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Wichita police join federal partnership to fight rise in violent crimes
WICHITA, Kan. With a violent crime rate U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister says is "significantly above the national average," a local and federal partnership aims to make Wichita safer. McAllister announced Monday that the Wichita Police Department was approved to receive…
Study: Kansas rural roads among America’s most deadly
A new study of nationwide deadly car accidents says Kansas has some of the worst in the nation. Country roads in Kansas rank in the top ten of the most deadly streets. The report shows our rural roads are three times as fatal…
Lawrence residents ask city to reconsider requirement that property owners pay for sidewalk repairs
This spring, 243 homeowners got a letter from the city telling them to fix their sidewalks or else have them condemned and fixed by the city at their expense. On the receiving end of one of those letters was Sarah…
Mayor, council to discuss privatizing Topeka Zoo under FOTZ
Things are going pretty well at the Topeka Zoo, says zoo director Brendan Wiley. That is one reason why this is a good time for city officials to discuss potentially privatizing the zoo’s operations under the direction of the nonprofit…
Kansas A to Z: ‘D’ is for Dalton Gang Hideout museum in Meade
Located at 502 S. Pearlette St. in Meade is the Dalton Gang Hideout. It includes the former house of J.N. Whipple, who built the house in 1887 and was the husband of Eva Dalton, sister of the members of the…
Kansas A to Z: ‘C’ is for WaKeeney Christmas
Hailed as the Christmas City of the High Plains, the holiday spirit can be discovered year-round in WaKeeney. The city’s annual tree lighting and downtown Christmas display is known as the largest between Kansas City and Denver, but even a…
Scott City okays guidelines for RVs, trailers on city streets
The Scott City Council has passed an ordinance establishing stricter guidelines for RVs and trailers parked on city streets. It is illegal to park the following on a street for more than two hours during any 24-hour period: •any truck…
Wastewater released into creek at Russell to relieve overwhelmed sewer system
Heavy rainfall has overwhelmed many sewer systems across Kansas pushing the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to monitor the release of untreated wastewater into nearby creeks, including by the city of Russell. Rich Krause, Russell public works director, said the…
Elected officials to take up artificial turf replacement, public camping
Artificial turf placement and camping on public property are among topics local elected officials plan to take up this coming week. The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in its chambers in Room B-11 of the County…
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