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County mulls merging corrections, community corrections departments
Shawnee County commissioners plan to consider consolidation the county’s corrections and community corrections departments under the control of the corrections department. Commissioners Bob Archer, Bill Riphahn and Kevin Cook plan to hear the first reading Monday of a proposed home…
Wichita moves forward with $7 million police station project
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday gave the green light to begin a $7 million project for the construction of a new police sub-station in east Wichita. The new facility will be built next to the Patrol East sub-station, at…
City Council votes to narrow McLean to accommodate ‘walkability’ around new stadium
McLean Boulevard won’t be a boulevard anymore where it passes the new baseball stadium, the Wichita City Council decided Tuesday. The council approved a plan to narrow McLean, now a four-lane street, to two lanes where it jogs around the…
PV council considering drone regulation. But the question is, how are rules enforced?
Putting together an ordinance to control recreational drone use is still on Prairie Village’s agenda — but just barely. The council voted 6-5 Monday night in favor of continuing its discussions on an ordinance that some members felt would be…
Leavenworth County population expected to swell
Mike Reilly, owner of The Reilly Company in Leavenworth, said the county population is expected to increase to more than 80,000 in the next 10 years. He said much of the initial growth will be in the extended northwest corridor…
Leawood council unanimously approves 1% sales tax hike at Ranch Mart North to help fund shopping center redevelopment, raising rate to 10.1%
The Leawood city council on Monday unanimously approved a community improvement district (CID) sales tax that will provide revenue to fund certain redevelopment costs for Ranch Mart North, located near 95th and Mission Road. The CID will increase sales tax…
KGS: Groundwater levels up slightly or near steady in western KS
Groundwater levels during 2018, on average, rose slightly or remained about even throughout most of western and central Kansas, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey. “By and large, 2018 was a good year for groundwater levels,”…
Kansas tells court it should OK school spending law because of bipartisan support
Lawyers for Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Monday that it should sign off on a new law boosting spending on public schools and end a protracted education funding lawsuit partly because the law has broad, bipartisan support. Attorney…
Retired police chief (and current Maize city administrator) remembers Herman Hill riot in Wichita, 40 years ago
It was Easter Sunday on April 15, 1979 when Richard LaMunyon remembers getting the call of a hectic situation at Herman Hill park near Pawnee and Broadway.A musical concert was taking place in the park, but thousands more people came…
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