Chapman schools returned to session Tuesday after taking Monday off due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.&nbsp;

Abilene schools have gone to virtual online instruction only until Oct. 5.

USD 383 Board of Education will conduct a work session at 6 p.m. Wednesday following concerns expressed by parents over the hybrid learning format in the district.

USD 475 and the 1st Infantry Division posted a message on the Fort Riley Middle School Facebook page Sept. 17, noting that since the beginning of the school year, Fort Riley Middle School has managed and contained an influx of COVID-19 cases. The school district administration and Fort Riley leadership have worked together to ensure students and families remain safe in an effort to meet academic and mission requirements. The goal is to keep children in school and do so in a safe and COVID-10 free environment. The school is open.

COVID-19 assurance testing has been implemented for Fort Riley Middle School students and their immediate families. Primarily, assurance testing is designed for students who live with high risk family members, or high-risk individuals who live with a child that attends Fort Riley Middle School. Assurance testing supplies are limited and the Fort Riley Department of Public Health will consider each request for testing on a case-by-case basis.

Chapman schools returned to session Tuesday after taking Monday off due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.&nbsp;Abilene schools have gone to virtual online instruction only until Oct. 5.USD 383 Board of Education will conduct a work session at 6 p.m. Wednesday following concerns expressed by parents over the hybrid learning format in the district.USD 475 and the 1st Infantry Division posted a message on the Fort Riley Middle School Facebook page Sept. 17, noting that since the beginning of the school year, Fort Riley Middle School has managed and contained an influx of COVID-19 cases. The school district administration and Fort Riley leadership have worked together to ensure students and families remain safe in an effort to meet academic and mission requirements. The goal is to keep children in school and do so in a safe and COVID-10 free environment. The school is open.COVID-19 assurance testing has been implemented for Fort Riley Middle School students and their immediate families. Primarily, assurance testing is designed for students who live with high risk family members, or high-risk individuals who live with a child that attends Fort Riley Middle School. Assurance testing supplies are limited and the Fort Riley Department of Public Health will consider each request for testing on a case-by-case basis.

COVID-19 roundup for area schools

Manhattan–&nbsp;<a href="https://rebornclothing.co/about/" target="_blank">Reborn Clothing Co.</a>&nbsp;has teamed up&nbsp;with Kansas State University Athletics to transform athletic uniforms and surplus, outdated or otherwise abandoned textile materials into officially licensed usable products such as dog beds, throw pillows and duffel bags. These eco-friendly collegiate products are now available for purchase&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesuperstore.com/search?q=reborn" target="_blank">online</a>&nbsp;and at the K-State Super Store, the official retailer of Kansas State University Athletics featuring officially licensed fan apparel and souvenirs, located at&nbsp;519 McCall Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502.&nbsp;

The Reborn products offered to K-State fans include traditional game day products such as koozies, mascot plushes and throw blankets with an environmentally-friendly twist and a textile waste solution that hasn’t been seen at K-State until now. This type of large-scale university upcycling venture is the first of its kind and a model Reborn is continually&nbsp;growing nationally with additional schools and businesses.

“We are so excited for the opportunity to offer a collection such as Reborn this Fall. It is unlike anything we have featured before and is such a novel idea for the collegiate retail industry—refurbishing existing, unsold licensed goods or uniforms,” said Kyra Dreiling, Director of Retail Operations at The K-State Super Store.

The upcycled products make use of surplus K-State items, including branded t-shirts and basketball uniforms, that would otherwise go to waste.&nbsp;

“The K-State Super Store team recognizes a growing global concern regarding fabric waste, and our shop in Manhattan, KS, is looking for ways to do our part in lessening the fabric footprint,” said Dreiling. “A big thanks to K-State Athletics for supplying the initial fabric from unused uniforms. We can now begin looking for new ways to make a larger impact and share these opportunities with the Wildcat community.”

Since 2017, it has been Reborn’s mission is to transform and repurpose surplus branded apparel and quality textile waste into enduring products for every lifestyle.

“As with many university departments around the country, there is inevitable waste when seasons, events, or outdated uniforms come to an end,” stated Reborn Founder and CEO Emily Neville. “Reborn’s mission is to help reduce this waste by creating new products and accessories, and we are very excited about the opportunities K-State has given us to give new life to much of their apparel.”

Reborn Clothing Co. has partnered with universities across the country to create products ranging from koozies to earrings to dog beds. Schools include Duke University, the University of Connecticut, Clemson University, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Virginia to name a few.

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 </figure>Manhattan–&nbsp;<a href="https://rebornclothing.co/about/" target="_blank">Reborn Clothing Co.</a>&nbsp;has teamed up&nbsp;with Kansas State University Athletics to transform athletic uniforms and surplus, outdated or otherwise abandoned textile materials into officially licensed usable products such as dog beds, throw pillows and duffel bags. These eco-friendly collegiate products are now available for purchase&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesuperstore.com/search?q=reborn" target="_blank">online</a>&nbsp;and at the K-State Super Store, the official retailer of Kansas State University Athletics featuring officially licensed fan apparel and souvenirs, located at&nbsp;519 McCall Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502.&nbsp;The Reborn products offered to K-State fans include traditional game day products such as koozies, mascot plushes and throw blankets with an environmentally-friendly twist and a textile waste solution that hasn’t been seen at K-State until now. This type of large-scale university upcycling venture is the first of its kind and a model Reborn is continually&nbsp;growing nationally with additional schools and businesses.“We are so excited for the opportunity to offer a collection such as Reborn this Fall. It is unlike anything we have featured before and is such a novel idea for the collegiate retail industry—refurbishing existing, unsold licensed goods or uniforms,” said Kyra Dreiling, Director of Retail Operations at The K-State Super Store.The upcycled products make use of surplus K-State items, including branded t-shirts and basketball uniforms, that would otherwise go to waste.&nbsp;“The K-State Super Store team recognizes a growing global concern regarding fabric waste, and our shop in Manhattan, KS, is looking for ways to do our part in lessening the fabric footprint,” said Dreiling. “A big thanks to K-State Athletics for supplying the initial fabric from unused uniforms. We can now begin looking for new ways to make a larger impact and share these opportunities with the Wildcat community.”Since 2017, it has been Reborn’s mission is to transform and repurpose surplus branded apparel and quality textile waste into enduring products for every lifestyle.“As with many university departments around the country, there is inevitable waste when seasons, events, or outdated uniforms come to an end,” stated Reborn Founder and CEO Emily Neville. “Reborn’s mission is to help reduce this waste by creating new products and accessories, and we are very excited about the opportunities K-State has given us to give new life to much of their apparel.”Reborn Clothing Co. has partnered with universities across the country to create products ranging from koozies to earrings to dog beds. Schools include Duke University, the University of Connecticut, Clemson University, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Virginia to name a few.

K-State tackles textile waste with reborn clothing company

Milford Lake has been selected as a2021 Cabela's Crappie USA Tournament Trail site. The tournament is set for May 16. It will be a two-person team event. There will be an opportunity for a team to win a spot at the national championship.

"We are excited to have a Cabela's Crappie Tournament Trail at Milford Lake. This event will highlight the fishing at Milford Lake, provide positive exposure for our area and increase the economics of Geary County," stated Michelle Stimatze, Director of the Geary County Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau.

Acorns Resort will serve as headquarters for the tournament.

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 </figure>Milford Lake has been selected as a2021 Cabela's Crappie USA Tournament Trail site. The tournament is set for May 16. It will be a two-person team event. There will be an opportunity for a team to win a spot at the national championship."We are excited to have a Cabela's Crappie Tournament Trail at Milford Lake. This event will highlight the fishing at Milford Lake, provide positive exposure for our area and increase the economics of Geary County," stated Michelle Stimatze, Director of the Geary County Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau.Acorns Resort will serve as headquarters for the tournament.

