Snow has cleared, but extreme cold persists with wind chills as low as 25 degrees below zero until Monday noon. Public Works continues snow removal, focusing on major and secondary routes, while neigh...
A significant winter storm is forecasted to bring 5 to 8 inches of snow from midnight to Sunday evening, with travel conditions worsening. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect, urging residents to avoi...
Dangerously cold wind chills and accumulating snow may impact travel across Kansas City, Kansas. A winter system is expected to bring accumulating snow and dangerously cold temperatures to Kansas City...
During the holiday week, residential trash and recycling collection in Kansas City, Kansas, will be delayed by one day. There will be no service on January 1, 2026; Thursday routes will move to Friday...
Kansas City, Kansas will expand its cart-based trash and recycling pilot in early 2026, introducing service to more neighborhoods. Residents will receive free 96-gallon carts to enhance collection eff...
The Unified Government Public Works Department has achieved national accreditation from the American Public Works Association, placing it among a small group of accredited agencies in Kansas and world...
The Unified Government faces challenges in funding federally mandated sewer improvements stemming from a Consent Decree. Recent opposition to bond financing highlights the tension between fiscal cauti...
Ongoing work related to the Consent Decree is affecting redevelopment timelines, leading to the removal of several Land Bank items from a committee agenda due to conflicts with ongoing Combined Sewer ...
A federal court order governs the work, while local government decides how to pay for it. This article is the third and final installment in a Dotte Dispatch series examining how the Unified Governmen...
The article discusses the complexities surrounding a delayed $39 million funding request related to the Unified Government's federal Consent Decree. Initially stalled in committee amid concerns about ...
