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Kansas' largest electric utility can make necessary environmental improvements at its power plants even with a smaller rate increase, a Kansas consumer agency said Wednesday.
David Springe, an attorn…

Members of the Nickerson's Farmers Co-op and Farmers Co-op Union of Sterling will vote next month on whether to merge.
The possible merger requires a two-thirds vote of approval by both cooperatives.…

A former Sedgwick County Jail deputy will stand trial on charges that he sexually abused two jail inmates, although some testimony during his preliminary hearing indicated that one inmate made up his…

The nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those less fortunate in need of temporary food and shelter since 1993 has seen better days.
Laura Koehn, Director of Manna House, located at 1012 First…

The Kansas Department of Transportation invites the public to review proposed plans for a pavement replacement project on U.S. 56 through Copeland. The open house event is scheduled for:

Wednesday, …

DODGE CITY–Back-to-school season is a period of change for adults and kids alike. Bags are being packed across Kansas now as thousands of kids prepare to leave home for the first time to attend colle…

Wichita's water revenue for the first half of 2013 is about $2 million short of projections thanks to a rainy summer and conservation efforts.
Ben Nelson, with Wichita's water department, told the Ci…

A former city official in a Kansas City suburb said he didn't mean to offend anyone when he said having a Wal-Mart move into another nearby suburb would attract "a different class" of people who woul…

A state social services agency spokeswoman is defending the decision to privatize child support services in Kansas after critics claimed the state system was set up to fail due to understaffing and p…