KANSAS CITY (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will prohibit the wearing of Native American headdresses, face paint and clothing at Arrowhead Stadium.

They also are discussing the future of the iconic tomahawk chop as they address what many consider racist imagery associated with their franchise.

The team said in a statement Thursday that the changes came after conversations with national organizations that work closely on issues that affect Native Americans. They also come on the heels of the NFL team in Washington choosing to drop Redskins as its nickname after a long and often contentious dialogue with fans and the public.

“In 2014, we began a dialogue with a group of local leaders form diverse American Indian backgrounds and experiences,” the team said in its statement. “As an organization, our goal was a better understanding of issues facing American Indian communities in our region and explore opportunities to raise awareness of American Indian cultures and celebrate the rich traditions of tribes with a historic connection to the Kansas City area.”

In response to that initial collaboration, the Chiefs began celebrating American Indian Heritage Month by inviting elders to a game each year, and having them do a ceremonial “Blessing of the Drum and the Four Directions of Arrowhead Stadium.”

Those discussions also led to the Chiefs discouraging the wearing of ceremonial headdresses and face paint, though they were still seen throughout Arrowhead Stadium on game days. Now, those fans wearing often elaborate headdresses and face paint will be stopped at the gate and prohibited from entering the facility.

The Chiefs also said they are “engaged in a thorough review process of the Arrowhead Chop,” which is also used by fans of the Florida State Seminoles, Atlanta Braves and other sports teams. The team also hopes to shift the focus of the war drum that is pounded at the start of games to “something that symbolizes the heartbeat of the stadium.”

“We are exploring all options for a modified engagement moment from the Drum Deck that maintains a unifying effect between our fans and our players but better represents the spiritual significance of the drum,” the team said.

The Chiefs, who are named after former Mayor Harold Roe “Chief” Bartle, have made other changes throughout the years to distance themselves from Native American imagery. The pinto horse named Warpaint that rides onto the field was originally ridden by a man in full Native American headdress, but for years has been ridden by a cheerleader instead.

Despite the changes, there have continued to be occasional demonstrations, protests and public outcry at Chiefs games at home and on the road. Native Americans sought to have the Arizona Cardinals bar face paint when the Chiefs visited several years ago, and protests took place in Minnesota in 2015 before a game against the Vikings.

Officials and students at nearby Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, asked the Chiefs to ban behavior that invokes stereotypes amid their 2016 playoff run. And when the franchise won its first Super Bowl in 50 years in February, it once again put the subject of tradition versus racism at the forefront of the national consciousness.

The team did not address its nickname, its logo of “KC” inside an arrowhead, or the name of Arrowhead Stadium itself in its statement Thursday. But it did say that it was exploring the creation of a formalized education program, and it promised to continue discussions with Native American groups moving forward.

“We are grateful for the meaningful conversations we have had with all of these American Indian leaders,” the team said. “It is important we continue the dialogue on these significant topics and we look forward to continuing to work together.”

KANSAS CITY (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will prohibit the wearing of Native American headdresses, face paint and clothing at Arrowhead Stadium.They also are discussing the future of the iconic tomahawk chop as they address what many consider racist imagery associated with their franchise.The team said in a statement Thursday that the changes came after conversations with national organizations that work closely on issues that affect Native Americans. They also come on the heels of the NFL team in Washington choosing to drop Redskins as its nickname after a long and often contentious dialogue with fans and the public.“In 2014, we began a dialogue with a group of local leaders form diverse American Indian backgrounds and experiences,” the team said in its statement. “As an organization, our goal was a better understanding of issues facing American Indian communities in our region and explore opportunities to raise awareness of American Indian cultures and celebrate the rich traditions of tribes with a historic connection to the Kansas City area.”In response to that initial collaboration, the Chiefs began celebrating American Indian Heritage Month by inviting elders to a game each year, and having them do a ceremonial “Blessing of the Drum and the Four Directions of Arrowhead Stadium.”Those discussions also led to the Chiefs discouraging the wearing of ceremonial headdresses and face paint, though they were still seen throughout Arrowhead Stadium on game days. Now, those fans wearing often elaborate headdresses and face paint will be stopped at the gate and prohibited from entering the facility.The Chiefs also said they are “engaged in a thorough review process of the Arrowhead Chop,” which is also used by fans of the Florida State Seminoles, Atlanta Braves and other sports teams. The team also hopes to shift the focus of the war drum that is pounded at the start of games to “something that symbolizes the heartbeat of the stadium.”“We are exploring all options for a modified engagement moment from the Drum Deck that maintains a unifying effect between our fans and our players but better represents the spiritual significance of the drum,” the team said.The Chiefs, who are named after former Mayor Harold Roe “Chief” Bartle, have made other changes throughout the years to distance themselves from Native American imagery. The pinto horse named Warpaint that rides onto the field was originally ridden by a man in full Native American headdress, but for years has been ridden by a cheerleader instead.Despite the changes, there have continued to be occasional demonstrations, protests and public outcry at Chiefs games at home and on the road. Native Americans sought to have the Arizona Cardinals bar face paint when the Chiefs visited several years ago, and protests took place in Minnesota in 2015 before a game against the Vikings.Officials and students at nearby Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, asked the Chiefs to ban behavior that invokes stereotypes amid their 2016 playoff run. And when the franchise won its first Super Bowl in 50 years in February, it once again put the subject of tradition versus racism at the forefront of the national consciousness.The team did not address its nickname, its logo of “KC” inside an arrowhead, or the name of Arrowhead Stadium itself in its statement Thursday. But it did say that it was exploring the creation of a formalized education program, and it promised to continue discussions with Native American groups moving forward.“We are grateful for the meaningful conversations we have had with all of these American Indian leaders,” the team said. “It is important we continue the dialogue on these significant topics and we look forward to continuing to work together.”___

