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Kansas City and Topeka
Area Info
Kansas City, Kansas is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the "Unified Government" which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. Topeka is the capital of the State of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, which is named after the Shawnee Indians. It has a population of 122,377 as of the 2000 census. The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, has an estimated population of 226,268 in the year 2003
Articles
Local News from 49 ABC News Topeka via Yahoo! News
Topeka watermelon stand running on the honor system
Sep 8, 2010 5:56 pm
Lynn Beckwith and his friend Neal Tyler have setup a $1 self-pay watermelon stand in north Topeka.
Tracking tropical weather in Northeast Kansas
Sep 8, 2010 5:41 pm
With the remnants of a tropical storm forecasted to affect Northeast Kansas, we thought we'd show you how you can track tropical weather from home using a tool from the 49 Storm Team.
City manager addresses loss of motor fuels tax money
Sep 8, 2010 4:56 pm
Wednesday Morning Topeka City Manager Norton Bonaparte addressed what the loss of the motor fuels tax would mean for the city and its roads.
No cities send money to proposed centennial gala in Topeka
Sep 8, 2010 3:26 pm
The League of Kansas Municipalities has not received any money or commitments from cities it asked to help fund a 100th anniversary gala.
Local fire departments join forces to fight Dover house fire
Sep 8, 2010 12:11 am
Several area fire departments joined together to fight a Dover house fire Tuesday night.
City of Topeka looking for more ways to use Rice Community Center
Sep 7, 2010 11:11 pm
Rice Community Center will only be 12 hours a week starting in Jan. 2011, and the city is trying to find more ways to use the facility.
Silver Lake adds new policies that could bench athletes
Sep 7, 2010 9:56 pm
New academic and drug policies in the Silver Lake school district could cause some controversy. 49 News Reporter Lauren Seabrook says starting Tuesday, Silver Lake students can only be failing a class...
USD 501 citizens council meeting
Sep 7, 2010 6:26 pm
The District Citizen's Advisory Council is a way for the community to communicate with the Topeka Public School Board.
Kansas agency learns from flu season
Sep 7, 2010 5:26 pm
As the cold and flu season approaches, the top health official in Kansas is urging all residents to get a flu shot to fight off another outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
Portions of I-70 in Topeka to close for pavement work
Sep 7, 2010 5:11 pm
Eastbound and Westbound I-70 will have alternating lane closures from Danbury Lane to just east of Urish Road.