Milford Lake is a selection for a Cabela's  Crappie fishing tournament

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Traffic on Saint Mary's Road will be inconvenienced during road improvements while a contractor is milling the roadway. Works will need to follow posted work zone signs and pay attention to the construction traffic during this street maintenance program project.

Areas to be milled and overlaid include St. Mxary's from Ash to a cul-de-sac, Jefferson from 6th to Ash, Pine Street from Jefferson to Adams, Chestnut from Webster to Spruce, Crestview from Chestnut to Chestnut, Sunset from 4th to 4th Street, 4th from Garfield to Monroe, Spruce from Washington to Bunker Hill, Barnhill Cirle to the end of a cul-de-sac.&nbsp;

Junction City Public Works said all businesses and residents within the affected area will be provided access.

The work involved will consist of milling two inhes of existing roadway and replacing it with a new two inch asphalt overlay.

Traffic on Saint Mary's Road will be inconvenienced during road improvements while a contractor is milling the roadway. Works will need to follow posted work zone signs and pay attention to the construction traffic during this street maintenance program project.Areas to be milled and overlaid include St. Mxary's from Ash to a cul-de-sac, Jefferson from 6th to Ash, Pine Street from Jefferson to Adams, Chestnut from Webster to Spruce, Crestview from Chestnut to Chestnut, Sunset from 4th to 4th Street, 4th from Garfield to Monroe, Spruce from Washington to Bunker Hill, Barnhill Cirle to the end of a cul-de-sac.&nbsp;Junction City Public Works said all businesses and residents within the affected area will be provided access.The work involved will consist of milling two inhes of existing roadway and replacing it with a new two inch asphalt overlay.

2020  Street Maintenance Program begins Tuesday

High 79°	Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.

High 79°	Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday weather forecast

Five new positive COVID-19 cases and seven recoveries were reported by the Geary County Health Department on Monday. Two people are hospitalized.

Five new positive COVID-19 cases and seven recoveries were reported by the Geary County Health Department on Monday. Two people are hospitalized.There are 21 active cases in the county.

Health Department provides a COVID-19 update

Riley County has 67 new positive cases and 51 additional recoveries since Friday’s report.&nbsp;Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for 1 positive patient at this time. This patient has symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization.&nbsp;

Anyone who has symptoms, is a close contact of a positive patient, or would like information about how to get tested should contact their health care provider or call the Riley County Screening Line at 785-323-6400. The Screening Line is staffed by nurses and is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Riley County swabbing station is still open in the afternoons and are seeing an average of 18 patients per day. Additional free testing events are being planned for the Riley County community in the coming weeks. Information will be shared with the public when dates and locations are finalized. A total of 567 tests were administered at free testing events in Manhattan, Ogden, and Randolph on September 9 and 10. Of those 567 tests, 43 came back positive. All of the results have been received and participants have been contacted.&nbsp;Riley County Statistics for Monday, September 21, 2020:

Percent positive information is updated each week and will be posted online as soon as it is available. Please check the&nbsp;<a href="https://gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95221c46aac4689e49a7c0bfc&amp;id=4c6c89dc5b&amp;e=fd06d17886" target="_blank">Data &amp; Info</a>&nbsp;section of the Riley County Coronavirus web page at&nbsp;<a href="https://gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95221c46aac4689e49a7c0bfc&amp;id=030ad3db28&amp;e=fd06d17886" target="_blank">http://rileycountyks.gov/coronavirus</a>&nbsp;later this afternoon for the update.

Case counts are preliminary and subject to verification.

Riley County has 67 new positive cases and 51 additional recoveries since Friday’s report.&nbsp;Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for 1 positive patient at this time. This patient has symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization.&nbsp;Anyone who has symptoms, is a close contact of a positive patient, or would like information about how to get tested should contact their health care provider or call the Riley County Screening Line at 785-323-6400. The Screening Line is staffed by nurses and is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.The Riley County swabbing station is still open in the afternoons and are seeing an average of 18 patients per day. Additional free testing events are being planned for the Riley County community in the coming weeks. Information will be shared with the public when dates and locations are finalized. A total of 567 tests were administered at free testing events in Manhattan, Ogden, and Randolph on September 9 and 10. Of those 567 tests, 43 came back positive. All of the results have been received and participants have been contacted.&nbsp;Riley County Statistics for Monday, September 21, 2020:<ol>
 <li>Total positive cases in Riley County Residents: 1,643</li><li>Total active: 777</li><li>Total recovered: 858</li><li>Total deaths: 8</li>
 </ol>Percent positive information is updated each week and will be posted online as soon as it is available. Please check the&nbsp;<a href="https://gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95221c46aac4689e49a7c0bfc&amp;id=4c6c89dc5b&amp;e=fd06d17886" target="_blank">Data &amp; Info</a>&nbsp;section of the Riley County Coronavirus web page at&nbsp;<a href="https://gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=95221c46aac4689e49a7c0bfc&amp;id=030ad3db28&amp;e=fd06d17886" target="_blank">http://rileycountyks.gov/coronavirus</a>&nbsp;later this afternoon for the update.Case counts are preliminary and subject to verification.

Riley County continues to report more positive COVID-19 cases

HERINGTON —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of alleged vehicle thefts, have one suspect in custody and are asking the public for help with the investigation.

On Friday, Herington Police Department personnel executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Grant Street in Alta Vista in Wabaunsee County, according to a social media report from police.

The warrant was executed as a result of a cooperative investigative effort between the Herington Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol, according to information posted on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Herington-Police-Department-110509910475460/">Herington Police Department</a>&nbsp;Facebook page. The Junction City Police Department and Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the execution of the search warrant.

During the investigation, law enforcement discovered that deceptive methods were used to steal multiple vehicles from the Junction City and Herington areas, as well as in Nebraska and Iowa.

Thus far, the total loss amount is believed to be in excess of $100,000, the department reported.

During the execution of the search warrant, officers took Matthew Teague, 36, of Alta Vista, into custody on an Arrest and Detain Order issued by the Kansas Department of Corrections and on multiple requested felony charges related to the theft of motor vehicles and other property.

Law enforcement personnel are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying other businesses that may be victims of the same type of crimes and are also searching for any person who may have assisted Teague.

Additionally, they also are attempting to identify and locate a black male who identified himself as "Andre Murphy."

"If you or someone you know has sold or purchased a motor vehicle or other property or equipment from Matthew Teague or a person presenting himself as Andre Murphy, please contact Detective Jonathan Thompson with the Herington Police Department at 785-258-2227 or Detective Al Babcock with the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 immediately.

<figure>
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 <figcaption>The Herington Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying and locating the man on the right who has identified himself as "Andre Murphy."&nbsp;Photo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Herington-Police-Department-110509910475460/">Herington Police&nbsp;</a></figcaption>
 </figure>HERINGTON —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of alleged vehicle thefts, have one suspect in custody and are asking the public for help with the investigation.On Friday, Herington Police Department personnel executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Grant Street in Alta Vista in Wabaunsee County, according to a social media report from police.The warrant was executed as a result of a cooperative investigative effort between the Herington Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol, according to information posted on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Herington-Police-Department-110509910475460/">Herington Police Department</a>&nbsp;Facebook page. The Junction City Police Department and Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the execution of the search warrant.During the investigation, law enforcement discovered that deceptive methods were used to steal multiple vehicles from the Junction City and Herington areas, as well as in Nebraska and Iowa.Thus far, the total loss amount is believed to be in excess of $100,000, the department reported.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600709209455.jpeg" alt="Teague photo Geary County" />
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 </figure>During the execution of the search warrant, officers took Matthew Teague, 36, of Alta Vista, into custody on an Arrest and Detain Order issued by the Kansas Department of Corrections and on multiple requested felony charges related to the theft of motor vehicles and other property.Law enforcement personnel are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying other businesses that may be victims of the same type of crimes and are also searching for any person who may have assisted Teague.Additionally, they also are attempting to identify and locate a black male who identified himself as "Andre Murphy.""If you or someone you know has sold or purchased a motor vehicle or other property or equipment from Matthew Teague or a person presenting himself as Andre Murphy, please contact Detective Jonathan Thompson with the Herington Police Department at 785-258-2227 or Detective Al Babcock with the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 immediately.

