While there are trends in the right direction, some Wichita teachers still have hesitations as Sedgwick County still is reporting hundreds of new cases each week.
While there are no immediate signs to justify loosening restrictions, COVID-19 trends for Kansas and Sedgwick County are pointing in the right direction.
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Monday that extends the state’s disaster emergency declaration, allowing Kansas to continue to tap into resources for its pandemic response efforts.
A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of three militia members facing decades in prison for their roles in a foiled 2016 plot to massacre Somali Muslims in southwest Kansas.
The men’s basketball team will not face Cincinnati this Wednesday due to contact tracing and player availability at Cincinnati, according to the American Athletic Conference.
For safety, due to predicted rain and wind, the Sedgwick County Health Department will not vaccinate people aged 83 and older on Monday, January 25. Residents in this category with Monday appointments will be contacted to reschedule their appointment for Tuesday, January 26, or a later date.
The Kansas City Chiefs have Clyde Edwards-Helaire but are missing fellow running back Le’Veon Bell and veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins for their AFC championship game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
The COVID-19 pandemic changes the number of people allowed inside the stadium and limits the size of public gatherings. What it doesn’t change is the enthusiasm for teams left standing in the NFL playoffs.
This summer, Sedgwick County will part ways with its election commissioner of nearly a decade. This week, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab confirmed that his office is looking to replace Tabitha Lehman when her current term as Sedgwick County election commissioner concludes in July.
One of the promises President Joe Biden made last week, ahead of his inauguration, was a new pandemic relief package, including an increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
For some Kansans, the COVID-19 vaccine is a sign of hope. Others may still be skeptical. That’s the case in the Comanche County town of Protection, even though vaccines are a significant part of the town’s history and put Protection on the map.
The presidential election is over, but emotions are still high. That’s evident in one Hutchinson neighborhood after vandals spraypainted “Black Lives Matter” on a man’s home.