Chiefs to prohibit Native American imagery at Arrowhead

KANORADO, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials and a granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of Interstate 70 across the state.

Mary Eisenhower joined state Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and other dignitaries in unveiling a new highway sign for east-bound I-70 as it leaves Colorado during an event near the border. The sign welcomes motorists to Kansas, notes that it was President Eisenhower’s home and commemorates the June 17, 1970 completion of I-70.

President Eisenhower pushed for construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. He’d been a young lieutenant colonel in 1919, when it took a convoy of Army vehicles two months to cross the U.S. He served as president from 1953 to 1961, and the Kansas Department of Transportation’s headquarters building in Topeka is named for him.

The first stretch of I-70 just west of Topeka was completed in 1956, and building the full route through Kansas took 14 years. KDOT spokeswoman Jeanny Sharp said the agency waited to mark the 50th anniversary of I-70′s completion until its sign was ready.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597949971168.jpeg" alt="From left to right, Kansas Senator Rick Billinger; Mary Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Brad Loveless; and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz participated in I-70’s 50th anniversary celebration this morning at the Kanorado weigh station.&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>From left to right, Kansas Senator Rick Billinger; Mary Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Brad Loveless; and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz participated in I-70’s 50th anniversary celebration this morning at the Kanorado weigh station.&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>KANORADO, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials and a granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of Interstate 70 across the state.Mary Eisenhower joined state Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and other dignitaries in unveiling a new highway sign for east-bound I-70 as it leaves Colorado during an event near the border. The sign welcomes motorists to Kansas, notes that it was President Eisenhower’s home and commemorates the June 17, 1970 completion of I-70.President Eisenhower pushed for construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. He’d been a young lieutenant colonel in 1919, when it took a convoy of Army vehicles two months to cross the U.S. He served as president from 1953 to 1961, and the Kansas Department of Transportation’s headquarters building in Topeka is named for him.The first stretch of I-70 just west of Topeka was completed in 1956, and building the full route through Kansas took 14 years. KDOT spokeswoman Jeanny Sharp said the agency waited to mark the 50th anniversary of I-70′s completion until its sign was ready.

Kansas celebrates 50th anniversary of completion of I-70

GREENWOOD COUNTY–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a Eureka man was found dead in his home late Wednesday night.

Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office responded to do a welfare check at a home at 1607 Quincy Street in Eureka, Kansas, according to a media release from the KBI.

 When deputies responded, they searched the residence and discovered 78-year-old Danny Shue deceased inside. Shue was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KSCRIME. Tips can also be submitted online at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar" target="_blank">https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1598026621001.png" alt="Investigators at the crime scene -photo courtesy <a href="https://www.eurekaherald.com/">Eureka Herald</a>" />
 <figcaption>Investigators at the crime scene -photo courtesy <a href="https://www.eurekaherald.com/">Eureka Herald</a></figcaption>
 </figure>GREENWOOD COUNTY–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a Eureka man was found dead in his home late Wednesday night.Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office responded to do a welfare check at a home at 1607 Quincy Street in Eureka, Kansas, according to a media release from the KBI. When deputies responded, they searched the residence and discovered 78-year-old Danny Shue deceased inside. Shue was pronounced dead at the scene.Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KSCRIME. Tips can also be submitted online at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar" target="_blank">https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar</a>.

KBI: 78-year-old Kan. man found dead at his home

<a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-08-20/report-the-meatpacking-industry-ignored-years-of-warnings-about-what-a-pandemic-would-mean">Kansas News Service</a>

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 planners had modeled what 
might happen with the arrival of a highly contagious virus, including 
how an outbreak might create food shortages and plant closures.

And those experts repeatedly urged companies and government agencies to prepare.

“It
 was an unmitigated disaster for food processors, and it didn’t have to 
be,” John Hoffman, who developed emergency planning for the food and 
agriculture sector at the Department of Homeland Security during the 
George W. Bush administration, told ProPublica. “There are things that 
could have happened in a pandemic that would have been novel, but this 
has unfolded pretty much as the pandemic plan has suggested it would.”

Instead, the report says, the industry chose to deal with any such crisis as it came.

