Solar power in Kansas is booming, with hundreds of megawatts expected to go online in coming years. But many rural communities are skeptical of out-of-state solar developers – and are tightening regulations as the energy source grows.
Plus we have election results and more on these stories:
- Former television reporter Lily Wu has been elected Wichita’s next mayor, unseating incumbent Brandon Whipple.
- Current Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple lost his re-election campaign to political newcomer Lily Wu Tuesday.
- Incumbent Becky Tuttle was re-elected last night to her second term on the Wichita city council for District 2.
- Former Sedgwick County G-P leader Dalton Glasscock will serve as Wichita’s District 4 city council member after defeating union leader Judy Pierce last night.
- J.V. Johnston has won the District 5 seat for City Council, topping Gary Bond and Ben Taylor.
- Three Republican-backed candidates lost their bids for Wichita school board Tuesday, failing to flip the board majority toward more conservative policies.
- The City Council unanimously allocated nearly $700,000 dollars Tuesday to a new emergency shelter near 21st and Grove, despite frustrations from community members.
- A public hearing has been set for a potential community improvement tax district in South Wichita.
- The Wichita Police Department has received more than $2 million dollars in federal grants to establish a Real Time Crime Center.
- University of Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self has signed a lifetime contract that will pay him $53 million dollars over the next five years. It’s the richest contract ever given to a college basketball coach at a public university.
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