reno, Rooks county earthquakes
Following an update on seismicity investigations in two areas of the state, the Commission voted unanimously this morning to open general investigation dockets for both Reno County and Rooks County. The dockets will provide a publicly available place to share…
Hillsboro City Administrator Larry Paine announces retirement
Larry Paine, Hillsboro City Administrator had big news to share at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “I wanted to announce my plans to retire at the end of June 2020,” said Paine during his Administrator’s report. “I…
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