White
 House officials brought food and agriculture industry leaders together 
nearly 15 years ago to chart a game plan for a pandemic. And George W. 
Bush administration officials warned businesses that “as many as 40% of 
their workers might be absent due to illness, quarantine or fear,” the 
ProPublica story says. “Social distancing would be necessary in 
manufacturing plants … even if it affected business operations. And 
government modeling showed that such high absenteeism would cut food 
production in half.”

In Kansas, the meatpacking plants critical to
 the economy of the southwest corner of the state have become COVID-19 
hotspots. The Kansas News Service reported last week that plants in the 
state were kept open despite concerns from at least one top local public
 health physician in Finney County, who warned that keeping the plants 
open <a href="https://www.hppr.org/post/emails-show-kansas-agencies-helped-keep-meatpacking-plants-open-despite-concerns-about" target="_blank">posed an avoidable risk to a lethal threat</a>.

So
 far, public health officials in the state have linked meatpacking 
plants to roughly 3,300 cases, more than a dozen deaths and 16 
coronavirus cluster outbreaks. That makes them the largest source of 
outbreaks in Kansas — more than double tied to long-term care 
facilities.

Read the <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/meatpacking-companies-dismissed-years-of-warnings-but-now-say-nobody-could-have-prepared-for-covid-19#989716" target="_blank">ProPublica story here</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597689046145.jpeg" alt="Corinne Boyer / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Corinne Boyer / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-08-20/report-the-meatpacking-industry-ignored-years-of-warnings-about-what-a-pandemic-would-mean">Kansas News Service</a>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 planners had modeled what 
might happen with the arrival of a highly contagious virus, including 
how an outbreak might create food shortages and plant closures.And those experts repeatedly urged companies and government agencies to prepare.“It
 was an unmitigated disaster for food processors, and it didn’t have to 
be,” John Hoffman, who developed emergency planning for the food and 
agriculture sector at the Department of Homeland Security during the 
George W. Bush administration, told ProPublica. “There are things that 
could have happened in a pandemic that would have been novel, but this 
has unfolded pretty much as the pandemic plan has suggested it would.”Instead, the report says, the industry chose to deal with any such crisis as it came.White
 House officials brought food and agriculture industry leaders together 
nearly 15 years ago to chart a game plan for a pandemic. And George W. 
Bush administration officials warned businesses that “as many as 40% of 
their workers might be absent due to illness, quarantine or fear,” the 
ProPublica story says. “Social distancing would be necessary in 
manufacturing plants … even if it affected business operations. And 
government modeling showed that such high absenteeism would cut food 
production in half.”In Kansas, the meatpacking plants critical to
 the economy of the southwest corner of the state have become COVID-19 
hotspots. The Kansas News Service reported last week that plants in the 
state were kept open despite concerns from at least one top local public
 health physician in Finney County, who warned that keeping the plants 
open <a href="https://www.hppr.org/post/emails-show-kansas-agencies-helped-keep-meatpacking-plants-open-despite-concerns-about" target="_blank">posed an avoidable risk to a lethal threat</a>.So
 far, public health officials in the state have linked meatpacking 
plants to roughly 3,300 cases, more than a dozen deaths and 16 
coronavirus cluster outbreaks. That makes them the largest source of 
outbreaks in Kansas — more than double tied to long-term care 
facilities.Read the <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/meatpacking-companies-dismissed-years-of-warnings-but-now-say-nobody-could-have-prepared-for-covid-19#989716" target="_blank">ProPublica story here</a>.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597945966061.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>

Report: Meatpacking industry ignored years of pandemic warnings

LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod&nbsp; shared initial results from the university's testing efforts as our students returns to campus.

According to Girod, "We have&nbsp;<a href="https://protect.ku.edu/covid-19-test-reporting" target="_blank">posted initial results</a>&nbsp;from our community COVID-19 saliva testing for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses. The results show the total tests administered and positive results for both students and faculty/staff, along with positivity rates for each group.

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, 89 people have tested positive out of 7,088 entry test results received, for a positivity rate of 1.25%. 

Of the 89 positive cases, 87 are students and two are faculty and staff. We plan to post additional updates on the website on Tuesday of next week."

In his message to the community the chancellor said,"When we decided to move forward with broad entry testing of our community, we knew that inevitably we would receive some positive results. This positivity rate is in line with what we’ve expected and prepared for as we began this process in consultation with our Pandemic Medical Advisory Team.

We’ve conducted this testing upon return to campus before the beginning of on-campus activities and classes for two key reasons:

First, we want to identify positive cases early and ensure that they are isolating appropriately away from campus. Those who test positive receive instructions to self-isolate, in accordance with guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, along with additional instructions from Watkins Health Services. All members of our community must follow these directions closely.

Second, we want to establish baseline levels of positivity rates among our campus populations to determine appropriate safety, infection prevention, education, and testing efforts moving forward. We plan to continue more targeted testing effort and random sampling of our population after this initial round of testing.

In addition to the numbers from the early rounds of testing, we have also identified a few trends.

