Kansas highway fund debates slow roads funding and jobs
The debate over sweeping highway fund money grows as Kansas leaders and residents cite deteriorating roads and bridges. Local officials and business owners warn cuts threaten long term maintenance and job gains tied to the T Works program, while lawmakers seek more transparency in spending.
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Sullivan
KDOT
Jim Ward
Wichita
Ward
Brownback
Kansas
Reason Foundation
Senate
Carolyn McGinn
R-Sedgwick
McGinn
Ed Berger
R-Hutchinson
Terry Bruce
Berger
Reno
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Winter Weather disrupts area with closures and varied snow
Icy rain and snowfall sweep southwest Kansas causing school and transit closures across Garden City while forecasts warn of gusty winds and lingering wet roads. Snow totals of one to four inches expected near the Colorado border with higher amounts near 3 to 4 inches. Martin Luther King events postponed as Garden City Community College cancels classes today. MLK celebration moved to Tuesday. Kansas highways show mixed conditions from wet to icy with some completely covered sections along US 83 and K 25 north of Scott City. Road condition map available at kandrive.com.
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Rica
Kansas
Garden City
Havorka
Colorado
Scott City
Oakley
Scott
Best Friends Turn Run the Year Pair Creates Bond
Neighbors and best friends Dunlap and Crist teamed up for Run the Year, starting at 5:30 am on Campus Drive. They forged a closer friendship after sharing struggles and daily runs, reaching halfway on June 30 and planning to continue. Crist aims to run 2,017 miles in 2017 with Debbie cheering.
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Campus Drive
Crestway
Debbie
Dunlap
Crist
Abilene Named Top Western Town by True West Magazine
Kansas cowtown Abilene ranked third in True West Magazine's 12th annual top 10 western towns award. Deadwood South Dakota and Fort Smith Arkansas took first and second as Abilene, built on the Chisholm Trail, celebrates its 150th anniversary with historic preservation noted by editor Bob Boze Bell.
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TNS
Abilene
True West Magazine
Deadwood
S.D
Fort Smith
Ark
Kansas
Chisholm Trail
True West
Texas
Newton
Wichita
Caldwell
Bob Boze Bell
True Western
Dodge City
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Hensley
Sam Brownback
Statehouse
Kandrive
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Kansas Avenue
Wichita, KS
Kansasrvshows.com
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