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AG urges federal court to affirm ruling to block public transit mask mandate

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Attorney General Derek Schmidt has urged a federal court to affirm a lower court ruling to block the public transit mask mandate.

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Kansas remains in top half of safest states during COVID-19

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 6:41 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
While Kansas was found to have a low vaccination rate in the most recent COVID study from WalletHub, it was also found to have a low COVID-19 death rate, keeping it in the top half of safest states during the pandemic.

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Riley County reports two Covid-related deaths

Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
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By Alex Carter
Riley County remains in the high incidence category with 100 or more cases per 100,000 people.

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10K+ COVID-19 tests sent to 2K+ Kansans in need

Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 1:52 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
More than 10,000 free at-home COVID-19 tests have been sent to more than 2,000 Kansas families following a partnership between the KDHE and the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Court issues restraining order against Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:17 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
An Ohio court has issued a temporary national restraining order against the Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those who seek religious exemption.

Sports

Ten Royals players not making trip to Toronto for not having COVID vaccination

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
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By Greg Dailey
Players include Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier and M.J. Melendez.

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With new subvariants, COVID cases, hospitalizations jump in Kansas

Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 6:52 PM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
You may have thought it had gone dormant, but COVID-19 continues to have an impact on Sedgwick County, Kansas and the country.

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Riley Co. remains in High COVID category with 87 new cases, 3 hospitalizations

Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Riley County remains in the High COVID-19 incidence category with 87 new cases and three hospitalizations reported.

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Newman Regional Health to offer COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months +

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 11:23 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Newman Regional Health will soon start to offer the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months and older.

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90+ new cases of COVID-19 reported in Riley Co.

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 2:11 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
More than 90 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Riley Co.
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RCHD to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children starting Thursday

Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The Riley County Health Department will start to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to young children on Thursday.

State

Kansas AG continues to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates in court

Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt continues to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates in federal courts.

News

Pediatric COVID vaccines now available in Shawnee Co.

Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 1:09 PM CDT
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By Chris Fisher
The Shawnee Co. Health Dept. says the agency received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna pediatric vaccine and administration of the vaccinations have begun.

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KDHE approves COVID-19 vaccines for children betwen 6 mo. and 6 yrs.

Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 1:43 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Children between 6 months and 6 years old in Kansas will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine as early as the week of June 27.

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Kansas ranked safest state during COVID-19 pandemic

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansas has been found to be the safest state for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Riley Co. reenters High COVID-19 category with 76 new cases

Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 2:37 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reentered the High Incidence category for COVID-19 after it had consistently remained in the moderate category.

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Marshall calls on Fauci to not hinder COVID-19 origins investigation

Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:11 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has amplified his call to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to the President, to stop funding research in China with U.S. taxpayer money and to not hinder the investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

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Sunset Zoo animals get COVID-19 vaccines thanks to K-State Vet students

Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Animals at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan are starting to get up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines thanks to the help of K-State Veterinary students.

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Riley Co. reenters substantial COVID-19 category after brief reprieve

Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reentered the substantial category for reported COVID-19 cases after a brief reprieve in the moderate category.

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KU indicates key to COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant could lie within conversion message

Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 4:46 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The University of Kansas says the key to the vaccine-hesitant could lie within the message, a conversion message.

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Sen. approves bills to protect military members who refuse COVID vaccinations

Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 2:18 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has put his stamp on two new bills introduced that would protect members of the military who choose to not get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Clay Co. sees small increase in COVID-19 cases while Riley Co. sees decrease

Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 2:58 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Clay County officials have seen a small increase in COVID-19 cases and have reminded residents to continue to take precautions, meanwhile, Riley Co. has seen a small decrease.

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KDHE led effort ships free COVID tests to eligible Kansans

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansans who live in eligible zip codes can now order free-at-home COVID tests through a partnership led by the KDHE.

State

AG: Kansas penalized $350K for failure to enforce vaccine mandate for health care workers

Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 4:43 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Attorney General has confirmed that the state lost nearly $350,000 due to failure to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers.

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KDHE identifies nearly 40 new COVID cases in Riley Co.

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The KDHE has found nearly 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Riley Co., which has kept the county in the substantial incidence category.

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KDHE offers free COVID-19 testing supplies to Kansas summer camps

Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT
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By KWCH Staff
The health department said COVID-19 testing is key to helping summer camps identify early cases and prevent transmission.

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40 new COVID cases reported in Riley Co. following KDHE discrepancy

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Riley County has reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 after a discrepancy in the KDHE data tracking system noted the county only had four new cases.

