info2024-05-10T07:22:52-05:00May 10th, 2024|
The director of a Russian ransomware group named in a federal indictment this week is likely responsible for a cybersecurity attack on the city of Wichita. The U.S Department of Justice charged Dimitry Khoroshev and his company, LockBit, in a 26-count indictment on Tuesday. The counts include numerous charges of extortion and fraud. Source: KCUR News
info2024-05-09T13:00:03-05:00May 9th, 2024|
Prairie Village is considering a 30-day minimum stay rule for short-term rentals, which would essentially ban most Airbnb and Vrbo properties. It's the latest city in Johnson County to take up the issue. Fairway, Shawnee, and Merriam have all considered the issue in recent months, especially as local governments look towards the potential influx of visitors to the Kansas City metro for the 2026 World Cup. Up To Date's Steve Kraske discussed short-term rentals with reporter Juliana Garcia, who has been covering the story for the Johnson County Post. Source: KCUR News
info2024-05-09T12:57:06-05:00May 9th, 2024|
Voters in Valley Center and Haysville have approved ballot questions on a school bond issue and a sales tax. In unofficial results from a special election on Tuesday, Valley Center voters approved a $59 million school bond issue that will provide for a new elementary school and improvements to Valley Center High School and the Valley Center Intermediate School. The improvements are planned to address higher enrollment in the district. The bond issue received 1,173 yes votes and 1,031 no votes in the special election. Valley Center Superintendent Greg Lehr issued a statement on social media, saying “Members of the communities we serve have determined [...]
info2024-05-09T12:55:55-05:00May 9th, 2024|
Almost every single department in the city of Wichita has been impacted by the cyberattack that happened Sunday night. "Every department within the city of Wichita is just trying its best right now to go about day to day operations," said Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. The Wichita fire fighter's union says the system that alerts fire fighters when there's a call in their area is down so now the department is having to monitor their radios 24/7 to make sure they don't miss a call. "We're on for 24 hours so having to monitor the radios when normally you'd be sleeping [...]
info2024-05-09T12:53:37-05:00May 9th, 2024|
The Sedgwick County Commission will consider vetoing Goddard’s plan to give a developer $3.5 million in state incentives to build apartments at the Genesis Sports Complex, documents show. The commission’s May 8 agenda was published Friday afternoon, several hours after a Wichita Eagle report found $1.2 million of the incentive package would be used to fund a land transfer from an LLC owned by Rodney Steven II and Brandon Steven to an affiliated LLC with unknown ownership and unclear ties to Rodney Steven II. The land would be the site for 100 garden-style apartments near baseball and softball diamonds at the [...]
info2024-05-09T12:52:21-05:00May 9th, 2024|
Burden, Kansas is in clean up mode on Tuesday following high winds that caused thousands of dollars worth of damage and debris. In fact, some of the damage was so severe that a local high school took it upon themselves to send out some of their students to help the community. “The wind, I’ve never heard wind like that in my life,” said Rey Kehr, Burden resident. Kehr is dealing with the aftermath of Monday's severe weather. His lawn is now littered with tree limbs. County officials estimate winds reached 80 miles per hour during the storm; and the damage is [...]
info2024-05-09T12:50:33-05:00May 9th, 2024|
The City of Ellsworth is delaying the opening of its splash pads. Ellsworth is currently under a voluntary water watch due to drought conditions. The voluntary watch has been in place since last year. The city is postponing opening the splash pads until at least May 13 so they can have a discussion with the city council about current drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows Ellsworth County and much of the state is in a severe drought. However, that is based on data as of April 30 and doesn't include recent rainfall. Source: KSN-TV
info2024-05-09T12:49:49-05:00May 9th, 2024|
The town of Caldwell celebrated its legendary history over the weekend with the Caldwell Chisholm Trail Festival. The town proudly calls itself the Border Queen as it is so close to the Oklahoma state line. It also is where the Chisholm Trail entered Kansas. In the late 1800s, cowboys drove two million cattle along the trail from Texas to railroad towns in Kansas. The festival this weekend included a cattle drive. One participant said he is grateful to be able to reenact history. "We always want to try to remember where we came from and what got us to where we are today, so [...]
info2024-05-09T12:49:07-05:00May 9th, 2024|
In Garden City — the rural heart of the high plains — stands “El Arco,” a 14-foot-tall sculpture erected in 2023. You can find the artwork on 8th Street, in Garden City’s historic downtown, across from Central Cup Coffee House. Clad in a yellow-orange ombre of ceramic tiles printed with a “photo album” of the city that helped mold the artist — Armando Minjárez Monárrez — the sculpture both reflects the life of the artist and our own lives and times. It suggests both the opportunities and restrictions of 2020s rural America, and most of all a very American tale of cobbling [...]
info2024-05-09T12:47:54-05:00May 9th, 2024|
Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a request to issue $420 million in bonds for capital projects in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, sending district officials back to the drawing board on a plan to address the challenges of dated school buildings. Roughly 8% of registered voters participated in the single-issue special election over the fate of the district’s proposal, according to unofficial results from the Wyandotte County Election Office. The measure received support from 42% of voters as 58% cast ballots against. There were 5,071 ballots cast, with 2,136 supporters and 2,935 opponents. The plan before voters called for three elementary and [...]