A large majority of the 87 overall student positives have come from our fraternity and sorority community. 

On Wednesday night, Girod met with leaders in the fraternity and sorority communities along with other campus officials to stress the importance of adhering to the health and safety guidelines and rules the university laid out while laying out some additional policy recommendations.&nbsp;

Also of note, according to Girod, "Our staged move-in process at KU Student Housing helped to identify positive cases in the on-campus housing community earlier so these individuals can isolate at their permanent addresses before coming to campus. Thanks to that preparation, so far we do not have any cases isolating in student housing. We expect that will likely change as new students continue to move in, and we are prepared to offer spaces for those students who need to self-isolate.

We know what works to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart from others. Wash your hands frequently. Use our CVKey app to check your symptoms for COVID-19 each day. Refrain from hosting social gatherings and events. And remember to think not just about yourself, but about the good of the community, in every decision you make.

We know that challenges with following these requirements are not limited to any one group in particular. If we are to open successfully and avoid moving more fully online as other universities across the country have done in recent days, all of us – students, faculty, and staff alike – will have to be the very best versions of ourselves."

The&nbsp; initial round of testing is mandatory for students, faculty, and staff who plan to be on campus in Lawrence or Overland Park before Sept. 7. 

<a href="https://protect.ku.edu/covid-19-testing-information">Click here&nbsp;</a>for more information on testing at KU.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/3/1583199779683.png" alt="KU Chancellor&nbsp;Doug Girod" />
 <figcaption>KU Chancellor&nbsp;Doug Girod</figcaption>
 </figure>LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod&nbsp; shared initial results from the university's testing efforts as our students returns to campus.According to Girod, "We have&nbsp;<a href="https://protect.ku.edu/covid-19-test-reporting" target="_blank">posted initial results</a>&nbsp;from our community COVID-19 saliva testing for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses. The results show the total tests administered and positive results for both students and faculty/staff, along with positivity rates for each group.As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, 89 people have tested positive out of 7,088 entry test results received, for a positivity rate of 1.25%. Of the 89 positive cases, 87 are students and two are faculty and staff. We plan to post additional updates on the website on Tuesday of next week."In his message to the community the chancellor said,"When we decided to move forward with broad entry testing of our community, we knew that inevitably we would receive some positive results. This positivity rate is in line with what we’ve expected and prepared for as we began this process in consultation with our Pandemic Medical Advisory Team.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597942736026.png" alt="photo courtesy University of Kansas" />
 <figcaption>photo courtesy University of Kansas</figcaption>
 </figure>We’ve conducted this testing upon return to campus before the beginning of on-campus activities and classes for two key reasons:First, we want to identify positive cases early and ensure that they are isolating appropriately away from campus. Those who test positive receive instructions to self-isolate, in accordance with guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, along with additional instructions from Watkins Health Services. All members of our community must follow these directions closely.Second, we want to establish baseline levels of positivity rates among our campus populations to determine appropriate safety, infection prevention, education, and testing efforts moving forward. We plan to continue more targeted testing effort and random sampling of our population after this initial round of testing.In addition to the numbers from the early rounds of testing, we have also identified a few trends.A large majority of the 87 overall student positives have come from our fraternity and sorority community. On Wednesday night, Girod met with leaders in the fraternity and sorority communities along with other campus officials to stress the importance of adhering to the health and safety guidelines and rules the university laid out while laying out some additional policy recommendations.&nbsp;Also of note, according to Girod, "Our staged move-in process at KU Student Housing helped to identify positive cases in the on-campus housing community earlier so these individuals can isolate at their permanent addresses before coming to campus. Thanks to that preparation, so far we do not have any cases isolating in student housing. We expect that will likely change as new students continue to move in, and we are prepared to offer spaces for those students who need to self-isolate.We know what works to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart from others. Wash your hands frequently. Use our CVKey app to check your symptoms for COVID-19 each day. Refrain from hosting social gatherings and events. And remember to think not just about yourself, but about the good of the community, in every decision you make.We know that challenges with following these requirements are not limited to any one group in particular. If we are to open successfully and avoid moving more fully online as other universities across the country have done in recent days, all of us – students, faculty, and staff alike – will have to be the very best versions of ourselves."The&nbsp; initial round of testing is mandatory for students, faculty, and staff who plan to be on campus in Lawrence or Overland Park before Sept. 7. <a href="https://protect.ku.edu/covid-19-testing-information">Click here&nbsp;</a>for more information on testing at KU.

KU reports results of first round of campus virus testing 

RENO COUNTY—Investigators say an electrical issue is to blame for a fire in a garage attached to a home in Hutchinson.

Just before 6:30a.m. Thursday, fire crews responded to 4302 Foothill Drive in Hutchinson for a reported structure fire, according to Fire Chief Steve Beer.

The first arriving unit reported smoke from the garage and attic area.

Fire crews were able to bring the fire under control quickly with fire damage being contained to the garage area of the home. Following investigation, the fire cause was determined to be an overloaded extension cord, according to Beer. Occupants of the residence escaped the fire without injury.

