Kansas school professionals in short supply

As a school psychologist in Olathe, Lina Kitson is part of the team of teachers, administrators and support staff that diagnose and intervene when a student might start showing mental or behavioral health issues. “People often miss mental health as being a part of our role,” she said. “But it’s a big part, and we provide mental health supports either directly or indirectly.” It’s a busy job, especially since she splits her time between two elementary schools, or about 800 students total. Even then, she knows she has it relatively easy, at least compared to some of her colleagues across the state. Other school psychologists in more rural Kansas are often assigned to cooperatives of several school districts that themselves transcend county lines. Those psychologists might be responsible to thousands of students.
Source: CJonline

2022-03-21T07:42:48-05:00March 21, 2022|News|

Concerts, conventions bring visitors to Topeka

Concerts, conventions, drag races and demolition derbies regularly draw large numbers of visitors to Topeka, said Mike Bell. A list of some of the most popular of those gatherings was shared with The Capital-Journal by Bell, who is vice president of sports sales and marketing for Visit Topeka Inc., the city’s official destination marketing organization. Bell added that Topeka will break new ground in terms of encouraging tourism next month by doing something it’s never done before — hosting a travel conference.
Source: CJonline

2022-03-21T07:41:01-05:00March 21, 2022|News|

Wrongfully convicted man sues Kansas county for $93 million

A Kansas man who served 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is seeking $93 million in damages from the county where he was convicted and a former detective he says framed him. Lamonte McIntyre, 45, and his mother allege in a lawsuit filed in 2018 that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the actions of former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski and other officers involved in his prosecution. A federal judge on Thursday set a Nov. 7 trial for the civil case. The Unified Government wants to have the trial moved to Wichita because of extensive publicity in the Kansas City area, KCUR reported.
Source: Andover American

2022-03-21T07:38:48-05:00March 21, 2022|News|

Kansas lawmakers ask for help to keep SkyWest longer

Kansas lawmakers in Washington have asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to step in to help Kansas towns that are losing SkyWest service… SkyWest Airlines is terminating United Express service at Salina, Hays, Dodge City and Liberal. It notified the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that it intends to terminate service at 29 locations in nine states…. U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (Kansas 1st District) are urging Buttigieg to require SkyWest to continue its contracted level of service until a new carrier is secured.
Source: KSN-TV

2022-03-21T07:38:20-05:00March 21, 2022|News|

St. Louis Fed’s Bullard says the central bank should raise rates above 3% this year

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Friday he thinks the central bank should raise interest rates the equivalent of 12 times this year to convince the public it is serious about fighting inflation. As the lone dissenter at this week’s Fed meeting, Bullard said in a statement that he would like to see the central bank’s benchmark interest rate boosted above 3% from the near-0% level where it had stood. Following its two-day meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday said it would raise overnight rates for banks 0.25 percentage points.
Source: CNBC – Bonds

2022-03-20T21:17:53-05:00March 20, 2022|News|

Summers says Fed will need to hike to 4%-5% to beat inflation

The U.S. Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates higher than officials are currently projecting if it is to wrestle inflation back under control, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said. While the central bank this week increased its benchmark rate by 25 basis points for the first time since 2018 and saw the potential for six more such hikes this year, Summers said central bankers still seem to underestimate the stubbornness of price pressures and will likely need to eventually push borrowing costs higher than inflation.“Ultimately we’re going to need 4%-5% interest rates, levels they’re not even thinking of as conceivable,” Summers told Bloomberg. “They’re recognizing that they’re behind the curve. They’ve still got a long way to go.”
Source: The Bond Buyer

2022-03-20T21:15:04-05:00March 20, 2022|News|

Fed Governor Waller says half-point rate hikes could be needed as ‘inflation is raging’

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC on Friday that the central bank may need to enact one or more 50 basis point interest rate hikes this year to tame inflation. Though he voted this week for just a 25 basis point move due to uncertainty from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Waller said he thinks the Fed may need to be more aggressive soon. “I really favor front-loading our rate hikes, that we need to do more withdrawal of accommodation now if we want to have an impact on inflation later this year and next year,” he told CNBC’s Steve Liesman during a “Squawk Box” interview. “So in that sense, the way to front-load it is to pull some rate hikes forward, which would imply 50 basis points at one or multiple meetings in the near future.”
Source: CNBC – Bonds

2022-03-20T21:12:45-05:00March 20, 2022|News|

Frontier Airlines ending service in Wichita

Frontier Airlines announced that it will be discontinuing service at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. The City of Wichita said in a release Friday that the airline intended to resume flights to Las Vegas from Wichita on April 1, but has canceled those plans. Frontier said the decision follows a shortage of aircraft. Frontier hopes to bring service back to Wichita. “We certainly are disappointed that Frontier is leaving, especially now that passenger demand is increasing and more seats are needed. There are opportunities for Frontier in this market and we hope to bring them back,” said Valerie Wise, ICT air service and marketing manager. Frontier began service to Denver in August 2018, causing fares to drop 29%, the release said During the pandemic, Southwest began flying to Denver in September 2020. United also flies nonstop to Denver, causing an abundance of capacity. Frontier began Las Vegas service in March 2021 and eventually ended the Denver service in September 2021.
Source: KAKE – News

2022-03-20T20:59:51-05:00March 20, 2022|News|

Teenage boy, 14, killed in shooting at Wichita’s Towne East Square

A 14-year-old boy died and two teenagers were arrested after a shooting sent waves of panic through Wichita’s largest shopping center. Towne East Square was closed and systematically evacuated Friday evening after the shooting and resulting chaos as shoppers and employees ran for their lives. Police said the shooting, which followed a fistfight near the food court, is believed to have been gang-related.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

2022-03-21T07:26:53-05:00March 20, 2022|News|
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