Kansas City commits $24 million to housing and opens 2026 PLANT grant applications
Kansas City announced a $24 million allocation for housing and opened applications for its 2026 PLANT Grant Program on July 21.
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Kansas begins waitlist for frail-elderly home-care waiver amid funding shortfall
Kansas has begun a waitlist for its Frail Elderly Home and Community-Based Services waiver after KDADS said funding did not keep pace with demand for available service slots.
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Topeka-area voters face Aug. 4 Kansas primary as Shawnee County advance voting continues
Kansas’ statewide primary is Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. Shawnee County began early voting July 20 at its election office in Topeka.
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Kansas deadline closes today for independent and judicial-retention candidates
Independent and judicial-retention candidates have until noon Central on Aug. 3 to file for Kansas’s Nov. 3 general-election ballot.
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Chiefs’ planned Kansas move keeps stadium development at center of state sports agenda
The Kansas City Chiefs’ announced plan to move from Arrowhead Stadium to a new domed complex in Kansas City, Kansas, centers on a roughly $3 billion development and more than $2.4 billion in authorized state bond authority.
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Wichita airport announces new nonstop Southwest service to Nashville beginning in March 2027
Southwest Airlines plans to begin nonstop service between Wichita and Nashville in March 2027. Tickets became available through the airline July 16, 2026, when Wichita’s airport announced the route.
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Wichita voters face Aug. 4 decision on proposed 1% citywide sales tax
Wichita’s Aug. 4 ballot includes a question on a proposed 1% citywide retailers’ sales tax that would expire no later than June 30, 2033, if approved.
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Overland Park schedules College and Metcalf mobility work for late summer
Overland Park has scheduled late-summer 2026 construction on a College Boulevard project that includes a linear park, multi-use path and a link to the Summercrest Park Trail.
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103rd Street bridge replacement involving Overland Park and Lenexa set for early August
Lenexa and Overland Park plan to begin replacing the 103rd Street bridge in early August 2026, with a larger structure, wider driving surface, expanded sidewalks, curbs and gutters included in the design.
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Kansas City voters to decide five city measures Aug. 4, including housing and infrastructure bonds
Kansas City’s City Council has placed five measures before voters for the Aug. 4, 2026, election, covering water and sewer work, affordable housing, civic facilities and East Side economic development.
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Topeka voters face Aug. 4 Kansas primary after early voting and mail-ballot deadlines
Shawnee County’s 2026 Kansas primary is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4. Registration and advance mail-ballot request deadlines have passed, while county resources provide polling-place and sample-ballot lookups.
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Kansas voters to decide Aug. 4 whether to elect Supreme Court justices
Kansas voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to replace the current Supreme Court nominating and appointment process with elections for the court’s seven seats.
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Federal education officials find Topeka Public Schools violated FERPA and Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education announced April 17 that Topeka Public Schools, USD 501, was among four Kansas districts found to have violated federal education law. The district faces a proposed resolution process involving student records, facilities and athletics policies.
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Kansas City voters face five city-backed ballot measures on Aug. 4
Kansas City voters will decide five measures on Aug. 4 after the City Council voted to put questions involving infrastructure, housing, civic facilities and East Side development on the ballot.
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Kansas independent and judicial-retention candidates face Aug. 3 filing deadline
Independent and judicial-retention candidates have until noon Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, to file for placement on Kansas’s general-election ballot.
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Wichita bond proposal moves toward Nov. 3 ballot as district schedules school tours
Wichita Public Schools is preparing residents for a proposed Nov. 3, 2026, bond election after a state-board agenda included authorization for USD 259 to seek an election beyond its general bond-debt limit.
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Sedgwick County schedules August breastfeeding and birth-planning classes
Sedgwick County Health Department has scheduled three no-cost maternal-health classes for August 2026, including virtual breastfeeding sessions in English and Spanish and a birth-plan class.
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Wichita’s proposed 2027 budget balances, but forecasts show deficits after 2027
Wichita’s proposed 2027 budget is break-even and keeps the mill levy unchanged, according to City Manager Dennis Marstall. City projections show annual shortfalls of up to about $8 million from 2028 through 2030.
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Federal Education Department finds Shawnee Mission policies violated FERPA and Title IX
Federal officials said Shawnee Mission School District’s student-records and sex-based facility policies violated federal law, proposing corrective terms that could affect records access, athletics and student accommodations.
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Johnson County changes walk-in immunization services
Johnson County Department of Health and Environment changed its walk-in immunization services beginning June 1, 2026. The county’s public information does not provide the full revised schedule or clinic-location details.
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Olathe’s new comprehensive plan begins shaping future development decisions
Elevate Olathe is guiding staff’s recommendation for a proposed mixed-use project at 133rd Street and Black Bob Road before the Aug. 4 City Council decision.
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K-383 final modernization phase remains in KDOT pipeline as Norton work advances toward 2027 construction
A June 23, 2026 KDOT program amendment keeps the 4.5-mile Norton County portion of the remaining K-383 modernization programmed for right-of-way obligation in FFY2026 and construction plus construction engineering in FFY2027.