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Fall 2023 KDOT Cost Share Projects Totally $12 Million Awarded

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced today that more than $12 million state dollars will be awarded to 16 transportation construction...

ACLU launches effort to inform Kansans with felony records of their voting rights

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 27, 2023 TOPEKA — A leading Kansas civil rights organization says an estimated 30,000 people living in the state...

Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $5 million has been awarded to eight internet service providers (ISPs) in the latest round of Broadband...

KDADS Announces Executive Leadership Team Promotions

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TOPEKA – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard today announced two promotion withing the agency’s Executive Leadership Team. Andrew Brown, KDADS...

Kansas Corporation Commission approves settlement agreement in Evergy rate case

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TOPEKA – This morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a proposed settlement agreement in the Evergy rate case. The unanimous agreement, resolving all issues in...

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $1.5M in Federal Road Safety Grants for Kansas Communities

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced seven Kansas communities will receive a combined total of $1.47 million through the federal Safe Streets and Roads...

Governor Kelly Announces New Standard License Plate Design, Replacement of Embossed Plates

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today revealed a new license plate design that will be seen on Kansas roadways beginning in spring 2024. The new...

More than 584,000 Kansans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving

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WICHITA, Kan. – Nov. 20, 2023 – AAA estimates that more than 584,000 Kansans will be among the 55.4 million Americans who will travel 50 miles or...

‘I’m not real proud’: St. Marys public library gets new lease by removing LGBTQ books for kids

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 16, 2023 ST. MARYS — The public library in St. Marys has managed to hang onto its lease for...

Kobach objects to proposed federal rule allowing H-2A farm workers to unionize, fight exploitation

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by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector November 16, 2023 TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach lined up a coalition of 22 Republican attorneys general to...

CANCELLED: Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Manhattan man

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RILEY COUNTY – The Riley County Police Department reported that Ray Newman was located safe in Republic County. Thanks for your assistance during the alert....

Governor Kelly and Governor Parson Participate in Disagree Better Initiative

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TOPEKA— Today, Governor Laura Kelly joined Missouri Governor Mike Parson to announce their participation in the National Governors Association's (NGA) Disagree Better initiative. Both Governors recently...

U.S. 81 lane closure in Ottawa County due to bridge damage

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The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed one lane of southbound U.S. 81 in Ottawa County due to damage to a bridge from a...

Solar developers are flocking to Kansas. But many communities are skeptical of their proposals

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By Celia Hack - Kansas News Service BUTLER COUNTY – About 10 miles north of El Dorado on U.S. Highway 77, a break appears in...

Kansas mayor who tried to rid city library of LGBTQ books loses school board race

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 10, 2023 TOPEKA  — St. Marys Mayor Matthew Childs, who previously attempted to ban LGBTQ books from the city’s...

States lose track of thousands of foster children each year

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by Nada Hassanein, Kansas Reflector November 12, 2023 Sharday Hamilton, a 28-year-old advocate for foster youth, homeless youth and runaways, still bears her own scars...

Veterans’ health care coverage expanded by Biden administration

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by Jacob Fischler, Kansas Reflector November 10, 2023 Ahead of Veterans Day, Biden administration officials said Friday the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand health...

In Kansas school board races, voters reject candidates pushing culture war issues

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 10, 2023 TOPEKA — Kansas communities rejected multiple far-right candidates for school boards in what a national education group...

Former U.S. Postal worker sentenced for mail crime

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WICHITA, KAN. – A former U.S. Postal Service worker was sentenced to 24 months of probation for criminal conduct related to her employment. According to...

Governor Kelly Announces More than $10M to Build Community Multi-Purpose Facilities, Expand Access to Child Care

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund today announced the first round of Capital Projects Fund Accelerator (CPF Accelerator) awards, which...

Kansas abandoned wells project reinvigorated, but thousands left to plug

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 7, 2023 TOPEKA — The state’s efforts to plug abandoned wells are back on track after delays in the...

Governor Kelly Travels to Germany to Promote Investment Opportunities

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TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly wrapped up a trade mission to Germany to promote Kansas and encourage foreign investment into the state. While there, the...

Students, county clerk embroiled in monthslong clash over Fort Hays polling location

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 6, 2023 TOPEKA — Two Fort Hays students are fighting for an on-campus polling station. The area’s county clerk...

KDOT Announces Approved October Bids

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The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Oct. 18, 2023, in Topeka....

Governor Kelly Announces $85M for Two New Water-Related Grant Programs

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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office today announced that $85 million over five years will go toward water projects with the...

‘It’s not ideal’: Kansas lawmakers talk security incident that took down online court access

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector November 1, 2023 TOPEKA — A dragon spitting fire at the Kansas Statehouse, depicted in a Vincent Van Gogh style,...

Moran’s amendment on VA reimbursement for ambulance services clears Senate

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by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector November 2, 2023 TOPEKA — The U.S. Senate passed legislation that included an amendment sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran...

AAA: End of Daylight Saving Time = Drowsy Drivers, Increased Danger on the Roads

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WICHITA, Kan. – Nov 1, 2023 – Beginning at 2 a.m. this Sunday, November 5, Daylight Saving Time will end, which will result in fewer daylight...

KDOT continues to contend with staffing shortages; highway snow, ice removal could be impacted

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The Kansas Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the highways clear whenever inclement weather impacts the state. However, KDOT staffing shortages create the potential...

Kansas State University to lead climate change food-strengthening initiative

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by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector October 31, 2023 TOPEKA — Kansas researchers will turn their focus to wheat, millet and other crops in a federally...
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