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<div style="color: #333;">Storms tear through Oakley, leaving family’s home destroyed</div>
The Kriss family was out of town and watching the storms on radar. What they returned home to was unexpected and severe. Read more: KSN-TV
Municipal Bond Trends for May 18, 2026
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…
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas hit by 7 tornadoes and severe storms on May 18</div>
Various tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued, but no injuries or deaths were noted on the website of the weather service's Topeka office. Read more: CJonline
<div style="color: #333;">End date set for Riley County’s data center moratorium</div>
Riley County’s six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage centers has a scheduled end date. The Riley County Commission agreed last month to adopt a moratorium, but the implementation process didn’t start until commissioners signed a resolution Monday.…
<div style="color: #333;">City could add radar controls to another intersection</div>
Arkansas City commissioners will consider a resolution tonight authorizing the purchase of radar-controlled traffic lights. If approved, the Radar Vision system will be installed by Gades Sales Co. Inc. to serve the intersection of US 77 and Summit Street, the…
<div style="color: #333;">Dangerous fire conditions push Kansas crews to their limits</div>
Firefighters across southwest Kansas are preparing for another dangerous day as massive wildfires continue burning. After four straight days of fast‑moving fires across Kansas and Oklahoma, some departments are now dealing with injuries within their own crews while still trying…
<div style="color: #333;">City of Topeka expecting $12 million in federal funding for housing assistance</div>
The City of Topeka is looking for public comment to improve its housing and community development efforts. The City of Topeka announced in a press release on May 18 that it's expecting $12 million over the next five years in…
<div style="color: #333;">County discusses streamlining parking rules</div>
The Reno County Planning Commission reviewed possible changes to parking and off-street loading requirements in county zoning rules during its Thursday, May 14, meeting. County Planner Mark Vonachen said the proposal was spurred by how often the planning commission waives…
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas AG issues opinion exempting some state facilities from anti-trans bathroom law</div>
A few spaces are exempt from Kansas’ new bathroom law that requires people to use the facilities in government buildings that match their sex assigned at birth, Attorney General Kris Kobach said in an opinion he released Wednesday. Kobach’s opinion,…
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