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KU school of medicine students graduate early to help rural hospitals fight COVID
A virtual graduation ceremony was held this past Sunday for the University of Kansas School of Medicine but for some newly minted doctors, they graduated a few weeks earlier to help out rural communities in the Sunflower State with their…
What can you expect? Questions answered following move to ‘Phase 2’ in plan to reopen KS
Friday (May 22) marks a move into a modified version of Phase Two in Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's plan to reopen the state's economy. This current, modified phase limits mass gatherings to 15 people, down from 30 in the prior version of…
Kansas casinos to open Memorial Day weekend
Most Kansas casinos will re-open Memorial Day weekend. The Boot Hill Casino and Kansas Crossing Casino will both reopen at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. respectively on Friday pending regulatory approval. The Kansas Star Casino will reopen Saturday (May 23). All guests there will…
Annual rodeo a ‘go’ in Kiowa County
The annual Memorial Day weekend rodeo, held each year in Greensburg, was given the go-ahead by the Kiowa County commissioners to proceed with plans for the 2020 event in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioners Bert Lowery, John Bertram…
Legislature prepares for one-day marathon debate on taxes, executive power
Members of the Kansas Legislature, with masks in hand and social distancing the rule, convene Thursday for the final day of the 2020 session with plans to usher through pandemic-inspired reforms on emergency oversight, taxation and budgeting. Details of the…
Topeka council increases its oversight of high-dollar street projects
Topeka’s mayor and city council late Tuesday gave themselves increased oversight of high-dollar street projects financed by a city-wide, half-cent sales tax. Before voting 10-0 to adopt a resolution approving the city’s 2021-2023 capital improvement budget and 2021-30 capital improvement…
Sedgwick County works to bolster coronavirus testing after sluggish start
Sedgwick County commissioners are pushing for more COVID-19 testing in the Wichita area as businesses reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, citing concerns that testing should be available to people as they return to work. The commission approved spending $250,000 for mobile…
Rural hospital saw peak of coronavirus cases higher than Wichita healthcare system
Officials at one of the hardest-hit rural hospitals in Kansas during the COVID-19 pandemic have started to catch their breath after hitting a peak of cases earlier in the month. Southwest Medical Center in Seward County had prepared for as…
Kansas movie theaters, museums, bowling alleys can reopen Friday, but will they?
Kansas will take the next step in its reopening on Friday, when movie theaters, museums, non-tribal casinos and other indoor entertainment venues will be permitted to reopen. Bars and night clubs, along with swimming pools, will stay closed. Gov. Laura…
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