Lingering inflation and fears of higher interest rates lifted the 10-year Treasury yield above 4% on Wednesday, marking a fresh acceleration for a historic bond-market rout. The climb carried the key measure of borrowing costs back toward the decade-plus highs reached last year. Spurring the most recent leg: a run of strong economic data that dashed hopes inflation will rapidly slow to near the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Yields topped 4% Wednesday morning after a slightly stronger-than-expected survey of manufacturing activity. Rising yields lift borrowing costs for consumers and companies, and hurt the prices of other investments by offering steady payouts [...]

The mayor of Lawrence is scheduled to testify Thursday at the Kansas Capitol against proposed legislation that would take control away from local authorities who are trying to provide support for people experiencing homelessness. Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen will give oral testimony in Topeka against Kansas House Bill 2430, which is known as the “Safe Cities Act,” according to a news release from the City of Lawrence. The bill places requirements and restrictions on how cities can approach public camping and sleeping, and it restricts cities’ eligibility to receive state funding designated for addressing homelessness. Source: LJWorld

Not only will Hutchinson's newest fire station be ready on time, it will have a new way to 'hose' off for firefighters. Because of the higher incidence of lead, smoke and toxic fumes that firefighters face, the new fire station will have showers located on the outer rim of the building, so firefighters will not bring the contaminants inside the station after a call. There will also be a special washing machine, an extractor, that washes their bunker gear. "They take a shower, get out of their dirty clothes that they wear, and then they'll put on hospital scrubs, and so [...]