Police investigate series of vehicle thefts in Kan., 2 other states

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Acting Sec. of Labor Ryan Wright.

<div><iframe title="Forward Ever: Kansas Sec. of Labor Ryan Wright" height="400" width="400" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/fbh3r-ec207d?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&vjs=1&auto=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=3&pfauth="></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Acting Sec. of Labor Ryan Wright.

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DICKINSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and searching for suspects.

Just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, sheriff's department personnel were sent to Memorial Hospital in Abilene for the report of a possible shooting victim in the emergency room, according to Sheriff Gareth Hoffman.

According to Hoffman, sheriff's department personnel learned that Michael Kohman, 40, of Solomon, had sustained a gunshot wound to the lower part of his right leg. Kohman was transported by personal vehicle to Memorial Hospital in Abilene and then to Salina Regional Health Center by ambulance,&nbsp; according to Hoffman.

Investigators determined that the shooting took place at Kohman's residence in the 200 block of 1700 Avenue, south of Abilene.

According to Hoffman, the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department secured the Kohman residence and conducted a search warrant on the property.

The search for persons involved in the shooting spilled over into eastern Saline County, where a suspect vehicle (pickup) rolled and was abandoned near the intersection of East Crawford Street and South Amos Road, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

Despite multiple reports that two suspects were arrested, Hoffman said, "The Dickinson County Sheriff's Department along with the Salina Police and Saline County Sheriff's Department are actively looking for several individuals that are believed to have information on the shooting."

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Dickinson County toll free at 1-888-5DK-Tips (1-888-535-8477). If your tip helps lead to the arrest of a suspect, you may receive a reward up to $1,000. All tips are confidential and anonymous.

You can also submit a tip using the free P3 Tips mobile app or via the web at&nbsp;<a href="http://p3tips.com/">p3tips.com</a>.

DICKINSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and searching for suspects.Just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, sheriff's department personnel were sent to Memorial Hospital in Abilene for the report of a possible shooting victim in the emergency room, according to Sheriff Gareth Hoffman.According to Hoffman, sheriff's department personnel learned that Michael Kohman, 40, of Solomon, had sustained a gunshot wound to the lower part of his right leg. Kohman was transported by personal vehicle to Memorial Hospital in Abilene and then to Salina Regional Health Center by ambulance,&nbsp; according to Hoffman.Investigators determined that the shooting took place at Kohman's residence in the 200 block of 1700 Avenue, south of Abilene.According to Hoffman, the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department secured the Kohman residence and conducted a search warrant on the property.The search for persons involved in the shooting spilled over into eastern Saline County, where a suspect vehicle (pickup) rolled and was abandoned near the intersection of East Crawford Street and South Amos Road, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.Despite multiple reports that two suspects were arrested, Hoffman said, "The Dickinson County Sheriff's Department along with the Salina Police and Saline County Sheriff's Department are actively looking for several individuals that are believed to have information on the shooting."Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Dickinson County toll free at 1-888-5DK-Tips (1-888-535-8477). If your tip helps lead to the arrest of a suspect, you may receive a reward up to $1,000. All tips are confidential and anonymous.You can also submit a tip using the free P3 Tips mobile app or via the web at&nbsp;<a href="http://p3tips.com/">p3tips.com</a>.

Sheriff: Search continues for suspects in rural Kan. shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Franco hit the go-ahead single with two outs in the sixth inning, the Kansas City bullpen shut down the St. Louis Cardinals from the fourth inning on, and the Royals rallied for a 4-1 victory over their cross-state rivals Monday night. 

Alex Gordon and Jorge Soler also drove in runs for the Royals, who returned for their final homestand after getting swept in Milwaukee, and were starting off with a playoff contender in the Cardinals that had won four straight games. Adam Wainwright took the loss for the Cardinals. Greg Holland earned the save by handling the ninth.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Franco hit the go-ahead single with two outs in the sixth inning, the Kansas City bullpen shut down the St. Louis Cardinals from the fourth inning on, and the Royals rallied for a 4-1 victory over their cross-state rivals Monday night. Alex Gordon and Jorge Soler also drove in runs for the Royals, who returned for their final homestand after getting swept in Milwaukee, and were starting off with a playoff contender in the Cardinals that had won four straight games. Adam Wainwright took the loss for the Cardinals. Greg Holland earned the save by handling the ninth.

Royals defeat the Cardinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals reinstated outfielder Jorge Soler from the injured list and optioned infielder Kelvin Gutierrez on Monday before starting their final homestand with three games against the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Soler was hopeful that he could return for the final week of the season after hurting his oblique. The slugger has failed to match his breakout 2019 season, when he played all 162 games and hit a club record 48 homers, but has still hit .235 with eight homers and 22 RBIs for a club that is in rebuilding mode.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals reinstated outfielder Jorge Soler from the injured list and optioned infielder Kelvin Gutierrez on Monday before starting their final homestand with three games against the St. Louis Cardinals. Soler was hopeful that he could return for the final week of the season after hurting his oblique. The slugger has failed to match his breakout 2019 season, when he played all 162 games and hit a club record 48 homers, but has still hit .235 with eight homers and 22 RBIs for a club that is in rebuilding mode.

Royals' Soler comes off injured list for season's final week

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a>The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Monday that Kansas State’s October 3 Big 12 home opener against Texas Tech will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and be televised by FS1.</a>

The Wildcats are in search of their fifth-straight win over the Red Raiders, which would be the most for K-State in the series. Kansas State has won eight of the last nine meetings overall and four-straight in Manhattan.

<a>Kansas State opens Big 12 play this Saturday by traveling to Norman to face No. 3 Oklahoma. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. and be televised by FOX.</a>

<figure>
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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a>The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Monday that Kansas State’s October 3 Big 12 home opener against Texas Tech will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and be televised by FS1.</a>The Wildcats are in search of their fifth-straight win over the Red Raiders, which would be the most for K-State in the series. Kansas State has won eight of the last nine meetings overall and four-straight in Manhattan.<a>Kansas State opens Big 12 play this Saturday by traveling to Norman to face No. 3 Oklahoma. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. and be televised by FOX.</a>

K-State - Texas Tech will kick off at 2:30 p.m.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Butker kicked a 58-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs survived a superlative first start by rookie Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to beat Los Angeles 23-20. 

Butker’s game-winner was his third field goal of the day and his second from 58 yards, which tied a Chiefs record for distance. He nailed a 30-yarder on the final play of regulation. In overtime, Butker sent the ball through the uprights from 53 yards, but KC was called for a false start. Then the Chargers called timeout, giving him a rehearsal kick from 58 that he also made before the one that counted. Patrick Mahomes finished 27 of 47 for 302 yards and two touchdowns.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Butker kicked a 58-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs survived a superlative first start by rookie Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to beat Los Angeles 23-20. Butker’s game-winner was his third field goal of the day and his second from 58 yards, which tied a Chiefs record for distance. He nailed a 30-yarder on the final play of regulation. In overtime, Butker sent the ball through the uprights from 53 yards, but KC was called for a false start. Then the Chargers called timeout, giving him a rehearsal kick from 58 that he also made before the one that counted. Patrick Mahomes finished 27 of 47 for 302 yards and two touchdowns.