The Hutchinson Fire Department was assisted by Reno County EMS, Kansas Gas, and Evergy.&nbsp; Beer has not released details on a damage estimate.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597924479689.jpeg" alt="Photo courtesy Hutchinson Fire Department" />
 <figcaption>Photo courtesy Hutchinson Fire Department</figcaption>
 </figure>RENO COUNTY—Investigators say an electrical issue is to blame for a fire in a garage attached to a home in Hutchinson.Just before 6:30a.m. Thursday, fire crews responded to 4302 Foothill Drive in Hutchinson for a reported structure fire, according to Fire Chief Steve Beer.The first arriving unit reported smoke from the garage and attic area.Fire crews were able to bring the fire under control quickly with fire damage being contained to the garage area of the home. Following investigation, the fire cause was determined to be an overloaded extension cord, according to Beer. Occupants of the residence escaped the fire without injury.The Hutchinson Fire Department was assisted by Reno County EMS, Kansas Gas, and Evergy.&nbsp; Beer has not released details on a damage estimate.

Occupants escape electrical fire at Kansas home

By&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/tim-carpenter/">Tim Carpenter</a>, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Barbara Bollier sought Tuesday to highlight GOP nominee Roger Marshall’s opposition to Medicaid expansion in Kansas and to federal legislation strengthening access to health coverage supported by the Affordable Care Act.

Bollier, a state senator from Mission Hills and a retired anesthesiologist, said during a conference call with other Kansas Democratic candidates for federal office that she had been a consistent advocate for Medicaid expansion and upgrading the ACA.

“The number one issue I hear about from Kansans is health care. That is why it is at the top of my list,” Bollier said. “I have an opponent who says do not expand Medicaid. We can do so much better as Kansans. We must move forward with health care reform.””

She said Marshall was wrong to campaign for repeal of Obamacare, which granted states an opportunity to broaden eligibility for Medicaid to low- and moderate-income families. Kansas is among a dozen states that has declined to extend the reach of Medicaid under the ACA.

On Monday, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said expansion would be beneficial to as many as 150,000 Kansans. She said there was significance in passage of Medicaid expansion ballot initiatives in Missouri and Oklahoma, and that she hadn’t given up on comparable reform in Kansas.

Marshall, a Great Bend physician who represents the 1st District in the U.S. House, voted as a congressman to repeal the ACA and offered testimony to the Kansas Legislature against Medicaid expansion. He led a group of conservative Republican House members in development of a proposed alternative to the ACA that preserved the popular coverage of pre-existing conditions but diluted much of the federal law.

In June, the Democratic-led House approved a bill that would deepen ACA benefits and provide financial inducements for holdout states to expand eligibility. Marshall joined U.S. Reps. Steve Watkins, of the 2nd District, and Ron Estes, of the 4th District in voting against that bill. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the 3rd District Democrat, cast the delegation’s only vote on behalf of the bill.

The measure sent to the Senate on a 234-179 vote would guarantee women could remain eligible for Medicaid coverage for 12 months after giving birth. It would remove a Trump administration rule that enabled the sale of skimpy 12-month health insurance plans.

It also would allow federal health officials to negotiate the price of prescription drugs under Medicare, a provision that Bollier endorsed.

Bollier, speaking on a call tied to the virtual edition of the Democratic National Convention, said she was disappointed Marshall didn’t embrace the idea of using the market power of Medicare to reduce the cost of medicine in the United States.

“We’ve got to move that forward, because we know that as Medicare pricing goes, so goes the rest of our prices in this country on health care,” she said.

Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International. He has been recognized for investigative reporting on Kansas government and politics. He won the Kansas Press Association's Victor Murdock Award six times. The William Allen White Foundation honored him four times with its Burton Marvin News Enterprise Award. The Kansas City Press Club twice presented him its Journalist of the Year Award and more recently its Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned an agriculture degree at Kansas State University and grew up on a small dairy and beef cattle farm in Missouri. He is an amateur woodworker and drives Studebaker cars.

