An investigation by the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica found that despite years of warnings about the possibility of a pandemic, meatpackers didn’t heed guidance on how to prepare. The report says infectious disease experts and emergency…

Here’s an example of how life has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In late July, a team of Chanute school administrators met in Branson for their annual brainstorming retreat.  Of the 11…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 411 on Wednesday as public health officials reported six more deaths. The state Department of Health and Environment also reported on…

WASHINGTON — The political fight over the post office may create an opening for resuming stalled negotiations on a virus relief bill as Democratic and Republican leaders hint at potential compromises and lawmakers agitate for…

TOPEKA — The secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state’s coronavirus testing capacity should be dramatically expanded through contracts with commercial laboratories required to deliver results within 48 hours.…

Marmaton Valley Elementary School’s Cynthia Johnson takes the temperature of third-grader Bentley James Parker on the first day of school today. Schools are implementing several precautionary measures to protect against the coronavirus, including temperature checks,…

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Johnson County Chief Judge Kelly Ryan has seen some people show up to court shirtless, vaping and country-western dancing. The county has held more than 25,000 virtual…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday imposed a new ban on evictions and foreclosures on home mortgages in Kansas because one federal program to aid unemployed workers has expired and she isn’t…

Armando Colome squares off against Camilo Patino in a game of ping pong on Allen Community College’s first day of the 2020 fall semester.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx issued a stern warning Saturday that a window of opportunity was narrowing for Kansas and other Midwest states to adopt common-sense policies to deflect…