Chiefs defeat the Chargers in overtime

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach belted a pair of homers and drove in all five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the three-game interleague matchup. 

 Milwaukee closed out the regular-season schedule at Miller Park in what was possibly the final home game in a Brewers uniform for Ryan Braun, the 2007 NL Rookie of the Year and the 2011 MVP who has spent his entire 14-year career with the franchise.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach belted a pair of homers and drove in all five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the three-game interleague matchup. Milwaukee closed out the regular-season schedule at Miller Park in what was possibly the final home game in a Brewers uniform for Ryan Braun, the 2007 NL Rookie of the Year and the 2011 MVP who has spent his entire 14-year career with the franchise.

Royals fall to the Brewers

Christ Preparatory Academy 42, Royal Valley 12

Maur Hill - Mount Academy 40, Nickerson 6

Pike Valley 52, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 0

St. John's Beloit-Tipton 21, Thunder Ridge 18

PREP FOOTBALL=Andale 63, Wellington 7Anderson County 48, Santa Fe Trail 10Andover 35, Salina Central 6Ashland def. Deerfield, forfeitAttica/Argonia 62, Oxford 0Augusta 20, Circle 12Axtell 64, Rock Hills 18Beloit 36, Concordia 7Bentonville, Ark. 35, Mill Valley 28Buhler 21, Winfield 9Burlingame 54, Hartford 6Burlington 54, Osawatomie 0Caldwell 70, Norwich 24Caney Valley 36, Erie 14Canton-Galva 48, Washington County 0Central Heights 37, Northern Heights 0Central Plains 46, Otis-Bison 0Centralia 30, Jackson Heights 12Chaparral 17, Sterling 7Chapman 46, Abilene 0Chase County 50, Valley Falls 0Cheylin 59, Northern Valley 13Christ Preparatory Academy 42, Royal Valley 12Cimarron 22, Scott City 13Clearwater 61, Mulvane 14Clifton-Clyde 54, Wakefield 6Colby 13, Ulysses 8Columbus 26, Girard 7Conway Springs 58, Elkhart 12Council Grove 14, West Franklin 6Cunningham 40, Fowler 6DeSoto 49, Basehor-Linwood 28Derby 35, Wichita Bishop Carroll 21Doniphan West 44, Johnson-Brock, Neb. 22El Dorado 30, Labette County 14Eureka 68, Bluestem 6Frankfort 62, Onaga 12Fredonia 12, Cherryvale 8Frontenac 28, Pittsburg Colgan 7Galena 44, Riverton 0Goddard 46, Arkansas City 13Hays 27, Liberal 13Hays-TMP-Marian 20, Plainville 13Hesston 24, Pratt 15Hodgeman County 60, Bucklin 14Hoisington 32, Halstead 22Holcomb 38, Southwestern Hts. 12Hugoton 63, Guymon, Okla. 13Humboldt 30, Neodesha 22Hutchinson 34, Maize South 33Hutchinson Trinity 35, Belle Plaine 0Inman 50, Salina Sacred Heart 0Iola 20, Wellsville 6Jefferson North 46, Oskaloosa 12Junction City 34, Topeka Seaman 27Kingman 49, Marion 6Lakeside 44, Osborne 34Lansing 41, Shawnee Heights 7Little River 64, Goessel 18Logan/Palco 64, Lincoln 14Macksville 46, Medicine Lodge 36Maize 34, Newton 27Maur Hill - Mount Academy 40, Nickerson 6McPherson 31, Great Bend 13Minneapolis 20, Republic County 14Moscow 55, Burrton 7Moundridge 48, Bennington 38Natoma 45, Weskan 0Norton 34, Russell 28Olathe East 26, SM Northwest 21Olathe North 35, Lawrence Free State 9Olpe 13, Lyndon 7Osage City 45, Mission Valley 8Paola 35, Tonganoxie 28Perry-Lecompton 28, Holton 14Phillipsburg 42, Ellis 6Pike Valley 52, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 0Prairie View 41, Parsons 14Riverside 42, Hiawatha 6Rock Creek 46, Marysville 12Rolla 54, Pawnee Heights 6SM South 42, Olathe West 14Sabetha 29, Nemaha Central 22Salina South 55, Wichita Campus 35Sedan 50, Burden Central 0Sedgwick 35, Jefferson West 7Silver Lake 29, Riley County 28Smith Center 62, Ellinwood 0Smoky Valley 38, Hillsboro 36South Central 54, Kiowa County 6South Gray 48, Minneola 0Southeast 36, Northeast-Arma 14Southeast Saline 42, Ellsworth 0Spearville 68, Ingalls 22Spring Hill 21, Ottawa 0St. John's Beloit-Tipton 21, Thunder Ridge 18St. Thomas Aquinas 41, Bishop Miege 35Sylvan-Lucas 52, Chase 0Syracuse 27, Stanton County 0Uniontown 14, Pleasanton 6Valley Heights 60, Horton 8Victoria 54, Trego 8Wabaunsee 37, Troy 13Wamego 34, Clay Center 21Washburn Rural 21, Pittsburg 14Wichita Collegiate 34, Rose Hill 31, OTWichita County 48, Hill City 0Wichita Heights 17, Wichita North 7Wichita South 14, Dodge City 8Yates Center 46, St. Paul 0___Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

High School football scores

The All Star game for the Mid Plains League next summer will be played at Rathert Field. Cecil Aska, Junction City Brigade General Manager, confirmed that development during a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the ballpark Thursday evening.

The number of teams in the league remains to be set for next summer. explained Aska. "We've had a couple of league meetings. There are going to be a couple of expansion teams that the league is going to look to approve." Aska anticipated the All Star game would probably be in early July.

Aska noted that among the new improvements are a sound system and improvements to the locker rooms. "The grass is now coming in better in spots. " He added the field is looking good.

The Brigade did not play this past summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. They expect to play in 2021.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600391258829.jpeg" alt="Rathert Field Thursday evening" />
 <figcaption>Rathert Field Thursday evening</figcaption>
 </figure>The All Star game for the Mid Plains League next summer will be played at Rathert Field. Cecil Aska, Junction City Brigade General Manager, confirmed that development during a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the ballpark Thursday evening.The number of teams in the league remains to be set for next summer. explained Aska. "We've had a couple of league meetings. There are going to be a couple of expansion teams that the league is going to look to approve." Aska anticipated the All Star game would probably be in early July.Aska noted that among the new improvements are a sound system and improvements to the locker rooms. "The grass is now coming in better in spots. " He added the field is looking good.The Brigade did not play this past summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. They expect to play in 2021.&nbsp;

Brigade will host the Mid Plains League All Star Game in 2021

DETROIT (AP) — Brady Singer was stellar for a second straight start, allowing two hits in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Singer pitched eight one-hit innings in his previous outing at Cleveland. The rookie right-hander struck out the first five Detroit hitters and retired the first 10. 

Singer struck out eight with one walk. Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs for the Royals, who have won seven of eight. Tarik Skubal allowed two earned runs and four hits in six innings in this matchup of rookie starters. He struck out eight with no walks.

DETROIT (AP) — Brady Singer was stellar for a second straight start, allowing two hits in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Singer pitched eight one-hit innings in his previous outing at Cleveland. The rookie right-hander struck out the first five Detroit hitters and retired the first 10. Singer struck out eight with one walk. Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs for the Royals, who have won seven of eight. Tarik Skubal allowed two earned runs and four hits in six innings in this matchup of rookie starters. He struck out eight with no walks.

