Friends of the Kaw win grant to plant trees along Kansas River
Friends of the Kaw, a preservation group, received a nearly 78000 Douglas County Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant to restore native trees and plants along about one mile of the Kansas River. Dawn Buehler notes deep root systems reduce erosion and filter pollutants from stormwater before entering the river.
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Agent Kay launches as Kansas official state chatbot
Kansas introduced Agent Kay, its official state chatbot on Kansas.gov, built to answer government questions using artificial intelligence. Nolan Jones of the Kansas Information Consortium described AI driven chat as allowing natural language questions without strict formatting.
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Bridge projects prioritized in proposed county budget cut
Douglas County plans to cut about 1.4 million from annual capital allocations, shifting funds to a capital account addressing overcrowding. County Administrator Craig Weinaug presented the proposal to the County Commission, risking future road, bridge, culvert, and parks upgrades including County Route 458 improvements south of Clinton Lake.
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