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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has notified the city of Frontenac that it violated the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) when it requested a $3,500 fee in order to furnish copies of public records to a reporter. In October 2019, a reporter with KOAM and Fox 14 News filed a KORA complaint with the attorney general’s office alleging, in part, that the city’s $3,500 fee request to furnish public records he requested on Sept. 18 was unreasonable. Upon investigation, the attorney general’s office determined that Frontenac’s fee request was unreasonable and thus violated the KORA because it failed to explain…

More than 100 complaints alleging price gouging have been filed since the state’s anti-profiteering law was triggered by the governor’s declaration of a state of emergency related to COVID-19, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. As of Thursday, the attorney general’s office had received 107 price gouging complaints since the law went into effect on March 12. Some of those complaints have been referred to local prosecutors and others have been assigned to investigators within the attorney general’s office for follow up. “The price gouging law is designed to prohibit profiteering from a disaster by unjustifiably raising prices of…

New rules for state and local governments to comply with the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during ‘social distancing’ emergency restrictions have been approved by the State Rules and Regulations Board and are now legally binding, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Schmidt proposed the new regulation last week amid the proliferation of federal, state and local public-health restrictions that may prevent people from gathering in-person for public meetings. The State Rules and Regulations Board this morning met and voted to approve the temporary regulation. Schmidt said he will propose the regulation be permanently adopted, which will start a process…

AT&T is giving Google some competition for high-speed Internet in Kansas City. AT&T announced today it would expand its U-verse GigaPower network to deliver data speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second to customers in 21 cities, including Kansas City, Kan.  Google introduced Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit last year in Kansas City. Kansas City, Kan., Leawood, Overland Park, Shawnee, and Independence, Mo., are included in the metropolitan area cities to be served here by AT&T’s ultra-high-speed fiber network. AT&T also is taking its new ultra-high-speed service into the city where Google is headquartered, Mountain View, Calif. …

by Kelly Rogge The Kansas City Kansas Community College Endowment Association is in the planning stages for its first gala event this fall. One piece of the puzzle is already in place in the form of a Presenting Sponsor. AT&T has committed $13,000 to the Endowment Association’s scholarship fund, and will be recognized as the Presenting Sponsor at the 4.0 Gala on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Lake Quivira. Patrick McCartney, executive director of the Endowment Association, said the commitment is a big step in the planning process. “They (AT&T) really stepped up to help us,” he said. “This is the…

Defender Graham Zusi centered the ball from the right side of the Atlanta goal. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel) by Brian Turrel Sporting Kansas City’s injury-stricken line-up continued to struggle, dropping Friday night’s home game against Atlanta United 3-0. Unable to field a full roster for the game, head coach Peter Vermes went to his reserves in key positions in the back and midfield. Sporting had a couple high-quality chances early. Graham Zusi’s shot curled just wide in the 2nd minute, and Krisztian Nemeth missed a header wide in the 12th minute off a corner kick. Atlanta controlled the…

Silver City Day parade chairman Mario Escobar also was the parade’s grand marshal this year. Escobar said this will be his last year as parade chairman, after 15 years. The parade was Saturday morning in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas. There were occasional sprinkles during the parade. A festival follows until about 3:30 p.m. at Emerson Park at 29th and Strong. (Photo by Steve Rupert) A Zumba group marched in the Silver City Day parade Saturday. They were near 32nd and Strong Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert) More scenes from the Silver City Day…

Renaissance Festival’s newest attraction: Ziplining. The Renaissance Festival is held on weekends only in Bonner Springs. If riding an elephant isn’t your thing, there are also camels. Colorful costuming in every direction at this year’s 40th annual Renaissance Festival.

The annual psychic fair was at the Kansas National Guard Armory on Saturday. (Photo by William Crum) by William Crum Once a year the fall psychic fair goes on at the Kansas National Guard Armory, 18th and Ridge, Kansas City, Kansas. More than 1,500 people attend this event. One of the vendors, Argus, reads bone. According to Argus, this form of reading has been around since the beginning of time. Bones show the past, the present and what is in store for the future, Argus said. Argus residents in Des Moines, Iowa, and has done many years of research. The…

Dec 3, 2017 Mary Rupert Communities, Events, Kansas City Kansas, Piper, Wyandotte County Mary Kobe Peterson, left, and Stephanie Stimac, right, staffed a table at the Piper Craft Show on Saturday at Piper High School. Their custom T-shirts are also on Facebook at “Designs by ME.” (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) Mary Stewart of Kansas City, Kansas, arranged many fabric products she made, including small quilts and fabric books, at her booth Saturday at the Piper Craft Show. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) The Piper Craft Show had a good turnout, especially Saturday morning, according…