Royals shut out the Tigers

The Lady Jay tennis team traveled to&nbsp;the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka&nbsp;for the Topeka High Tennis Invitational on Wednesday.&nbsp; Avery Jacobsen and Hannah Ratts led the Lady Jays by earning a 2nd place finish.&nbsp; They went 3-1 on the day in #2 Doubles.&nbsp; 

Other participants were Anna Torres and Stephanie Stanislow at #1 Doubles, Abby Ratts at #1 Singles and Grace Harris at #2 Singles.&nbsp; The Lady Jays finished tied for 4th as a team.&nbsp;

 The Lady Jays next travel to Shawnee Mission South for a quad on Monday, September 21st.&nbsp; Matches start at 3 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600341308256.jpeg" alt="Photo - Blue Jay Athletics Twitter" />
 <figcaption>Photo - Blue Jay Athletics Twitter</figcaption>
 </figure>The Lady Jay tennis team traveled to&nbsp;the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka&nbsp;for the Topeka High Tennis Invitational on Wednesday.&nbsp; Avery Jacobsen and Hannah Ratts led the Lady Jays by earning a 2nd place finish.&nbsp; They went 3-1 on the day in #2 Doubles.&nbsp; Other participants were Anna Torres and Stephanie Stanislow at #1 Doubles, Abby Ratts at #1 Singles and Grace Harris at #2 Singles.&nbsp; The Lady Jays finished tied for 4th as a team.&nbsp; The Lady Jays next travel to Shawnee Mission South for a quad on Monday, September 21st.&nbsp; Matches start at 3 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lady Jay doubles team finishes second at Topeka High Invitational

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Relays, one of the longest-running track and field events in the country, will be postponed in the spring as the University of Kansas tries to deal with a massive budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 

The school said in announcing its decision Wednesday that postponing the relays will save at least $300,000 from the Kansas Athletics budget, and perhaps more given the likely COVID-19 testing requirements.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Relays, one of the longest-running track and field events in the country, will be postponed in the spring as the University of Kansas tries to deal with a massive budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The school said in announcing its decision Wednesday that postponing the relays will save at least $300,000 from the Kansas Athletics budget, and perhaps more given the likely COVID-19 testing requirements.

KU Relays will be postponed in the spring

By SARAH JANE TRIBBLE <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-09-22/rural-hospitals-in-kansas-and-elsewhere-are-looking-at-federal-coronavirus-loans-skeptically">Kansas News Service</a>

David Usher, chief financial officer for a 12-bed rural hospital in western Kansas, is sitting on $1.7 million he's scared to spend.

The
 money lent from the federal government is meant to help hospitals and 
other health care providers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet some 
hospital administrators have called it a payday loan program that is now
 brutally due for repayment at a time when the institutions still need 
help.

Coronavirus cases have "picked up recently and it's quite 
worrying," says Usher, who is the chief financial officer for Edwards 
County Medical Center in Kinsley, Kansas. He would like to use the 
federal loan money to build a negative-pressure room. Such rooms are a 
common and effective tool for keeping contagious patients apart from 
those in the rest of the hospital.

But he's not sure it's safe to spend that cash. Officially, the total repayment of the loan
 is due this month. Otherwise, according to the loan's terms, federal 
regulators will stop reimbursing the hospitals for Medicare patients' 
treatments until the loan is repaid in full.

When will the creditor come calling?

The
 federal Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services has not yet begun 
trying to recoup its investment, with the coronavirus still affecting 
communities nationwide, but hospital leaders fear it may come calling for repayment any day now.

Hospital
 leaders across the country say there has been no communication from CMS
 on whether or when it will adjust the repayment deadline. A CMS 
spokesperson did not respond to our questions by publishing time.

"It's
 great having the money," Usher says. "But if I don't know how much I 
get to keep, I don't get to spend the money wisely and effectively on 
the facility."

Usher took out the loan from Medicare's Accelerated
 and Advance Payments program. The program, which existed long before 
the pandemic, was generally used sparingly by hospitals when they were 
faced with emergencies such as hurricanes or tornadoes. It was expanded 
for use during the coronavirus pandemic — part of billions approved <a href="https://khn.org/news/amid-coronavirus-distress-wealthy-hospitals-hoard-millions/" target="_blank">in federal relief funds</a> for health care providers this spring.

A
 full repayment of a hospital's loan is technically due 120 days after 
it was received. If it is not paid, Medicare will stop reimbursing 
claims until it recoups the money it is owed — a point spelled out in 
the program's rules. Medicare reimburses nearly <a href="https://data.cdc.gov/Administrative/Provider-Relief-Fund-Accelerated-and-Advance-Payme/v2pi-w3up" target="_blank">$60 billion in payments</a> to health care providers nationwide under Medicare's Part A program, which makes payments to hospitals.

More
 than 65% of the nation's small, rural hospitals — many of which were 
operating at a deficit before the pandemic — jumped at the Medicare 
loans when the pandemic hit because they were the first funds available, says <a href="https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/about-nrha/staff-directory" target="_blank">Maggie Elehwany</a>, former vice president of government affairs for the National Rural Health Association.

CMS halted new loan applications to the program at the end of April.

"The
 pandemic has simply gone on longer than anyone anticipated back in 
March," says Joanna Hiatt Kim, vice president of payment policy and 
analysis for the American Hospital Association. The trade association <a href="https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/07/cms-urged-to-delay-repayment-of-accelerated-payments-letter-7-29-20.pdf" target="_blank">sent a letter</a> to CMS in late July asking for a delay in the recoupment.

On
 Monday, the House Appropriations Committee included partial relief for 
all hospitals in a new government funding plan. The committee's proposal
 would extend the start of the repayment period for hospitals and the 
amount of time they are allowed to take to repay.

The <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/Continuing%20Appropriations%202021%20Extensions%202020%20Summary.pdf" target="_blank">continuing resolution</a>
 that includes this language about relief for hospitals (among many, 
many other things) is still being hammered out, though it does face its 
own deadline: It must be approved by the House and the Senate within the
 next nine days or the federal government faces a shutdown.

"Still in the middle of this crisis"

Tom Nickels, executive vice president at the AHA, says his organization appreciates the House committee's effort to address the loans in the new bill, but full forgiveness of the loans is still needed.

Sen.
 Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, has called for changes to the
 loan repayment period for months and said Monday "our work is far from 
over."

"We are still in the middle of this crisis — from both health and economic standpoints," Shaheen says.

Meanwhile,
 hospital administrators like Peter Wright are holding their breath, 
waiting to see if, in order to settle the debt, Medicare will stop 
making payments to hospitals, even as the facilities continue to grapple
 with the coronavirus in their communities.

"The feds, if you owe 
them money, they just take it," says Wright, who oversees two small 
hospitals for Central Maine Healthcare in Bridgton, Maine. He says his 
health care system took the money because "we had no other choice; it 
was a cash flow issue."

For many hospitals, Medicare payments make
 up 40% or more of their revenue. Not being reimbursed by Medicare would
 be crippling — akin to a household losing nearly half its income.

"We have no idea what we're going to do if we have to pay it back as quickly as they say," Wright says.

In
 rural Kentucky, hospital executive Sheila Currans says she "vacillated"
 for about a week or so, trying to decide whether to tap the loan 
program for her hospital — she knew it would have to be repaid and 
worried that could prove difficult.

"It was a desperate time," 
says Currans, chief executive of Harrison Memorial Hospital in 
Cynthiana, Ky. In early March her hospital was the first in the state to
 treat a COVID-19 patient, she says.

The hospital immediately quarantined dozens of staff members at the time and
 shut down elective procedures. Once COVID-19 was confirmed in the 
community, there was a "horrible fear" among residents of getting 
infected, Currans says, and that kept people from seeking outpatient 
care as well.

