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Kansas News Service
Posted on
03/28/20
The new coronavirus is spreading quickly around the world , including across Kansas, and setting off a range of responses. The Kansas News Service is...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/27/20
LAWRENCE, Kansas — It’s hard for Meg Heriford to tell people they’re no longer allowed to walk into her restaurant. She runs the Ladybird Diner in...
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Lynn Horsley
Posted on
03/27/20
Johnson County Commissioners wrestled with their new reality on Thursday, saying they’re getting calls from constituents worried about the coronavirus,...
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Erica Hunzinger
Posted on
03/24/20
At least six female athletes at the University of Kansas reported they experienced unwanted touching from a massage therapist who was recently charged...
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Chris Haxel
Posted on
03/23/20
In a ruling that could have implications for criminal cases nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a Kansas death row inmate who...
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Kansas News Service
Posted on
03/22/20
Last week, Gov. Laura Kelly made her state’s children the first in the country sent home for the rest of the school year. This weekend, she took...
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Chris Haxel
Posted on
03/21/20
Johnson County, Kansas, has logged its first fatality from the coronavirus, according to officials with the county's health department. The victim is a...
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Dan Margolies
Posted on
03/21/20
As the coronavirus continues its relentless spread, hospitals are making tough decisions about postponing or canceling elective procedures. Earlier this...
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Corinne Boyer
Posted on
03/20/20
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — As news of COVID-19 unfolds daily, so does the devastation caused by the virus. And a growing desire to help people hit hardest by...
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Nadya Faulx
Posted on
03/20/20
There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, and the disruptions to daily life can take a toll on someone’s mental health....
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Daniel Caudill
Posted on
03/19/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — The week started with a Kansas House Democrat making an unusual request to not just his fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle,...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/19/20
LAWRENCE, Kansas — With public and private school buildings closed until August, education officials want students to limit their screen time and spend...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/18/20
LAWRENCE, Kansas — Kansas’ prisons and many of its county jails have suspended in-person visits indefinitely to keep down the risk of coronavirus...
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Daniel Caudill
Posted on
03/17/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday ordered all of the state’s schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, taking her most dramatic...
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Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Posted on
03/14/20
The first person to die of COVID-19 in Kansas stayed at a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County owned by the national chain with a suburban...
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Frank Morris
Posted on
03/13/20
Remote rural towns are a good place to be early in a pandemic, according to epidemiologists, but that flips as the people in those towns begin to get...
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Erica Hunzinger
Posted on
03/13/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — A man in his 70s who lived in a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County is the first known death from the new coronavirus in Kansas...
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Alex Smith
Posted on
03/12/20
Seven people in Kansas and Missouri have tested positive for coronavirus as of Thursday, with one of those — a man in his 70s living in a long-term care...
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Corinne Boyer
Posted on
03/12/20
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Before June 2018, finding cattle that were potentially exposed to diseases was time-consuming and complicated, requiring a...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/12/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — The University of Kansas and Kansas State University have both delayed the start of classes until March 23, with online classes to...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/11/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — Gov. Laura Kelly appointed lawyer Keynen “KJ” Wall to the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. Wall will fill the seat of former Justice...
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Nomin Ujiyediin
Posted on
03/11/20
TOPEKA, Kansas — The state lost 13% of its public defenders over the past year. That’s actually an improvement. Nearly a fourth of the state’s public...
