TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Workers were installing a permanent metal fence Friday around the Kansas governor's mansion in Topeka as part of security upgrades at Cedar Crest.

The upgrades come after a federal Department of Homeland Security assessment of the property earlier this year.

Gov. Laura Kelly's office said no specific threat prompted the decision to install the fence, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

The Department of Administration said the project would cost $217,000.

"The climate of civil unrest and threats towards governors in general and Governor Kelly specifically greatly influence...