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Johnson County officers kill a stabbing suspect at Panasonic plant. Here’s what we know
The Panasonic plant in De Soto shut down after officers shot a person suspected of stabbing another. The suspect is dead, and the stabbing victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Johnson County officers kill a stabbing suspect at Panasonic plant. Here’s what we know
The Panasonic plant in De Soto shut down after officers shot a person suspected of stabbing another. The suspect is dead, and the stabbing victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
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Getting married next month? Apply for your marriage license today
If you’re getting married in September and you need a Kansas marriage license, the time to apply for it is right now.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
House leader warned of ‘mask madness’ in Kansas schools, downplayed risk of COVID-19 to kids
The number of Kansas children who are getting sick — especially in districts where masks are not required — is forcing school officials to rethink their approach.
Evergy’s Kansas customers with solar panels will get refund for unconstitutional fees
Evergy customers with solar panels on their homes will get refunds in the coming weeks for the unconstitutional charges the electric utility required them to pay.
Juvenile justice reformers seek return of $21M cut from Kansas intervention program fund
Juvenile justice reformers pleaded for reversal of a decision by Kansas lawmakers to divert $21 million earmarked for community intervention programs and recommended allocation of more funding to innovative grassroots organizations involved in projects to diminish incarceration of children.
Stephan Bisaha / Kansas News Service
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall is a doctor, but his COVID-19 advice doesn’t sound like it
Sen. Roger Marshall keeps telling Kansans to talk to their doctors about being vaccinated, but the advice he gives from his partisan platform as a doctor often doesn’t match with recommendations from other health experts.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas governor directs state employees to work from home
Executive branch employees will return to working remotely amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the delta variant, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday.
Medical certifier relied on symptoms in report of early COVID-19 death in Leavenworth County
A medical certifier recently concluded COVID-19 contributed to a Jan. 9, 2020, death in Leavenworth County based on the person’s symptoms.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Kansas medical experts warn against rising self-use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19
More people are calling a Kansas poison control hotline after self-medicating for COVID-19 with a drug intended to fight parasitic infections in animals.
First COVID-19 death in Kansas now believed to be from early January 2020
A medical examiner in Kansas recently determined COVID-19 contributed to an individual’s death in January 2020, dramatically altering the timeline of when the virus first appeared in the state.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector file photo
Kansas Supreme Court issues stay of lower court’s rejection of emergency management law
The chief of the Kansas Supreme Court issued a stay Tuesday of a district court ruling that declared unconstitutional portions of an emergency management law adopted to recalibrate government authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Democrats seek support services for survivors of American Indian boarding schools
Democratic lawmakers are pushing federal agencies to provide support for survivors of and communities affected by the decades-long practice of forcibly sending American Indian children to faraway boarding schools that rejected their tribal cultures, such as the school that eventually became Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence.
Criminal justice panel explores racial dynamics of traffic stops, gang lists in Kansas
A Kansas criminal justice reform panel is highlighting the dynamic between communities of color and law enforcement during traffic stops as an area in need of immediate attention from lawmakers.
Kansas officials renew push for COVID-19 vaccine after FDA approval of Pfizer
Kansas health secretary Lee Norman and Gov. Laura Kelly say formal approval of the safe and effective Pfizer vaccine removes a hurdle for defeating the latest surge of COVID-19 in Kansas.
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, now known as ‘Comirnaty’
The U.S. has its first fully approved vaccine against COVID-19, with federal health officials announcing Monday the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Federal court affirms unconstitutionality of Kansas ‘ag-gag’ law targeting whistleblowers
The U.S. Court of Appeals found a Kansas law that penalizes people taking jobs at agricultural facilities for the purpose of exposing allegedly unethical treatment of livestock was an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment rights.
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