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Ladder truck required for police call
Newton Fire and EMS used their ladder truck to help lower a person in handcuffs from a roof early Friday morning. The event occurred around 5 a.m. on August 22, at the apartment building on the corner of Fifth and…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 27, 2025
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Saving lives every day: Newton man works for Hesston Fire/EMS
There’s a certain comfort that communities take in being able to pick up the phone, dial 911 and get help on possibly the worst day of their lives. Elijah Robinson of Newton is one of those people at the other…
De Soto OKs $3.1B data center project near new Panasonic plant
A new $3.1 billion large-scale data center campus will be built near the new Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto starting next year. On Thursday, the De Soto City Council approved the proposed 290-acre development backed by industrial…
With ‘re-birth’ of downtown Shawnee, city wants public input on wayfinding plan
The City of Shawnee has launched a new wayfinding plan for downtown to help residents and visitors navigate the area, find parking and enjoy sightseeing. On Thursday at its monthly Moonlight Market event, the city launched the Downtown Shawnee Wayfinding…
Is Overland Park’s new city flag good? We asked an expert vexillologist to review it
The city flag of Overland Park has long been considered among the worst in the nation. A new flag set to be adopted next month, with its tree motif and green and white color palette, is much more effective, according…
Kansas City, Kansas, Police officer killed after allegedly being struck by fleeing car
A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, Police officer was hit and killed early Tuesday by a fleeing suspect in a stolen car, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said, exactly one month to the day after a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy was…
This reservoir on the southwest Kansas prairie is no mirage
Plentiful wind and finite water shape life on the Plains. Audrey Rupp, a lifelong resident of western Kansas, knows the region well. These days, she manages a 1,660-acre recreational park in Hodgeman County that surrounds HorseThief Reservoir, a refreshing anomaly…
Hays, Russell leaders meet on regional water project
City leaders from Hays and Russell met Wednesday to review progress on their joint R9 Regional Water Supply Project, a decades-long effort to secure a sustainable water source for both communities. The two cities have been working together for years…
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