KDHE continues monitoring the spread and impact of Omicron since the first case was confirmed in Kansas in mid-December 2021. Over the past month, the highly infectious and transmittable Omicron variant of CO- VID-19 has significantly increased case rates and demand for testing.
A play about those who rode buses to protest segregation in the 1960s will be part of the Sunflower Performing Arts season at 7:30 p.m. Jan.
Rapid spread of COVID-19 in Harvey County in recent weeks has caused Newton USD 373 to make changes to COVID protocols in schools — namely a temporary cease to contract tracing. "To help alleviate some of the pressure on our schools, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), along with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), support schools implementing a 30-day temporary suspension on all contact tracing activities," wrote Fred Van Ranken in a letter to parents this week.
TOPEKA — In her 13 years working as a corrections officer, Jennifer Wyman has fielded threats to herself and her family, sat with other officers in the emergency room and helped to rehabilitate inmates, all while working three other jobs because of insufficient pay.
HUTCHINSON — Sara Bagwell introduced a motion to the council Tuesday to make Hutchinson a “Constitutional Republic City.” She used mask and vaccine mandates as examples of executive orders she deems as unconstitutional. The motion failed 4-1, but Bagwell said there’s a possibility it will be introduced again at a later meeting.
A murder case against Kaleb Hogan, a correctional officer for the Department of Corrections at El Dorado at the time of his arrest, continues to move forward through the court system. County prosecutor Darrin C.
About 550 Sedgwick County health employees are now required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Sedgwick County Commission unanimously approved a policy on Wednesday that mandates the vaccine for employees of the county health department and the county’s COMCARE program.
KISMET, Kansas — As morning light creeps across this pasture, Bryan Garrison all but disappears into the High Plains landscape. Motionless and covered in camo, he reclines on a cushion next to a sagebrush.
TOPEKA — Democrats in the Kansas House are worried about lax health safety protocols, relocated COVID-19 testing, and the confirmed and rumored infections of legislators and staff. Few lawmakers regularly wear a mask at the Statehouse, despite record-setting numbers of hospitalizations and escalating death totals from COVID-19.
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