By Kellis Robinett Tribune News Service MANHATTAN — Andrew Smith has a message for anyone who remains skeptical about the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.…
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By Eric Stirgus Tribune News Service U.S. Department of Education officials announced Wednesday a 60-day suspension of collection actions and wage garnishments against default student…
View More U.S. officials temporarily halt default student loan debt collection
BY TREVOR PFEIFER In a thriving, competitive art scene such as Hays’, it can be difficult for creators to find a platform for creating and…
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By Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Kansas Army National Guard Col. Lee Norman said the military prepares for war in…
View More Kansas coronavirus update: Hospitals anticipating surge of patients; state records third death from virus
By Jonathan Shorman Tribune News Service TOPEKA — First came the emergency declaration. Then the order closing schools. Now, mass gatherings have been limited to…
View More Gov. Kelly, in fight to tame pandemic crisis, turns to executive orders
By Robert Langreth Tribune News Service U.S. coronavirus infections have passed 50,000. The death toll, while still well below the worst-hit countries, is expected to…
View More What would it take to lift coronavirus restrictions? Experts weigh in
By Sherman Smith and Tim Carpenter Tribune News Service TOPEKA — An employee at the Leavenworth VA Medical Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the…
View More Kansas coronavirus update: Leavenworth VA employee tests positive; 71 confirmed cases
By Jennifer Jacobs, Josh Wingrove and Saleha Mohsin Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump began talking privately late last week about reopening the…
View More Trump weighs easing stay-at-home advice to curb economic rout
By John Wilkens Tribune News Service SAN DIEGO — Selfish. Stupid. They’ve been called all sorts of things, the people who are descending on stores…
View More Why we hoard: Fear at root of panic-buying, psychologists say
By Sherman Smith and Tim Carpenter Tribune News Service TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Sunday announced she had issued executive orders to expand the…
View More Gov. Kelly orders expansion of telemedicine; 66 confirmed cases