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Kansas governor announces $5 million for short-line rail projects
Kansas will spend nearly $5 million on nine short-line rail maintenance and rehabilitation projects. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the funding on Tuesday. The comes from the state’s Department of Transportation’s Short Line Rail Improvement Fund (SLRIF) program. “These nine…
Jacqueline Kelly departs Bel Aire for city attorney job in Derby
Jacqueline Kelly will leave her job as city attorney for Bel Aire to start later this month as city attorney for Derby. Her first day will be March 20. "Bel Aire has been great, and it's growing so nicely, I'm…
Kansas bills would allow bar-hopping, more bars to be opened on Sunday
Alcohol laws could be changing in Kansas after the Kansas House of Representatives passed two bills. The first bill would allow anyone over the age of 21 to “bar-hop” in a common consumption area, which means someone can have a…
Park City getting second casino?
Boyd Gaming Corp. announced Feb. 28 it submitted an application to the state to build and operate a historical horse-racing (HHR) gaming facility in Park City. The casino would be located directly south of Hartman Arena. Boyd Gaming operates the…
Legislators think they have the start of a plan to save Kansas water. Will it be enough?
On a day when lawmakers made headlines across the state for considering a slate of bills to roll back Kansas voting laws and transgender rights, a pair of bills designed to attack the state's looming water crisis didn't make a…
Topeka is one step closer to changing Kansas law on public alcohol consumption
Local Topeka officials are one step closer to changing a Kansas law to make it easier for event organizers to allow public alcohol consumption downtown and in NOTO. "Allowing visitors to get a drink from one of the seven establishments…
Opioids a chief concern in Reno County
The Reno County Commission approved that the Reno County Department of Health applies for a $1 million grant for an Opioid Stimulant and Substance Use site-based program. The Department of Justice awards this three-year grant to help alleviate drug use…
Shawnee County changes strategy for sounding sirens
Shawnee County officials have the technology during tornado warnings to sound sirens only in the storm’s path. But they recently decided, at least for now, to first sound them countywide to get people’s attention. “We anticipate doing this for the…
Powell Set to Lay Groundwork for Higher Rates on Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to echo fellow central bankers in suggesting interest rates will go higher than policymakers anticipated just weeks ago if economic data continue to come in hot. Powell heads to Capitol Hill this week…
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