AAA Kansas recognizes the police department for its “SPEED” program, the officers' extra efforts in Seat Belt and DUI enforcement campaigns and the city’s low number of traffic accidents,

Andover's City Council approves the project in its Tuesday night meeting.

Last week, students in the Andover Public Schools had an opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of people who were directly involved with the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Firefighters, students and business professionals from New York City, as well as an officer who was working at the Pentagon that day, shared their experiences through a virtual conference sponsored by Intel Education. The conference was orchestrated by Andover Middle School eighth grade language arts teacher Dyane Smokorowski and a teacher in New York City. The message of the conference for students was not only to recognize the 10th anniversary of the tragic attacks, but also to remember the power of the human spirit and community citizenship in the face of a crisis. Among the speakers in person were Lt. Col. Estaban Ramirez, an American Airlines pilot on 9/11, and Mark Karlin, an employee at Rockefeller Center on 9/11.

Firefighters, students and business professionals from New York City, as well as an officer who was working at the Pentagon that day, will share their experiences through a virtual conference sponsored by Intel Education. 

Flint Hills Wine & Spirits is gathering donations, furniture and household items for some of its customers who lost their homes in the propane explosion on Butler Road last month.

Here's what organizers for "National Night Out" and "The Ride" have to say.

The free event was re-scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27. There will be free food, drink and fun activities.

Residents are encouraged to only conduct open burning when absolutely necessary and under the provisions of the existing Control Burn Permit process for Andover Fire and Rescue. 

Here are the details.

Barry Long of Newton was treated and released.

Individuals displaced due to mandatory evacuations from Tuesday afternoon’s accident on Butler County Road may report to Faith Baptist Church in Andover.

Several people are reportedly injured following an explosion at Global Propane Energy, which is in the 13,000 block of Southwest Butler Road, between Andover and Rose Hill.

A burn ban in instituted in Andover until further notice.

Officers from the Andover Police Department will be sitting a dunk tank for this year’s event, and are also providing hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, chips, and ice cream for everyone in attendance

Saturday's poker run for "The Ride" ended with an after party at the Andover Community Center, which had food, beverages, entertainment, silent auctions, raffles and other activities. The event raised money for three causes: The Andover Police and Fire Foundation, the families who suffered most after Sept. 11, 2001 and a new fire science scholarship set up by the Fire and Iron Club.

Andover's can't miss biker event is this weekend.

Whether you've heard of it or not, Andover has a great organization backing up "The Ride," which starts Saturday at Timbuktu and ends with an after party at the 13th Street Park.

City of Andover has its employee appreciation picnic in Central Park.

You can be a participant by joining the poker run in your car, donating items for the auction or attending the after party.

Find out who has been selected as the Coach of the Week, Police Officer of the Week and Pet of the Week.