"Through March and April and most of May, I was in a
 complete spiral," Currans says, and by the end of April her hospital 
was losing millions of dollars. To cope with the pandemic, she 
furloughed staff and turned one wing of the hospital into a "cough 
clinic" to be used exclusively by patients whose symptoms suggested they
 might be infected with the coronavirus.

Currans says the hospital
 is still seeing cases of COVID-19 show up, but other patients are 
beginning to return for services, too, such as at the outpatient 
clinics.

In terms of the hospital's finances, "it's still not a 
wonderful time," Currans says, adding that the Medicare loan and other 
support from the federal government "helped us — at least for now — 
survive it."

She's hoping the repayment demand will be pushed back to 2021 or, perhaps, the loan will be forgiven.

"I know it's a pipe dream," Currans says. "But this has been a historic event."

<a href="https://khn.org/" target="_blank">Kaiser Health News</a> is a nonprofit, independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, and is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

Sarah Jane Tribble spent more than a year and a half <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/khn.org/news/tag/no-mercy/__;!!Iwwt!Bq6oM4K2JC4j2urJjlZnjh7wtAM_dzduY7xXFLXAOdeinR9h2LJlUEZHTNUhtg$" target="_blank">reporting</a>
 on a Kansas town that lost its only hospital. This month, KHN and St. 
Louis Public Radio will launch "Where It Hurts," a podcast exploring the
 often painful cracks growing in America's health system. You can listen
 to Episode 1 of the podcast's first season, "<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-it-hurts/id1529977695__;!!Iwwt!Bq6oM4K2JC4j2urJjlZnjh7wtAM_dzduY7xXFLXAOdeinR9h2LJlUEZCVurJdQ$" target="_blank">No Mercy</a>," on Sept. 29.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600800818154.png" alt="The hospital in this central Kansas town is nervous about taking a loan from the federal government to help pay for COVID-19 expenses. Scott Canon / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>The hospital in this central Kansas town is nervous about taking a loan from the federal government to help pay for COVID-19 expenses. Scott Canon / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By SARAH JANE TRIBBLE <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-09-22/rural-hospitals-in-kansas-and-elsewhere-are-looking-at-federal-coronavirus-loans-skeptically">Kansas News Service</a>David Usher, chief financial officer for a 12-bed rural hospital in western Kansas, is sitting on $1.7 million he's scared to spend.The
 money lent from the federal government is meant to help hospitals and 
other health care providers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet some 
hospital administrators have called it a payday loan program that is now
 brutally due for repayment at a time when the institutions still need 
help.Coronavirus cases have "picked up recently and it's quite 
worrying," says Usher, who is the chief financial officer for Edwards 
County Medical Center in Kinsley, Kansas. He would like to use the 
federal loan money to build a negative-pressure room. Such rooms are a 
common and effective tool for keeping contagious patients apart from 
those in the rest of the hospital.But he's not sure it's safe to spend that cash. Officially, the total repayment of the loan
 is due this month. Otherwise, according to the loan's terms, federal 
regulators will stop reimbursing the hospitals for Medicare patients' 
treatments until the loan is repaid in full.When will the creditor come calling?The
 federal Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services has not yet begun 
trying to recoup its investment, with the coronavirus still affecting 
communities nationwide, but hospital leaders fear it may come calling for repayment any day now.Hospital
 leaders across the country say there has been no communication from CMS
 on whether or when it will adjust the repayment deadline. A CMS 
spokesperson did not respond to our questions by publishing time."It's
 great having the money," Usher says. "But if I don't know how much I 
get to keep, I don't get to spend the money wisely and effectively on 
the facility."Usher took out the loan from Medicare's Accelerated
 and Advance Payments program. The program, which existed long before 
the pandemic, was generally used sparingly by hospitals when they were 
faced with emergencies such as hurricanes or tornadoes. It was expanded 
for use during the coronavirus pandemic — part of billions approved <a href="https://khn.org/news/amid-coronavirus-distress-wealthy-hospitals-hoard-millions/" target="_blank">in federal relief funds</a> for health care providers this spring.A
 full repayment of a hospital's loan is technically due 120 days after 
it was received. If it is not paid, Medicare will stop reimbursing 
claims until it recoups the money it is owed — a point spelled out in 
the program's rules. Medicare reimburses nearly <a href="https://data.cdc.gov/Administrative/Provider-Relief-Fund-Accelerated-and-Advance-Payme/v2pi-w3up" target="_blank">$60 billion in payments</a> to health care providers nationwide under Medicare's Part A program, which makes payments to hospitals.More
 than 65% of the nation's small, rural hospitals — many of which were 
operating at a deficit before the pandemic — jumped at the Medicare 
loans when the pandemic hit because they were the first funds available, says <a href="https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/about-nrha/staff-directory" target="_blank">Maggie Elehwany</a>, former vice president of government affairs for the National Rural Health Association.CMS halted new loan applications to the program at the end of April."The
 pandemic has simply gone on longer than anyone anticipated back in 
March," says Joanna Hiatt Kim, vice president of payment policy and 
analysis for the American Hospital Association. The trade association <a href="https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/07/cms-urged-to-delay-repayment-of-accelerated-payments-letter-7-29-20.pdf" target="_blank">sent a letter</a> to CMS in late July asking for a delay in the recoupment.On
 Monday, the House Appropriations Committee included partial relief for 
all hospitals in a new government funding plan. The committee's proposal
 would extend the start of the repayment period for hospitals and the 
amount of time they are allowed to take to repay.The <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/Continuing%20Appropriations%202021%20Extensions%202020%20Summary.pdf" target="_blank">continuing resolution</a>
 that includes this language about relief for hospitals (among many, 
many other things) is still being hammered out, though it does face its 
own deadline: It must be approved by the House and the Senate within the
 next nine days or the federal government faces a shutdown."Still in the middle of this crisis"Tom Nickels, executive vice president at the AHA, says his organization appreciates the House committee's effort to address the loans in the new bill, but full forgiveness of the loans is still needed.Sen.
 Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, has called for changes to the
 loan repayment period for months and said Monday "our work is far from 
over.""We are still in the middle of this crisis — from both health and economic standpoints," Shaheen says.Meanwhile,
 hospital administrators like Peter Wright are holding their breath, 
waiting to see if, in order to settle the debt, Medicare will stop 
making payments to hospitals, even as the facilities continue to grapple
 with the coronavirus in their communities."The feds, if you owe 
them money, they just take it," says Wright, who oversees two small 
hospitals for Central Maine Healthcare in Bridgton, Maine. He says his 
health care system took the money because "we had no other choice; it 
was a cash flow issue."For many hospitals, Medicare payments make
 up 40% or more of their revenue. Not being reimbursed by Medicare would
 be crippling — akin to a household losing nearly half its income."We have no idea what we're going to do if we have to pay it back as quickly as they say," Wright says.In
 rural Kentucky, hospital executive Sheila Currans says she "vacillated"
 for about a week or so, trying to decide whether to tap the loan 
program for her hospital — she knew it would have to be repaid and 
worried that could prove difficult."It was a desperate time," 
says Currans, chief executive of Harrison Memorial Hospital in 
Cynthiana, Ky. In early March her hospital was the first in the state to
 treat a COVID-19 patient, she says.The hospital immediately quarantined dozens of staff members at the time and
 shut down elective procedures. Once COVID-19 was confirmed in the 
community, there was a "horrible fear" among residents of getting 
infected, Currans says, and that kept people from seeking outpatient 
care as well."Through March and April and most of May, I was in a
 complete spiral," Currans says, and by the end of April her hospital 
was losing millions of dollars. To cope with the pandemic, she 
furloughed staff and turned one wing of the hospital into a "cough 
clinic" to be used exclusively by patients whose symptoms suggested they
 might be infected with the coronavirus.Currans says the hospital
 is still seeing cases of COVID-19 show up, but other patients are 
beginning to return for services, too, such as at the outpatient 
clinics.In terms of the hospital's finances, "it's still not a 
wonderful time," Currans says, adding that the Medicare loan and other 
support from the federal government "helped us — at least for now — 
survive it."She's hoping the repayment demand will be pushed back to 2021 or, perhaps, the loan will be forgiven."I know it's a pipe dream," Currans says. "But this has been a historic event."<a href="https://khn.org/" target="_blank">Kaiser Health News</a> is a nonprofit, independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, and is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.Sarah Jane Tribble spent more than a year and a half <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/khn.org/news/tag/no-mercy/__;!!Iwwt!Bq6oM4K2JC4j2urJjlZnjh7wtAM_dzduY7xXFLXAOdeinR9h2LJlUEZHTNUhtg$" target="_blank">reporting</a>
 on a Kansas town that lost its only hospital. This month, KHN and St. 
Louis Public Radio will launch "Where It Hurts," a podcast exploring the
 often painful cracks growing in America's health system. You can listen
 to Episode 1 of the podcast's first season, "<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-it-hurts/id1529977695__;!!Iwwt!Bq6oM4K2JC4j2urJjlZnjh7wtAM_dzduY7xXFLXAOdeinR9h2LJlUEZCVurJdQ$" target="_blank">No Mercy</a>," on Sept. 29.

