Just before church began Sunday, I checked the morning’s headlines on my phone.  News flash: Sen. Kamala Harris was endorsing Joe Biden for president. My husband looked at me disapprovingly.  “You’re really addicted,” he whispered…

COVID-19 has lessons for Kansas in handling crises. Citizens and policymakers should use this moment to reflect on how we can protect public health now, and prepare for the next crisis to threaten Kansas. First,…

A man in his 70s who lived in a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County is the first known death from the new coronavirus in Kansas, state officials said Thursday night. The man was not…

Kansas announced Thursday that three more residents have the new coronavirus, bringing the state’s confirmed tally of COVID-19 cases to four.  The three men, ages 35 to 65, all attended a conference in Florida in…

TOPEKA, Kansas — The University of Kansas and Kansas State University have both delayed the start of in-person classes until March 23, with the possibility of continuing online-only for weeks after that,  in the wake…

World markets are enduring violent swings amid uncertainty about how badly the outbreak will hit the economy. An early plunge of 7% on Wall Street triggered a trading halt as a sell-off slamming global markets…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that…

Way late, President Trump is waking to the seriousness of the coronavirus. He’s taking aim at its devastating impact on a once-thriving economy. But his brewing plan for a cut in the payroll tax is…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sinking sharply again Wednesday, nearly wiping out a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel from worries about the coronavirus.  Another big central bank…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing televangelist Jim Bakker and his show for claiming a product could cure the new coronavirus. The lawsuit, announced Tuesday afternoon, alleges that in an…