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6:30 am
Fri June 7, 2013

Kansas Needs $4 Billion In Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades

A new EPA report to Congress says the nation's drinking water infrastructure will need $384 billion dollars worth of improvements over the next 20 years, including more than $4 billion in Kansas.

William Carr manages the revolving loan fund that finances drinking water projects in Kansas. He says most of the projects on the list are for transmission and distribution, especially the underground pipes that carry water to homes and businesses.

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6:00 am
Fri June 7, 2013

Get Help Making Your House More Energy Efficient

Credit Courtesy / Kansas Chapter of Sierra Club
Ernest Tolon makes minor repairs to a Wichita home to increase its energy efficiency.

Two local groups are partnering in an attempt to reduce Wichita’s energy use and save homeowners money.

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8:33 am
Thu June 6, 2013

Take A (Simulated) Ride To The International Space Station

Credit Courtesy / Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
A new simulation ride opens this weekend at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson.
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10:50 am
Wed June 5, 2013

See 'Moons, Rings And Other Things' This Father's Day Weekend

Credit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / flickr Creative Commons
The seventh planet in the solar system, Saturn.

The Lake Afton Observatory is holding a special Father's Day weekend event called Moons, Rings, and Other Things.

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