<figure>
 <img src="https://kansasreflector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Barbara-Bollier-and-democrats-scaled.jpg" alt="U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier, middle right, said Tuesday on a conference call with other Kansas Democratic candidates that Republican Senate nominee Roger Marshall ill-advisedly opposed expansion of Medicaid services in Kansas during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier, middle right, said Tuesday on a conference call with other Kansas Democratic candidates that Republican Senate nominee Roger Marshall ill-advisedly opposed expansion of Medicaid services in Kansas during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>By&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/tim-carpenter/">Tim Carpenter</a>, Kansas ReflectorTOPEKA — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Barbara Bollier sought Tuesday to highlight GOP nominee Roger Marshall’s opposition to Medicaid expansion in Kansas and to federal legislation strengthening access to health coverage supported by the Affordable Care Act.Bollier, a state senator from Mission Hills and a retired anesthesiologist, said during a conference call with other Kansas Democratic candidates for federal office that she had been a consistent advocate for Medicaid expansion and upgrading the ACA.“The number one issue I hear about from Kansans is health care. That is why it is at the top of my list,” Bollier said. “I have an opponent who says do not expand Medicaid. We can do so much better as Kansans. We must move forward with health care reform.””She said Marshall was wrong to campaign for repeal of Obamacare, which granted states an opportunity to broaden eligibility for Medicaid to low- and moderate-income families. Kansas is among a dozen states that has declined to extend the reach of Medicaid under the ACA.On Monday, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said expansion would be beneficial to as many as 150,000 Kansans. She said there was significance in passage of Medicaid expansion ballot initiatives in Missouri and Oklahoma, and that she hadn’t given up on comparable reform in Kansas.Marshall, a Great Bend physician who represents the 1st District in the U.S. House, voted as a congressman to repeal the ACA and offered testimony to the Kansas Legislature against Medicaid expansion. He led a group of conservative Republican House members in development of a proposed alternative to the ACA that preserved the popular coverage of pre-existing conditions but diluted much of the federal law.In June, the Democratic-led House approved a bill that would deepen ACA benefits and provide financial inducements for holdout states to expand eligibility. Marshall joined U.S. Reps. Steve Watkins, of the 2nd District, and Ron Estes, of the 4th District in voting against that bill. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the 3rd District Democrat, cast the delegation’s only vote on behalf of the bill.The measure sent to the Senate on a 234-179 vote would guarantee women could remain eligible for Medicaid coverage for 12 months after giving birth. It would remove a Trump administration rule that enabled the sale of skimpy 12-month health insurance plans.It also would allow federal health officials to negotiate the price of prescription drugs under Medicare, a provision that Bollier endorsed.Bollier, speaking on a call tied to the virtual edition of the Democratic National Convention, said she was disappointed Marshall didn’t embrace the idea of using the market power of Medicare to reduce the cost of medicine in the United States.“We’ve got to move that forward, because we know that as Medicare pricing goes, so goes the rest of our prices in this country on health care,” she said.---------Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International. He has been recognized for investigative reporting on Kansas government and politics. He won the Kansas Press Association's Victor Murdock Award six times. The William Allen White Foundation honored him four times with its Burton Marvin News Enterprise Award. The Kansas City Press Club twice presented him its Journalist of the Year Award and more recently its Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned an agriculture degree at Kansas State University and grew up on a small dairy and beef cattle farm in Missouri. He is an amateur woodworker and drives Studebaker cars.

U.S. Senate nominees offer conflicting diagnosis of Medicaid expansion

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit and run accident and have made an arrest.

At approximately 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, two police detectives observed a red GMC Sonoma strike a 59- year-old woman who was walking in a crosswalk at East Douglas Avenue and North Main Street in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

 The GMC, which was driven a suspect later identified as 27-year-old Dalton Drew was traveling west on Douglas and turned South on Main Street after striking the woman.

 The 59-year-old received minor injuries from the accident.

Officers located the truck exiting from West Kellogg onto North Meridian Avenue. Officers attempted to stop the truck, but Drew refused and led officers on a pursuit.

The pursuit ended after Drew lost control of the truck and struck a tree. He then ran from the truck, but was located and arrested without further incident in a backyard at a nearby residence. He is being held on requested charges of felony evade and elude, hit and run, criminal possession of a firearm, and outstanding warrants in Nevada, according to Wheeler. Drew also has six previous convictions for theft, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.This 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 hit and run accident and have made an arrest.At approximately 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, two police detectives observed a red GMC Sonoma strike a 59- year-old woman who was walking in a crosswalk at East Douglas Avenue and North Main Street in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler. The GMC, which was driven a suspect later identified as 27-year-old Dalton Drew was traveling west on Douglas and turned South on Main Street after striking the woman. The 59-year-old received minor injuries from the accident.Officers located the truck exiting from West Kellogg onto North Meridian Avenue. Officers attempted to stop the truck, but Drew refused and led officers on a pursuit.The pursuit ended after Drew lost control of the truck and struck a tree. He then ran from the truck, but was located and arrested without further incident in a backyard at a nearby residence. He is being held on requested charges of felony evade and elude, hit and run, criminal possession of a firearm, and outstanding warrants in Nevada, according to Wheeler. Drew also has six previous convictions for theft, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.This case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office

Kansas hit and run suspect arrested hiding in backyard

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor has ruled that law enforcement were justified in fatally shooting a man linked to two Nebraska killings.

Douglas County, Kansas, District Attorney Charles Branson announced his findings Tuesday after reviewing the deadly June 15 shooting of 31-year-old Nicholas Hirsh.

Authorities&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d4f21b974fc1e7f644be1d7d838ce57d">have said</a>&nbsp;they believed Hirsh had been in Kansas since June 12 when a car was stolen from Clay Center. The Marshals Service was helping to look for the vehicle when the Kansas Highway Patrol spotted it near Perry Lake in northeast Kansas.

