DISPATCH is off the air — for now.
Southeast Kansas' AI scanner is paused until there's enough community support to keep it running.
since March 2026 — free for everyone
Since March, DISPATCH has listened to every police, fire, and EMS transmission across Montgomery, Labette, Elk, and Nowata counties — around the clock — and turned it into plain-English summaries and instant alerts, free for everyone.
Keeping it on the air costs real money: dedicated hardware with multiple GPUs running 24/7, electricity, internet, radio equipment, and service subscriptions. Donations haven't come close to covering it, so DISPATCH is paused for now.
If DISPATCH ever told you why the sirens were going by, where the smoke was coming from, or whether the road home was blocked, please chip in. When there's enough support to cover the costs, DISPATCH comes back on the air for everyone.