LIBERTY, Mo. — The last two Kansas counties that require residents to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 will keep the mandates in place for now to discuss new federal guidelines that loosened mask requirements. Health officials in Douglas and Wyandotte counties are reviewing ...
State and federal transportation agencies will soon host public hearings about the proposed design of the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion and the draft environmental impact study for the project. The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration will host both ...
TOPEKA — Kansans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer need to wear masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, effective immediately, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday. The state will follow guidance announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
WASHINGTON — In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. The new guidance ...
MANHATTAN — Kansas farmers are expected to harvest a bountiful winter wheat crop this season, according to a government forecast released Wednesday. The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated that the Kansas wheat crop will come in at 331 million bushels, up 18% from last year's ...
WICHITA — A doorbell camera captured video of a mountain lion trotting along a residential back alley in Wichita earlier this week, Kansas wildlife officials confirmed. Kansas Department of Wildlife Research Biologist Matt Peek said it's the first confirmed cougar sighting in Wichita. "We ...
Updated at 2:19 p.m. Tuesday NEW YORK — Reenergized under owner Jeff Bezos, The Washington Post named Associated Press veteran Sally Buzbee as its executive editor Tuesday, making her the first woman in the paper's 144-year history to lead the newsroom. She succeeds the retired Marty Baron ...
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory ...
Scientists say that if we’re going to stop rising global temperatures, the world will need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon it’s emitting into the air. Electricity production is one of the largest culprits and transitioning away from fossil fuels is seen as a key step in stopping ...
OLATHE — A Kansas school board has fired a high school baseball coach for allegedly using a racial slur toward a Black player. The Olathe board met Monday morning and announced the firing of Olathe North High School Coach Pete Flood, the Kansas City Star reported. The father of the team's ...
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is altering its mask policy for outdoor settings, citing updated guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WIBW-TV reports that starting May 17, those who are fully vaccinated can participate in campus outdoor activities and ...
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Three teenagers died and a fourth teen was injured when the car they were riding in crashed into the Cottonwood River south of Emporia. The Lyon County Sheriff's office said the wreck was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Saturday after the injured girl, 15-year-old Ashley ...
HAYS, Kansas — A few years ago, Stuart Beckman drove 65 miles with a neighbor to attend a wedding in Saint Francis in the northwest corner of Kansas. The two farmers weren’t particularly welcome. “They found out where we were from,” Beckman said, “and they just about ran us out of ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The families of 16 students sued two suburban Kansas City school districts, arguing their children should be allowed to attend school during the pandemic without wearing masks. "The parents are terribly, terribly upset. There's a groundswell of dissatisfaction," said ...
WICHITA — The board that oversees Kansas' higher education system has appointed Richard Muma as the new Wichita State University president. The decision by the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday to make Muma the university's 15th president is effective immediately. Muma had been serving ...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area high school has announced its new mascot: the Bison. The decision came this week after school officials moved earlier this year to drop culturally and racially insensitive mascots, including Shawnee Mission North High School's Indians mascot, ...
Tens of thousands of uninsured Kansans qualify for enough government subsidies to get free health insurance. That was the case even before the passage of Congress' latest stimulus package in March, but now those benefits are available to many more people. For some, the potential savings for ...
Updated at 11:51 a.m. Tuesday A man who testified that he wanted to kill Jews and was sentenced to death after he shot and killed three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City in 2014 has died in prison, the Kansas Department of Corrections said Tuesday. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 80, ...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man who was found shot to death Saturday in a Prairie Village apartment unit and announced an arrest in the case. Prairie Village police said John Hoffman, 70, died in the apartment after being shot several times. Officers were called to ...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) — Police said a man who was found dead Saturday in Prairie Village appears to have been a victim of foul play. Officers were called to an apartment complex around 6 p.m. Saturday and found the man dead inside one of the units, said Prairie Village Police ...