Troopers pursued the vehicle into Lawrence, where gunfire was exchanged, and Hirsh was killed. Branson’s announcement means no charges will be filed against the officers involved.

Hirsh, a white man, faced a first-degree murder arrest warrant for the Omaha, Nebraska, shooting death of John Miles, 41, of Council Bluffs, Iowa. During their homicide investigation, detectives also discovered the body of 68-year-old John Clanton in the Ponca Hills area of Douglas County in Nebraska.

The Omaha Police Department said detectives determined Hirsh was also responsible for Clanton’s death. They are not looking for any additional suspects in either homicide.

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 </figure>LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor has ruled that law enforcement were justified in fatally shooting a man linked to two Nebraska killings.Douglas County, Kansas, District Attorney Charles Branson announced his findings Tuesday after reviewing the deadly June 15 shooting of 31-year-old Nicholas Hirsh.Authorities&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d4f21b974fc1e7f644be1d7d838ce57d">have said</a>&nbsp;they believed Hirsh had been in Kansas since June 12 when a car was stolen from Clay Center. The Marshals Service was helping to look for the vehicle when the Kansas Highway Patrol spotted it near Perry Lake in northeast Kansas.Troopers pursued the vehicle into Lawrence, where gunfire was exchanged, and Hirsh was killed. Branson’s announcement means no charges will be filed against the officers involved.Hirsh, a white man, faced a first-degree murder arrest warrant for the Omaha, Nebraska, shooting death of John Miles, 41, of Council Bluffs, Iowa. During their homicide investigation, detectives also discovered the body of 68-year-old John Clanton in the Ponca Hills area of Douglas County in Nebraska.The Omaha Police Department said detectives determined Hirsh was also responsible for Clanton’s death. They are not looking for any additional suspects in either homicide.

Kan. officers justified in fatal shooting of homicide suspect

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 its website that Kansas had another 723 confirmed and probable cases since Monday, an increase of 2%, for a total of 35,890.

The actual number of cases is thought to be far higher because people can be infected without feeling ill and because of a lack of testing, particularly early in the pandemic.

Kansas has had 441 coronavirus clusters since the pandemic began, with 209 deaths at long-term care facilities, the health department said. Clusters at meatpacking plants accounted for 19 deaths and religious gatherings accounted for 12 deaths.

Health officials reported five clusters at Kansas colleges and universities associated with 57 coronavirus cases, with no hospitalizations or deaths associated with them.

Daycare facilities and schools were associated with 16 clusters associated with 78 cases, including one which required hospitalization.

Shawnee Mission, among the state’s largest school districts, plans to start classes online and suspend sports. But a neighboring school district is holding off on making a call as some parents urge them to reopen.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 411 on Wednesday as public health officials reported six more deaths.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKDHEnews%2Fvideos%2F2680082192274634%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>The state Department of Health and Environment also reported on its website that Kansas had another 723 confirmed and probable cases since Monday, an increase of 2%, for a total of 35,890.The actual number of cases is thought to be far higher because people can be infected without feeling ill and because of a lack of testing, particularly early in the pandemic.Kansas has had 441 coronavirus clusters since the pandemic began, with 209 deaths at long-term care facilities, the health department said. Clusters at meatpacking plants accounted for 19 deaths and religious gatherings accounted for 12 deaths.Health officials reported five clusters at Kansas colleges and universities associated with 57 coronavirus cases, with no hospitalizations or deaths associated with them.Daycare facilities and schools were associated with 16 clusters associated with 78 cases, including one which required hospitalization.Shawnee Mission, among the state’s largest school districts, plans to start classes online and suspend sports. But a neighboring school district is holding off on making a call as some parents urge them to reopen.--------

🎥  Pandemic death toll rises with 6 new deaths in Kansas

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended from working Cincinnati’s games after using an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night, prompting the team to apologize for the “horrific, homophobic remark.”

Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City. Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air. He later apologized.

The Reds took the 56-year-old Brennaman off the broadcast in the fifth inning of the second game.

“The Cincinnati Reds organization is devastated by the horrific, homophobic remark made this evening by broadcaster Thom Brennaman,” the team said in a statement. “He was pulled off the air, and effective immediately was suspended from doing Reds broadcasts. We will be addressing our broadcasting team in the coming days.”

“In no way does this incident represent our players, coaches, organization, or our fans. We share our sincerest apologies to the LGBTQ+ community in Cincinnati, Kansas City, all across this country, and beyond. The Reds embrace a zero-tolerance policy for bias or discrimination of any kind, and we are truly sorry to anyone who has been offended,” it said.

Brennaman opened the fifth inning with an apology spoken directly to camera before handing off play-by-play duties.

“I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of,” he said. “If I have hurt anyone out there, I can’t tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart, I am very, very sorry.”

After pausing to announce a home run by Cincinnati’s Nick Castellanos, Brennaman added: “I don’t know if I’m going to be putting on this headset again” and apologized to the Reds, Fox Sports and his coworkers.