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GOP lawmakers in Kansas OK ban on state, local mask mandates

Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Conservative Republican lawmakers have approved a measure that would prohibit Kansas or its cities, counties or school districts from imposing mask mandates to control the spread of any infectious disease.

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Marshall questions Pentagon on discharge of servicemembers who refused COVID-19 vaccinations

Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has questioned the Pentagon on its decision to discharge more than 1,700 service members for refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Drive-thru rapid test clinic opens Tue. in Topeka

Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:21 AM CDT
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By Chris Fisher
The Shawnee Co. Health Dept. says COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2701 SW East Circle Dr.

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CDC: COVID-19 third leading cause of death in U.S. for second year straight

Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 at 12:19 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Two new studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. for the second year in a row.

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Kansas among most unsafe states during COVID pandemic

Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A new report has found that Kansas is among one of the least safe states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shawnee Mission School Board considering mask policy for rest of school year

Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:26 AM CDT
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By Taylor Johnson and Shain Bergan
The district’s School Board will host a special meeting Monday to determine their mask policy the rest of the school year.

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TUKHS warns of blood clots for unvaccinated while CDC finds rare cases in vaccinated

Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 9:20 PM CDT
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By Joseph Hennessy
While hospitalizations seem stable, the CDC has confirmed 60 reports of blood clots in people who got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

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Pandemic pivot underway: Kansas shifting to endemic response

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 2:35 PM CDT
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By Chris Fisher
The shift from pandemic to endemic response is underway in Kansas.

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Newman Regional to transfer COVID-19 vaccine appointments to partner clinics

Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 12:26 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Newman Regional will transfer COVID-19 vaccine appointments to its partner clinics.

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Second COVID-19 booster shot authorized for Kansans over 50, some immunocompromised

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 3:34 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are now authorized for Kansans over 50 and some immunocompromised residents after updated approval from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

State

Governor: State surveyors will not enforce CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 3:21 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has confirmed that state surveyors will not report compliance with the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate as part of their surveys.

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Kansas AG files lawsuit to end federal COVID-19 mask mandate on public transportation

Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 12:30 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has filed another federal lawsuit - this time to fight COVID-19 mask mandates on public transportation.

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3 weeks after phase-out begins, KU drops classroom mask requirement

Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
About three weeks after the University of Kansas decided to phase out its on-campus mask policy, it decided to drop the full mandate for the remainder of the semester.

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Nursing facilities call for renewed national COVID-19 public health emergency

Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:18 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Nursing facilities have called for a renewed national COVID-19 public health emergency declaration as they worry the BA.2 variant will cause the virus to resurge in the U.S.

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GOP revives anti-vax, pro-ivermectin measure in Kansas

Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Conservative Republican lawmakers on Thursday revived a proposal to weaken Kansas’ vaccination requirements for children enrolling in school and day care and to make it easier for people to get potentially dangerous treatments for COVID-19.

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Kansas Sen. votes to nix travel mask mandate, urges Dems to do the same

Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 3:54 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall voted to nix the travel mask mandate on Tuesday and urged Democrats to do the same.

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SBA adjusts loan policy to help small businesses repay COVID-19 aid

Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:58 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The Small Business Administration has made a few policy changes in order to help small Kansas businesses repay loans meant to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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At two-year mark of pandemic, Kansas doctors remember first patient and appetite for information

Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 3:11 PM CST
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By Sherman Smith
When the first Kansas patient to be treated for COVID-19 arrived two years ago at The University of Kansas Health System, doctors weren’t sure how to handle the new and scary sickness.

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GOP lawmakers in Kansas pushing for ban on all mask mandates

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 1:43 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
Republican legislators in Kansas are trying to prohibit state and local mask mandates during disease outbreaks, advancing such a ban Wednesday along with proposals aimed at discouraging local restrictions on businesses and public gatherings.

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Kansas AG calls on President to rescind Head Start vaccine, mask mandate

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 1:38 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Attorney General has once again called on the Biden administration to immediately repeal another COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandate - this time for the Head Start program.

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Flags directed to be flown at half-staff in honor of 8K Kansans lost to COVID

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 12:29 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
In honor of the over 8,000 Kansans who have lost their lives to COVID-19, flags have been ordered to be lowered to half-staff.

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Long term care workers urge President to meet over inaccuracies in agenda

Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 2:12 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
Long-term care workers have urged President Joe Biden to meet with them over inaccuracies in his nursing home reform agenda.

State

Wichita airmen join lawsuit in face of discharge for COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:21 AM CST
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By Sarah Motter
As some face discharge for their choice to not get vaccinated against COVID-19, 36 airmen have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration.
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