As of Friday morning (Feb. 26), 12 percent of Kansans have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest data comes in as the CDC still ranks the Sunflower State one of the lowest when it comes to vaccine rollout.
After essentially a year locked down, something as simple as holding hands is especially sweet for Kansans like Mel Greenman who’s sister is a nursing home resident at Homestead of Crestview in east Wichita.
Phillips County Sheriff’s Deputy John Miner recently received recognition from the Kansas Senate for life-saving action he took following a violent crash Nov. 4 on Highway 383 in Phillips County.
For users of private residential solar energy, this week brought a win from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), the state’s organization that oversees public utilities.
The clinics are dedicated to serving the under-represented and throughout the pandemic, they have been working to get minorities tested, and now vaccinated.
New data from the Kansas Department of Labor shows that more than 50,000 cases of unemployment fraud are under investigation. This follows reports of the state paying out millions in fraudulent claim payments.
The Kansas Corporation Commission does not regulate municipal utilities or co-ops, but say they’re doing what they can to prevent dramatic spikes in bills for those that are under their jurisdiction.
In an effort to raise money for a good cause, brave volunteers will jump into icy water’s in Haysville’s Riggs Park Lake. the annual “Haysville Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Kansas” is set for Saturday (Feb. 27).
Essential workers across Kansas, including firefighters, paramedics and teachers are starting to get their COVID-19 vaccines, but other critical workers at places like grocery stores and meatpacking plants haven’t yet had their chance.
On Wednesday (Feb. 24), the company announced that it is extending the moratorium on service through May 2. This is for residential and small-business customers.
A legislative post audit report, released Wednesday, states an estimated $600 million of the roughly $2.6 billion Kansas paid in state and federal unemployment benefits in 2020 could have been fraudulent.
At a meeting Wednesday (Feb. 24), Sedgwick County announced further progress in local COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The county announced that next week, it likely will move to vaccinating people who are 65 and older.
The bill would allow college athletes to earn money from endorsements, loosen restrictions around transfers and permit players to return to school after entering a professional league’s draft
