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Kansas in dire need of state energy plan
Consultants hired by the Legislature to examine Kansas' unusually high electric rates bullet-pointed the obvious: Kansas has neglected to develop a comprehensive plan defining the state's energy future. Interests as diverse as the Kansas Municipal Utilities association to the Climate…
Pittsburg Police and Fire Departments host Battle of The Badges Chili Cook-Off
The Pittsburg Fire and Police Departments battle it out for a good cause. Today kicked off the fifth annual Battle of The Badges Chili Cook-Off. Every year the event is ran in collaboration with the American Red Cross as a…
Leaders looking for feedback on new police-community relations initiative
People in Topeka are invited to learn more about a new police-community relations initiative Monday night. The meeting will focus around a new “steering committee” that law enforcement officials hope will be a place for tough conversations. This will be…
Wabaunsee County leaders holding town hall on suicide and mental health
Wabaunsee County leaders are holding a town hall Thursday night about suicide and mental health. This comes after five people died by suicide in Wabaunsee County in 2019. Wabaunsee County Sheriff Rob Hoskins said he looked back through records and…
100 calls to 911 in minutes after earthquake tied up emergency services, Hutch police say
More than 100 calls to 911 in Reno County in the 10 minutes following a 4.6 magnitude earthquake Sunday afternoon delayed emergency services from responding to people who needed help, law enforcement said. The Kansas Geological Survey reported that the earthquake —…
KPERS trustees decline proposal to cut 7.75% rate of return assumption
Trustees of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System on Friday decided to retain the current 7.75% investment return assumption rather than heed a recommendation of consultants to lower the foundational economic measure to more closely reflect national expectations. The decision…
KCC explores theory of migrating earthquakes
The Kansas Corporation Commission’s conservation director Thursday said lack of information inhibited declaring a precise cause of earthquakes into Reno County far away from southern Kansas sites where a surge in seismic activity was linked to injection of oil-and-gas wastewater…
Vintage downtown stoplights get a facelift
Leon Pfannenstiel read the raised lettering on the metal pedestal of a stoplight pole awaiting painting at his shop, Leon’s Welding & Fabrication, on the US-40 highway bypass. “Eagle Signal Co., Davenport, Iowa,” Pfannenstiel read out loud. The pole is…
Shawnee Mission teachers, admin set final negotiations session in hopes of reaching contract accord
The state assigned fact finder who heard testimony from the Shawnee Mission School District administration and National Education Association-Shawnee Mission earlier this month has issued the report with his recommendations on terms for a contract agreement, setting the stage for one final…
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