Native fish and mussels are signs that a river is healthy. But some of them are vanishing from Midwest waterways. Now Kansas has a plan to help 21 species, including a rare mussel called the Neosho mucket.
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- For one day only, Wichita is a two city manager city.
- The Trump administration is awarding funds to states to address rural health issues.
- The Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Highway Patrol are launching a new safety campaign for drivers traveling through blowing dust and high winds.
- The Trump Administration is poised to step up workplace immigration raids in 2026, as 170-billion dollars in new federal funding flows into enforcement.
- Sedgwick County will activate its non-emergency phone line for noise complaints ahead of the New Year’s holiday.
- Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen will formally take the oath of next week.
- The ramp to westbound Kellogg for motorists traveling north on I-135 will close beginning Monday.
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