The Blue River in Kansas City is like many urban rivers in Kansas and Missouri – suffering from pollution and overdevelopment. It also has diehard fans with lifelong connections to it. And they’re taking steps to restore clean water and a thriving habitat.
Plus more on these stories:
- Wichita city officials say firefighters should be able to return to an east Wichita station when mold remediation wraps up on March 6th.
- Members of the U.S. House yesterday voted down a transportation safety bill written in response to the fatal crash of a Wichita-based flight and Army helicopter last year.
- Kansas lawmakers could change who votes in elections with a series of bills targeting advanced and noncitizen voting.
- Naturopathic doctors in Kansas are pushing for the ability to prescribe certain drugs. But a bill to allow that has stalled in the Statehouse.
- Curling clubs across the region are getting a Winter Olympics bump.
- Wichita State University will temporarily cover more than 50 outdoor sculptures as part of a new fundraising campaign for the Ulrich Museum.
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