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Kansas to begin beer, wine sales at Memorial Stadium
Kansas announced Wednesday that it will begin selling beer and wine at home football games this season, joining a growing number of Big 12 schools to offer alcohol sales at sporting events. Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said the sales…
‘It’s going to change your life’: JoCo’s new $1M playground a sign of the future
On the top of a small hill at Shawnee Mission Park’s new million-dollar playground, children swarm on an elaborate spider web of ropes. Down a wheelchair-friendly ramp to a more shaded area, families swing, slide and clamber over a myriad…
Friday night lights could return to Eureka this season
It has been more than a year since an EF3 tornado ripped through Eureka, causing widespread damage. The high school football team could not play a home game all last season. But now, there is hope Friday night lights may…
Electric car charging stations introduced at turnpike service areas
Electric vehicle drivers will be able to travel the entire 236-mile length of the Kansas Turnpike without ever having to exit to recharge their car’s batteries, thanks to the addition of “fast-charging” stations at the Topeka, Lawrence and Towanda service…
Over neighbors’ objections, Overland Park council OKs developer’s affordable housing project rezoning request
Neighbors petitioned against it, but the Overland Park City Council came down on the side of more affordable housing as they approved rezoning for a small plot of land surrounded by older homes a few blocks west of downtown. The…
CS, Mulvane EMS services take over Sumner Co. territory
The city of Clearwater’s June 25 decision to discontinue its local ambulance service leaves a 45-square-mile hole in Sumner County’s EMS coverage map. To fill the gap, Conway Springs EMS and Mulvane EMS are splitting Clearwater’s former territory, for now…
Musician walking across America and through Emporia
There is no better time than the present. For Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner, there’s been something on his bucket list he’s been wanting to accomplish. Walk across America. That’s exactly what brought the famous musician to Emporia Tuesday. The singer…
Lawmakers warn USDA its move to Kansas City will decimate research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to grow — not gut — its research capabilities with its move to Kansas City, a top agency official testified Thursday. Scott Hutchins, the USDA’s deputy under secretary for research, education and economics, laid…
KDHE requires students to get meningitis, hepatitis A vaccines
Public school students will have to be vaccinated this year for meningitis and hepatitis A, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday. Students entering kindergarten and first grade will need two doses of the hepatitis A vaccine, the…
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