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Most Kansas casinos will re-open Memorial Day weekend.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was one of two state governors who met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Tuesday announced the formation of a team to help distribute federal funding from the CARES Act, which dedicates $150 billion to states to cover COVID-19-related expenses, including support for people out of work due to the pandemic.

Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday (May 19) that Kansas was moving forward with a modified Phase 2 reopening that began Friday, May 22.

After a rush in March to wrap up key legislative business due to COVID-19, the elected officials have one day this week to tie up loose ends and wrap up the 2020 legislative session.

Thursday night's budget meeting in Ellis County got heated to a point where the county commission chair asked the sheriff to escort the county treasurer out of the meeting.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Friday for the first time since announcing her slowed-down approach to reopen in Kansas took questions about the decision..

In Kansas, nearly 240,000 workers have filed for unemployment since March.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has slowed down the reopening of Kansas’ economy. Kelly on Thursday ordered bars and bowling alleys to remain closed through the end of the month and plans to keep some coronavirus-inspired restrictions in place until near the end of June.

Sedgwick County African American leaders said one of the ways to address this issue is for resources to become widespread throughout the community.

Six GOP leaders Wednesday rejected her request to have top lawmakers extend a disaster declaration she issued for the coronavirus pandemic into mid-June. The Republicans instead extended the declaration only through May 25, Memorial Day. That would give the GOP-controlled Legislature a chance to pass a law governing the state’s coronavirus response.

When it comes to COVID-19 in state prisons, Kansas ranks within the top 10 for the highest number of cases, according to the Marshall Project, which investigates issues pertaining to criminal justice.

An Overland Park police officer killed in the line of duty last Sunday will be laid to rest Wednesday.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt shares a message urging Congress to investigate the communist Chinese government's role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose, Schmidt says, is to gain clearer understanding into how the pandemic began.

Approaching the end of the first week of Phase One of Governor Laura Kelly's plan to reopen the Kansas economy, sate leaders say they're seeing positive signs toward the goal of safely returning to normal, or close to it.

The Kansas Department of Revenue has announced its reopening details.

The sign on the door to the Beauty Trenz salon in St. John says "closed," but the business is meeting with clients, two weeks early.

Governor Laura Kelly announced that she has signed an Executive Order allowing first responders who die in the line of duty to be honored with flags at half-staff.

The Kansas Corporation Commission Tuesday extended its emergency order suspending utility disconnects for nonpayment until May 31.

The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Monday confirms an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility tested positive for COVID-19.

Governor Laura Kelly's phased-in plan to reopen is comprehensive, but leaves questions about what's allowed to reopen Monday (May 4) and why some businesses have to wait.

Finney County Friday shared plans to locally extend the "Safer-at-Home" order seven days beyond the end of the statewide order.

Stephen McAllister said his office will work closely with state and local partners to identify incidents of sexual harassment in housing.

Even though confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to rise in southwest Kansas, area businesses could reopen in a few days.

While Kansas continues to rank toward the bottom when it comes to comparing states testing for COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Tuesday expanded on its belief that the state may have reached its peak for cases.

Senator Jerry Moran visited briefly with Eyewitness News Anchor Jacob Albracht Tuesday. The senator was in town for a meeting, but was able to talk with us at a safe social distance about a number of topics related to COVID-19 and its impact on Kansas' economy.

Churches across Kansas are looking forward to continuing more traditional services after spending the past month delivering sermons online or to congregants sitting in their cars.

The court document didn't include detailed specifics for the path forward, but sketches out what to expect.

In an agreement with two churches that filed a lawsuit against the governor, Kelly stated she intends to ease restrictions on May 4.

Working with the Kansas Department of Emergency Management (KDHM), is working with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and local health departments in four counties to provide safe housing for people with family impacted by COVID-19.