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Crew clearing way for Topeka’s viaduct project digs up cistern
A Topeka Fire Department cistern built in 1878 was uncovered Tuesday by workers doing excavation for an underground water line project linked to the replacement of downtown Topeka’s Polk-Quincy Viaduct. ... Topeka Fire Marshal Alan Stahl said he found an…
Unhoused and unseen: homelessness in Hiawatha, Brown County and beyond
There is a group of people often not addressed in Hiawatha, Brown County and beyond. This group is unhoused and often unseen. Even those who are moving from house to house are also among the unhoused population. Kanza Director Jackie…
Report maps path for water resilience in western Kansas
Though water conservation has been an increasing priority for the Kansas agriculture sector, it has also been somewhat fragmented in its approach. The framework presented Tuesday at K-State is a novel approach at bringing stakeholders from each part of the…
What tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County means for the rest of Kansas
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year. ... Overall, 75 people statewide have been treated this year for the lung disease…
Johnson County, reStart meet with residents on homeless shelter plans
Johnson County residents packed a meeting in Olathe Wednesday night to find out more about plans for converting a hotel in a busy shopping area into a homeless shelter. However, the $10.5 million plan for the LaQuinta Inn off I-35…
Many warnings, but no citations, for violating Wichita water restrictions, city says
The city of Wichita has issued 165 warnings — but no citations — for violations of the city’s drought water-use restrictions. “Ideally, we won’t have to issue a single fine,” Gary Janzen, director of public works and utilities, said. “We…
‘Remote workers have killed us’: Downtown Topeka businesses share challenges
...some small and locally owned businesses in downtown Topeka are still paying the price in the new hybrid work-experience. Angie Anderson, owner of Cashmere Popcorn, said she has seen a significant decline in walk-in traffic because of the work-from-home policies…
Fed minutes point to ‘likely’ rate cut coming in September
Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting moved closer to a long-awaited interest rate reduction, stopping short while indicating that a September cut had Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting moved closer to a long-awaited interest rate reduction, but…
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