Topeka Sewage Spill Triggers Fines and Upgrades
A Friday to Sunday April 24 26 raw sewage spill of about 3 million gallons into the river was caused by a power failure and UPS outage. Topeka will pay a fine and upgrade monitoring and backup power at pump stations, with monthly tests for a year. Clinton Lake intake used as precaution.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
City of
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Clinton Lake
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Transitional housing program expands in Douglas County
The Housing Authority will cover two years of rent and utilities for eligible families while they join wraparound services from groups like Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Willow Domestic Violence Center and Independence Inc. The program, with an 83 percent success rate, received $150,000 in local funding split between 2015 and 2016 budgets. Douglas County has 53 families awaiting assistance, with 17 at Lawrence Community Shelter, and priority given to shelter residents with children. The $50,000 could aid about five families this year.
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Willow Domestic Violence Center
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Lawrence
Nancy Thellman
Douglas County
Lawrence Community Shelter
KU Campus Safety Protocols For Active Shooter Scenarios
KU outlines alert methods including automatic text alerts to enrolled students and staff, online updates at alerts.ku.edu, email notices, and social media posts. Training is ongoing with law enforcement. full active shooter drill last held in May 2012 at Corbin Hall.
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Barcomb-Peterson
Kunews
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KU Office of Public Safety
James Anguiano
Corbin Hall
Anguiano
Ku.edu
Jefferson County man dies after US 59 crash and fire
Kyle Christopher Insche, 24, died early Tuesday from injuries after a Monday single vehicle crash near 54th Street on US 59 five miles south of Oskaloosa. He was airlifted to Kansas University Hospital. A GoFundMe or Douglas County Bank fund may assist with funeral costs. his mother Merridee Helm-Summerville resides in Lawrence and could not be reached.
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Kyle Christopher Insche
Kansas University Hospital
U.S. Highway 59
Journal-World
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GoFundMe
Douglas County Bank
Inscha
Merridee Helm-Summerville
Lawrence
Sedgwick County seeks WIC block on non citizens
Sedgwick County commissioners move to block benefits under the WIC program for people living in the country illegally. Chairman Richard Ranzau led a letter to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment seeking changes. The county cites concerns that WIC benefits go to non citizens despite program aims to aid low income families with milk eggs cereal cheese and baby formula.
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Kansas Health
Wichita Eagle
Sedgwick County
Richard Ranzall
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
WIC
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