TOPEKA — Democrat Don Coover and Republican Derek Schmidt stood with partisan allies as their congressional race in Kansas’ 2nd District entered the stretch run. Coover, a southeast Kansas veterinarian and former U.S. Army pilot, on Monday welcomed to Leavenworth former U.S. Sen. Jon ...
EUREKA — It’s quiet on the grounds of the Eureka Downs horse racing track on a warm October morning. The day is too hot for the horses to practice on the newly renovated track. Apart from a few trainers, and about 20 horses, the dark barns are deserted. But that’s changing. Last weekend ...
TOPEKA — State officials answered a key question this week underpinning the complex financing of the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, outlining boundaries of a district that will use sales taxes and revenue to fund part of the deal that includes public and private monies. STAR bonds, or sales ...
Before they voted 5-0 to add extra layers of public hearings and oversight to the approval process for data centers, Lawrence city commissioners wanted the crowd at City Hall to know what they weren’t voting on. “This is not a discussion on what final regulations we’ll look at two years ...
Lawrence city leaders have agreed to take part in a new pilot program that helps nonprofits take over certain blighted and abandoned homes and rehabilitate them as affordable housing. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the city’s participation ...
Yellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, have launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund for the country's first national park, calling it the largest single private gift in the agency's history. The park announced ...
