By Catherine Marfin Tribune News Service After months of maintaining that healthy people didn’t need to wear masks in public to prevent the coronavirus, the…
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New data suggest U.S. coronavirus death toll may not be as high as feared
By Noah Bierman and Noam N. Levey Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — Public health experts say information about the spread of the novel coronavirus through…
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War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church gatherings
By Jonathan Shorman, Amy Renee Leiker and Michael Stavola Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Kansas Republican leaders on Wednesday revoked Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s order…
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Unemployed unleash frustration with failures of claims system
By Sherman Smith and India Yarborough Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Labor secretary Delia Garcia pleaded for patience and understanding during a…
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Options Domestic and Sexual Violence Services stay open for victims during stay-at-home orders
BY ISABELLE BRAUN For people who experience domestic or sexual violence, the stay-at-home orders put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 have trapped…
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Dairy farmers dumping milk, ask grocers to remove limits on sales
By Sherman Smith Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Dairy producers, forced to dump milk as the shuttering of schools and restaurants disrupts the supply chain,…
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Q&A: Coronavirus stimulus checks are coming soon. Here’s who gets money and who doesn’t
By David Lightman Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — The stimulus checks coming to taxpayers, probably starting later this week, are expected to help people for…
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Fewer Kansas, Missouri deaths predicted, but models assume strict social distancing
By Jonathan Shorman Tribune News Service TOPEKA — The coronavirus will peak earlier than previously expected in Kansas and Missouri and result in fewer deaths,…
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Kansas coronavirus cases jump nearly 100 in one day
By Jason Tidd Tribune News Service WICHITA — The number of coronavirus cases in Kansas jumped by nearly 100 in one day as the Wichita…
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Voting begins for county health services, general sales tax
BY JUSTIN SABATA Ellis County residents can now make a decision on the future of medical services in the area. The Ellis County office recently…
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