Month: May 2020

HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple who authorities said repeatedly coughed on people and claimed the man had contracted the coronavirus while shopping at a Walmart have been charged with felonies.  Another customer used…

Denver Broncos star linebacker Von Miller tweeted Thursday night that he tested negative for the coronavirus two weeks after announcing he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. “Got my results back. I’m ‘negative’ for Covid-19,” Miller…

CARROLL – DYE WEDDING Megan “Meggie” Maureen Carroll and Colby Ryan Dye were married at half past one in the afternoon on Feb. 15, 2020, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church in Kansas…

It’s hardly news, or even worth the effort, to point out times are changing. Change is the one constant, as the country and beyond look to find a “new normal” in the COVID-19 era, where…

Among U.S. governors, Kansas’ Laura Kelly and her advisors rank among the clearest and most decisive in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Unfortunately, governors face limitations. Residents — and viruses — often cross state lines,…

AUSTIN, Texas — A Belgian llama named Winter could hold the key to fighting the coronavirus. Researchers at the University of Texas, in coordination with the National Institutes of Health and Ghent University in Belgium,…

The line of customers at TLC Greenhouse continued to grow Thursday afternoon. With social distancing guidelines that required them to stay at least 6 feet apart, they roamed through the aisles with carts full of…

Iola’s public facilities will reopen in phases, the city announced in a Facebook post Friday. The items coincide with Gov. Laura Kelly’s announcement that a blanket statewide stay-at-home order will be allowed to expire Sunday,…

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — After months on the run, a mail fraud suspect who lived up to his legal name — Speedy Gonzalez — has been arrested in Georgia. The 35-year-old Buford man — who…

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban Friday on the sale and use of assault-style weapons in Canada, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia. “Canadians need…