Rural hospitals in Kan. looking at federal coronavirus loans skeptically

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a criminal homicide that occurred Tuesday morning.

Just before 3:30 a.m., police responded to a check shots call in the 500 block of North Edwards in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male victim in a white SUV who had been shot in his upper body. Fire and EMS arrived on scene and attempted life-saving measures, but the man died on the scene. 

Police also contacted a female acquaintance at the scene but have not reported an arrest.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600798039296.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation early Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation early Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a criminal homicide that occurred Tuesday morning.Just before 3:30 a.m., police responded to a check shots call in the 500 block of North Edwards in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male victim in a white SUV who had been shot in his upper body. Fire and EMS arrived on scene and attempted life-saving measures, but the man died on the scene. Police also contacted a female acquaintance at the scene but have not reported an arrest.

Police: Man dead after shooting at Kansas home

SALINA&nbsp; —A Kansas man was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by an SUV near Oakdale Park in Salina.

According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, Just after 4:30p.m. Monday, a 2015 GMC Acadia driven by Gary Hindman, 82, Salina,&nbsp;had just turned westbound onto the 600 Block of Oakdale Drive from South Oakdale Avenue when Hindman reportedly became light headed and dizzy and possibly blacked out.

The Acadia struck a 1992 Nissan Frontier pickup that was parked on Oakdale Drive and James Price, 91, Salina who was standing in the street next to the pickup.

The accident remains under investigation.&nbsp; A medical condition may have been a contributing factor to the accident,&nbsp;according to Forrester.

SALINA&nbsp; —A Kansas man was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by an SUV near Oakdale Park in Salina.According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, Just after 4:30p.m. Monday, a 2015 GMC Acadia driven by Gary Hindman, 82, Salina,&nbsp;had just turned westbound onto the 600 Block of Oakdale Drive from South Oakdale Avenue when Hindman reportedly became light headed and dizzy and possibly blacked out.The Acadia struck a 1992 Nissan Frontier pickup that was parked on Oakdale Drive and James Price, 91, Salina who was standing in the street next to the pickup.The accident remains under investigation.&nbsp; A medical condition may have been a contributing factor to the accident,&nbsp;according to Forrester.

Police 91-year-old Salina man dies in pedestrian crash

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a child killed in a triple shooting in Kansas City as a 1-year-old boy, making him the city’s youngest homicide victim this year, police said.

Tyron Payton was in the back seat of a car with three other adults when someone opened fire on their vehicle Monday afternoon, police said. The driver of the bullet-riddled car sped to a local fire station to ask for help, authorities said.

Firefighters and medics tended to Tyron and an unidentified man and woman who had been injured, police said. All three were taken to a hospital, where the boy later died.

The child’s death is the 148th homicide this year in Kansas City. At this time last year, 114 homicides had been recorded. The Kansas City Star, which keeps data on homicides in the city, reported that 13 people who were 18 or younger have died in homicides this year, with Tyron being the youngest. All 13 died in shootings.

Federal agents have been sent to Kansas City and a handful of other cities this summer to help fight gun violence, part of a program called&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/b3826b35d488c0f2481d7fc20e8a89b2">Operation Legend</a>. The program is named after a 4-year-old Kansas City boy LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while sleeping in his father’s apartment on June 29.

The federal task force had made&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a6332b9ec38fc8d5d6143ed7e6a0a4ec">more than 1,000 arrests</a>&nbsp;in cities where it has been deployed since early July, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said last month. The task force has sent more than 1,000 agents from several federal law enforcement agencies to cities that have high crime rates.

In Monday's shooting, police said a preliminary investigation showed that the vehicle was stopped in front of a home when someone fired numerous shots into it from outside, hitting the child and two adults. A police spokesman on the scene said there was another adult in car who was not shot.

In&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1308164309684498433?s=20">a tweet</a>, the city's police department said they were “stunned at this callousness and violence” and that they would not rest until finding out who was responsible for the shooting.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, who went to the scene of the shooting Monday, lamented the violence.

Police said in a news release that detectives were “making headway identifying persons of interest” in the shooting, but asked that anyone with any information about the shooting contact detectives.

“We need your leads, we need to make sure this stops,” Lucas said. “One way we make sure it stops is that those who do these sorts of things are held accountable. Because when you look at the shot up vehicle, you recognize that these are people that had no regard for the life of anybody.”

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A boy under the age of 5 died and two adults were injured when someone opened fire on their vehicle Monday afternoon, Kansas City police said.

After the shooting that was reported just before 3 p.m., the driver of the car pulled up to a local fire station to ask for help, according to authorities.

Fire and EMS personnel tended to the unidentified man, woman and child, police said, adding that they were taken to a hospital where the boy later died.

The preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle was stopped in front of a home when someone fired numerous shots into the vehicle from outside, striking three people, according to authorities. A police spokesman on the scene said there was another adult in car who was not struck by gunfire.

In&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1308164309684498433?s=20" target="_blank">a tweet</a>, the city’s police department said they were “stunned at this callousness and violence” and that they would not rest until finding out who was responsible for the shooting.

The child’s death is the 148th homicide this year in Kansas City. At this time last year, 114 homicides had been recorded.

“My heart breaks again,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was also present at the scene.

Both the mayor and police officials asked for anyone with any information on the shooting to contact detectives.

“We need your leads, we need to make sure this stops,” Lucas added. “One way we make sure it stops is that those who do these sorts of things are held accountable. Because when you look at the shot up vehicle, you recognize that these are people that had no regard for the life of anybody.”

