The Kansas Department of Transportation is requesting further information from stakeholders on the prospect of placing charging stations for electric vehicles along several major Kansas roadways, including on I-70 between Abilene and Junction City. Sept. 9, KDOT announced a request for information in advance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to install electric vehicle charging stations along the s...
One of the most anticipated openings in quite some time for the restaurant business in Abilene will not be happening as had hoped. In a Facebook Post from May 25th owners of the Brookville Hotel Mark and Connie Martin announced the decision. We are very sad to announce that we were unable to finalize a contract with The Munsons at this time. We will not be opening on June 23 as planned. We want...
Juvenile taken into custody following High Speed Chase. DICKINSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teen who was stopped after high-speed chase on Interstate 70. Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teen who was stopped after high-speed chase on Interstate 70. Just after 5 a.m. Thursday, a Dickinson County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says it has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to Little Rainbow Day Care Home at 1105 Haven Dr. in Junction City. According to KDHE, state law allows it to issue such an order when the Secretary finds it necessary to protect children in the home from a threat to their health or safety. It said the order is subject to appeal. The KDHE said a sur...
The Kansas Senate has voted not to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto on Senate Bill 55, which would have banned transgender women from participating in women’s’ sports at public schools and state colleges. The override needed 15 votes to pass, but only received 14, along with 26 “no” votes. The Bill, also known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, had originally passed through bot...
Shots fired outside Manhattan Town Center mall Wednesday Riley Co. Police say a man is in critical condition after he was shot after a road rage incident late Wednesday afternoon. Riley Co. Police say they were called to Manhattan Town Center’s northeast parking lot at 5:18 p.m. on reports of shots fired. Riley Co. Police say a man, 21, and a woman, 20, were in an isolated altercation with a 33...
A bill legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas has passed out of a House committee and will eventually move to the House floor for a vote. The Federal and State Affairs committee in the Kansas House passed the bill in a gut-and-go of Senate Bill 158 Monday morning. Multiple amendments were made to the bill during the process, including child-resistant packaging and prohibiting cannabis companies fr...
A meat processing plant in Clay Center caught fire late Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to a blaze at Clay Center Locker Plant, near Highway 15, around 11:30 p.m. The highway was closed Tuesday night as crews worked to put out the fire. No employees were at the plant at the time of the fire. It appears to be a total loss....
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Dickinson County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jessica Goodale visited with KA...
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