Cummings
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Prairie Band’s dispute with Kansas Lottery won’t see trial before 2028
A potential trial on the disputed size of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s reservation won’t happen before 2028, according to federal court records. U.S. Magistrate Judge Angel Mitchell issued a scheduling order Nov. 3 for the Prairie Band’s lawsuit against Kansas Lottery executive director Stephen Durrell. The lawsuit involves lottery sales on land, including portions of west Topeka, the Nation is laying claim to via a 1846 treaty. More: Kansas, Prairie Band differ greatly on land treaty meaning in lawsuit The pretrial conference is set for Jan. 25, 2028, and Mitchell’s order establishes other deadlines before and after the conference. A notable deadline involves motions to intervene, which are due Jan. 8. The City of Topeka has considered joining the lawsuit , and the expectation is that others may want to join as well. “The parties anticipate that municipality and county governments in the affected area — the 30-by-30-mile square that the Nation claims as its reservation — as well as perhaps others with interests in this dispute may seek to intervene in this action,” the scheduling order said. “Plaintiff intends to oppose any motions to intervene.” More: July 27 trial set in $2.25M Potawatomi suit against feds The Prairie
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The Enchanted Willow set to close after 32 years in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local store in southwest Topeka featuring natural healing supplies and essential oils will be closing its doors later this month. Staff with the Enchanted Willow announced on social media on Nov. 6 that the store will be shutting down later this month. The store has been open for over 32 years. […]
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Topeka staff face outrage over 'secret' data center meeting
Recently, Topeka Mayor Spencer Duncan announced that he and the Topeka City Council discovered that two staff members had an unauthorized meeting with Rural Water District 3 board members and legal counsel over the Compass Datacenters development proposal. Deputy city manager Braxton Copley initiated the conversation of the meeting and director of utilities Sylvia Davis attended the Oct. 30 meeting, according to email exchanges provided by the city in a Kansas Open Records Request made by The Capital-Journal. The Capital-Journal requested a comment from Copley and another from Davis. However, communications director Daniel Garrett provided a comment from himself instead. "The City of Topeka is aware that City employees attended a meeting with representatives of Rural Water District No. 3 during which water service and the proposed Compass Data Center project were discussed," Garrett said in a written statement. "Nothing discussed during the meeting represents an approved City position, commitment, or authorization. The meeting did not alter any City policy, and no City action will be taken as a result of those discussions." Topeka admins participate in unauthorized secret meeting In Duncan's announcement on Nov. 3, he said neither the interim city manager Michael Webb nor the governing body was
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Topeka’s Sunflower Veterans Parade honors those who served
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Veterans, students and community groups gathered in downtown Topeka Saturday morning for the annual Sunflower Veterans Parade, an event organizers say continues to grow more than a decade after it began. The parade featured a variety of participants, including school bands, ROTC programs, Cub Scouts and veterans’ organizations. The event gave people […]
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Lenexa meeting gets heated as councilmember calls for censure of colleagues over open meetings violation
The Lenexa City Council meeting on Tuesday devolved into finger-pointing as two councilmembers went back and forth in a heated exchange over a ruling that several councilmembers broke Kansas’ open meetings law. From the dais on Tuesday, Councilmember Bill Nicks accused four other councilmembers of “secretly involving” him in...