Kansas Division of Emergency Management breaks ground on new building in Topeka
The Kansas Division of Emergency Management broke ground an addition to the State Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday at the Kansas National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters Complex in Topeka. The $21 million project draws from state funding and the federal American Rescue Plan Act to renovate the 54-year-old building. Once completed it will comply with modern construction codes, have necessary storm shelter requirements, have backup power generators and geothermal heating systems in both the additional wing and...
Kansas Task Force 1 ease fear and anxiety for mother, texting: “her son was ok”
PIGSAH NATIONAL FOREST, N.C. (KOAM) — Kansas Task Force 1 (KSTF-1) joined forces with a National Guard unit while performing search and rescue (SAR) efforts in the rugged, hilly country of North Carolina.