Twice before, Barton County leaders have rejected mask orders. Now with the positive test rate in the county past 24 percent, they’re putting an order in place.
With thousands of Kansans still in need of financial help during the COVID-19 pandemic, a petition is circulating on social media, fighting to hold the Kansas Department of Labor accountable for the backlog of unemployed Kansans waiting to receive payments, some of which have waited for several months and haven’t seen a dime from the state.
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran returned to Kansas on Monday (Nov. 23) where he met with Kansas State University agriculture researchers at a Saline County farm. They discussed how researchers and farmers can work together to solve two of the world’s biggest problems: global food security and environmental sustainability.
The United States Department of Labor notified the state that the unemployment insurance Extended Benefits (EB) program is no longer active. This means Kansans’ last payable week on the EB program will be the week ending on Dec. 12.
The Robert. J. Dole VA Medical Center on Monday (Nov. 23) announced that the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Liberal will close in mid-January. The clinic, which opened in 2018, will no longer be open after Jan. 14, 2021, the Dole VA said.
Governor Laura Kelly announced on Monday she has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting his approval of an extension on Title 32 authority, which would allow Kansas to continue using the state’s National Guard in its efforts to fight COVID-19.
The results of an investigation into a Republican lawmaker has been referred by the local district attorney to the Kansas attorney general’s office to assess whether to take any further action over a plot to cover up their role in a false ad against a mayoral candidate in the state’s largest city.
Kansas is including movie theaters among the businesses to receive aid as the state gets close to wrapping up its distribution of federal coronavirus relief funds.
Sedgwick County leaders and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Friday, addressed 105 counties across the state, urging them all to adopt a mask mandate and social-distancing restrictions.
An 81-year-old inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility died Wednesday (Nov. 18) after testing positive for COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) reported.
Wednesday’s updated report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows more than 5,800 new COVID-19 cases, 60 additional deaths and 130 hospitalizations from the virus.
Reno County passed new restrictions with a health order that requires masks in public and limits gathering sizes to 10 people when social distancing of at least six feet isn’t possible.
he City of Dodge City Commission Monday night passed an ordinance requiring people to wear masks “or other face coverings” in public spaces within the city.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Monday (Nov. 16) announced that nearly 2,000 small businesses in Kansas will receive a share of $37.5 million in Small Business Working Capital (SBWC) grants.
Wichita State University was announced on Thursday as one of 11 contractors to be awarded SPARK funding in conjunction with the Kansas COVID-19 Unified Testing Strategy.
Kansas has reported another record seven-day spike in coronavirus cases to push the state past 100,000 as officials wrestle with getting more residents to wear masks.
In Kansas, more than 85,000 people registered to vote between August’s primary and the Nov. 3 general election. That means more than 1.9 million Kansans were eligible to cast a ballot.
Even though the Senate majority wasn’t called as of Wednesday afternoon, Moran said keeping Republicans as a majority in the Senate would benefit everyone.
A nursing home where every resident has tested positive for the coronavirus in a rural Kansas county with the state’s highest infection rate has been warned that federal officials are moving to remove it from the Medicare program, putting its funding at risk.
Nearly two weeks after being shot multiple times on a call in his community, Lyons Police Officer, Cory Ryan returned home Wednesday from Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
While the unemployment rate is dropping in Kansas, some will point out that part of the reason for this is an ongoing IT issue with the state’s department of labor.
An inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility died Tuesday (Oct. 27, 2020), two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Corrections reported.
Kansas on Monday reported record highs for its seven-day rolling averages of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and a spokesman for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she was considering calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to impose a statewide mask mandate.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly made an announcement encouraging Kansans in need of work to participate in the sixth KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair, kicking off Tuesday (Oct. 27) and continuing through Thursday (Oct. 29).
Approximately $35 million of CARES Act funding is available through the Kansas Eviction Prevention Program, designed to reduce evictions across the state. This includes homes and businesses.