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a child killed in a triple shooting in Kansas City as a 1-year-old boy, making him the city’s youngest homicide victim this year, police said.Tyron Payton was in the back seat of a car with three other adults when someone opened fire on their vehicle Monday afternoon, police said. The driver of the bullet-riddled car sped to a local fire station to ask for help, authorities said.Firefighters and medics tended to Tyron and an unidentified man and woman who had been injured, police said. All three were taken to a hospital, where the boy later died.The child’s death is the 148th homicide this year in Kansas City. At this time last year, 114 homicides had been recorded. The Kansas City Star, which keeps data on homicides in the city, reported that 13 people who were 18 or younger have died in homicides this year, with Tyron being the youngest. All 13 died in shootings.Federal agents have been sent to Kansas City and a handful of other cities this summer to help fight gun violence, part of a program called&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/b3826b35d488c0f2481d7fc20e8a89b2">Operation Legend</a>. The program is named after a 4-year-old Kansas City boy LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while sleeping in his father’s apartment on June 29.The federal task force had made&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a6332b9ec38fc8d5d6143ed7e6a0a4ec">more than 1,000 arrests</a>&nbsp;in cities where it has been deployed since early July, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said last month. The task force has sent more than 1,000 agents from several federal law enforcement agencies to cities that have high crime rates.In Monday's shooting, police said a preliminary investigation showed that the vehicle was stopped in front of a home when someone fired numerous shots into it from outside, hitting the child and two adults. A police spokesman on the scene said there was another adult in car who was not shot.In&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1308164309684498433?s=20">a tweet</a>, the city's police department said they were “stunned at this callousness and violence” and that they would not rest until finding out who was responsible for the shooting.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, who went to the scene of the shooting Monday, lamented the violence.“My heart breaks again,” Lucas said.Police said in a news release that detectives were “making headway identifying persons of interest” in the shooting, but asked that anyone with any information about the shooting contact detectives.“We need your leads, we need to make sure this stops,” Lucas said. “One way we make sure it stops is that those who do these sorts of things are held accountable. Because when you look at the shot up vehicle, you recognize that these are people that had no regard for the life of anybody.”------------------KANSAS CITY (AP) — A boy under the age of 5 died and two adults were injured when someone opened fire on their vehicle Monday afternoon, Kansas City police said.After the shooting that was reported just before 3 p.m., the driver of the car pulled up to a local fire station to ask for help, according to authorities.Fire and EMS personnel tended to the unidentified man, woman and child, police said, adding that they were taken to a hospital where the boy later died.The preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle was stopped in front of a home when someone fired numerous shots into the vehicle from outside, striking three people, according to authorities. A police spokesman on the scene said there was another adult in car who was not struck by gunfire.In&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1308164309684498433?s=20" target="_blank">a tweet</a>, the city’s police department said they were “stunned at this callousness and violence” and that they would not rest until finding out who was responsible for the shooting.The child’s death is the 148th homicide this year in Kansas City. At this time last year, 114 homicides had been recorded.“My heart breaks again,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was also present at the scene.Both the mayor and police officials asked for anyone with any information on the shooting to contact detectives.“We need your leads, we need to make sure this stops,” Lucas added. “One way we make sure it stops is that those who do these sorts of things are held accountable. Because when you look at the shot up vehicle, you recognize that these are people that had no regard for the life of anybody.”

Update: Police ID 1-year-old killed in KC triple shooting

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend shooting and have made an arrest.

Just after noon. Saturday, police responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex located in the 2500 block of West Wildwood Lane in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a physical disturbance broke out between a suspect idenfified as 21-year-old Roberto Rodriguez&nbsp; and a 20-year-old male over a property dispute. 

Rodriguez left and returned with a firearm and shot at the 20-year-old. The 20-year-old was not struck or injured and&nbsp; then retrieved a gun and returned fire. Rodriguez ran from the apartment.

Police located Rodriguez in a nearby apartment building and arrested him. He had a gunshot wound to his foot. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.

&nbsp;Rodriguez is being held on requested charges of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to Wheeler.

The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend shooting and have made an arrest.Just after noon. Saturday, police responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex located in the 2500 block of West Wildwood Lane in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.Upon arrival, officers learned that a physical disturbance broke out between a suspect idenfified as 21-year-old Roberto Rodriguez&nbsp; and a 20-year-old male over a property dispute. Rodriguez left and returned with a firearm and shot at the 20-year-old. The 20-year-old was not struck or injured and&nbsp; then retrieved a gun and returned fire. Rodriguez ran from the apartment.Police located Rodriguez in a nearby apartment building and arrested him. He had a gunshot wound to his foot. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.&nbsp;Rodriguez is being held on requested charges of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to Wheeler.The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

Kan. shooting suspect taken from hospital to jail

TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she is increasingly concerned the state does not have the infrastructure and policies in place to stop a continuing increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus

On Monday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 53,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 600 deaths since the pandemic began. That’s an increase of 1,674 cases and four deaths over the weekend.

The governor said the state has consistently confirmed an average of about 500 new cases per day in the recent weeks, particularly as schools are reopening, sports have resumed and flu season is quickly approaching.

“We knew this was coming, we knew we could prepare for it but because we failed to implement a coherent, coordinated mask policy, because we have taken an ineffective, patchwork approach to our COVID-19 response, cases and deaths continue to rise,” she said.

Early in the pandemic, Kelly issued statewide mandates to wear masks and close some businesses but the GOP-led Legislature pushed back and passed a law that requires a Republican-majority council to approve the governor’s emergency executive orders. That led to allowing counties to decide individually if they would follow the orders.

That lack of a coherent, statewide response to the coronavirus — along with Kansas Republican leaders’ refusal to expand Medicaid — endangers residents’ lives and is a factor that companies consider when deciding whether to move to Kansas, she said.

“We must provide prospective employers with certainty that their employees and their families will have access to affordable health care,” she said. “Our state path to economic growth is dependent upon healthy Kansans.”

The county health department said the positive case involved a person at Timber Creek Elementary School in the Blue Valley district, but they did not say if a student or staff member was infected.

TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she is increasingly concerned the state does not have the infrastructure and policies in place to stop a continuing increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGovLauraKelly%2Fvideos%2F375702983819963%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>On Monday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 53,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 600 deaths since the pandemic began. That’s an increase of 1,674 cases and four deaths over the weekend.The governor said the state has consistently confirmed an average of about 500 new cases per day in the recent weeks, particularly as schools are reopening, sports have resumed and flu season is quickly approaching.“We knew this was coming, we knew we could prepare for it but because we failed to implement a coherent, coordinated mask policy, because we have taken an ineffective, patchwork approach to our COVID-19 response, cases and deaths continue to rise,” she said.Early in the pandemic, Kelly issued statewide mandates to wear masks and close some businesses but the GOP-led Legislature pushed back and passed a law that requires a Republican-majority council to approve the governor’s emergency executive orders. That led to allowing counties to decide individually if they would follow the orders.That lack of a coherent, statewide response to the coronavirus — along with Kansas Republican leaders’ refusal to expand Medicaid — endangers residents’ lives and is a factor that companies consider when deciding whether to move to Kansas, she said.“We must provide prospective employers with certainty that their employees and their families will have access to affordable health care,” she said. “Our state path to economic growth is dependent upon healthy Kansans.”<figure>
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 </figure>The county health department said the positive case involved a person at Timber Creek Elementary School in the Blue Valley district, but they did not say if a student or staff member was infected.In Johnson County, health officials urged more than 100 people who had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 at an elementary school in Overland Park to quarantine for 14 days, but some parents are objecting to the recommendation.The department sent a letter Saturday to Blue Valley Superintendent Tonya Merrigan, urging affected individuals to abide by the quarantine.Sanmi Areola, county health director, said on Monday that the 14-day quarantine is the appropriate action to contain the spread, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/education/article245891520.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.Elementary students returned to a mix of remote and in-person schooling in Blue Valley on Sept. 9. The district currently plans to bring elementary students back to in-person classes full time on Oct. 5.Several parents who want to return now to full-time, in-person classes protested at the school Sunday. Christine White, a pediatrician who has frequently called for schools to reopen, hosted the rally.She said in a Facebook post that the quarantine was a “massive overreaction.”“Please understand that if we let this action by the health department and school go unchecked and we let them slide, then they will know we have a breaking point where we will just lay down and accept the crumbs of an education for our children,” she wrote.----------

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