Reds reliever&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Amir_Garrett/status/1296274184784482305" target="_blank">Amir Garrett tweeted&nbsp;</a>about Brennaman’s words shortly after the end of the second game:

“To the LGBTQ community just know I am with you, and whoever is against you, is against me,” he wrote. “I’m sorry for what was said today.”

“LGBTQ+ community, as a member of the Reds organization, I am so sorry for the way you were marginalized tonight,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bowmandernchief/status/1296266949148778496" target="_blank">injured Reds reliever Matt Bowman</a>&nbsp;said on Twitter. “There will always be a place for you in the baseball community and we are so happy to have you here.”

Brennaman and the Reds announcers were working from Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, even though the doubleheader against the Royals was in Kansas City. Remote broadcasts have become the norm in the baseball this year because of coronavirus protocols.

The son of Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, Thom has called major league games for 33 years and has been with Fox Sports for the past 27, covering primarily baseball and football.

“I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am,” Brennaman said. “That is not who I am and never has been. I like to think maybe I could have some people who can back that up. I am very, very sorry and I beg for your forgiveness.”

Broadcast partner Chris Welsh told Brennaman “You’re a good man, partner. Hang in there.”

Alternate play-by-play man Jim Day took over the broadcast.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended from working Cincinnati’s games after using an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night, prompting the team to apologize for the “horrific, homophobic remark.”Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City. Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air. He later apologized.The Reds took the 56-year-old Brennaman off the broadcast in the fifth inning of the second game.“The Cincinnati Reds organization is devastated by the horrific, homophobic remark made this evening by broadcaster Thom Brennaman,” the team said in a statement. “He was pulled off the air, and effective immediately was suspended from doing Reds broadcasts. We will be addressing our broadcasting team in the coming days.”“In no way does this incident represent our players, coaches, organization, or our fans. We share our sincerest apologies to the LGBTQ+ community in Cincinnati, Kansas City, all across this country, and beyond. The Reds embrace a zero-tolerance policy for bias or discrimination of any kind, and we are truly sorry to anyone who has been offended,” it said.Brennaman opened the fifth inning with an apology spoken directly to camera before handing off play-by-play duties.“I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of,” he said. “If I have hurt anyone out there, I can’t tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart, I am very, very sorry.”After pausing to announce a home run by Cincinnati’s Nick Castellanos, Brennaman added: “I don’t know if I’m going to be putting on this headset again” and apologized to the Reds, Fox Sports and his coworkers.Reds reliever&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Amir_Garrett/status/1296274184784482305" target="_blank">Amir Garrett tweeted&nbsp;</a>about Brennaman’s words shortly after the end of the second game:<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">To the LGBTQ community just know I am with you, and whoever is against you, is against me. I’m sorry for what was said today.&mdash; CountOnAG (@Amir_Garrett) <a href="https://twitter.com/Amir_Garrett/status/1296274184784482305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“To the LGBTQ community just know I am with you, and whoever is against you, is against me,” he wrote. “I’m sorry for what was said today.”“LGBTQ+ community, as a member of the Reds organization, I am so sorry for the way you were marginalized tonight,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bowmandernchief/status/1296266949148778496" target="_blank">injured Reds reliever Matt Bowman</a>&nbsp;said on Twitter. “There will always be a place for you in the baseball community and we are so happy to have you here.”Brennaman and the Reds announcers were working from Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, even though the doubleheader against the Royals was in Kansas City. Remote broadcasts have become the norm in the baseball this year because of coronavirus protocols.The son of Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, Thom has called major league games for 33 years and has been with Fox Sports for the past 27, covering primarily baseball and football.“I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am,” Brennaman said. “That is not who I am and never has been. I like to think maybe I could have some people who can back that up. I am very, very sorry and I beg for your forgiveness.”Broadcast partner Chris Welsh told Brennaman “You’re a good man, partner. Hang in there.”Alternate play-by-play man Jim Day took over the broadcast.

Broadcaster on Royals game suspended for anti-gay slur

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two Kansas City police officers accused of using excessive force while arresting a transgender Black woman have pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges.

Matthew G. Brummett and Charles Prichard entered their pleas Tuesday during an arraignment, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245087750.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.

The men were initially charged with misdemeanor assault in the May 2019 arrest of Breona Hill. A grand jury that watched a video of the arrest and heard from two new witnesses&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5a481c1754bf92d30d3a93636b6560b7">upgraded</a>&nbsp;the charges to felony assault in May.

Prosecutors allege the officers pinned Hill to the ground, slammed her face into a sidewalk and kneed her several times while she was handcuffed.

The man who recorded the arrest, Roderick Reed, was convicted of a municipal violation for not obeying officers’ commands to move his car from the middle of the street. He was later pardoned by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

The City Council approved an amendment to the city code in June that ensures witnesses aren’t barred from filming the actions of police officers.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two Kansas City police officers accused of using excessive force while arresting a transgender Black woman have pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges.Matthew G. Brummett and Charles Prichard entered their pleas Tuesday during an arraignment, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245087750.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.The men were initially charged with misdemeanor assault in the May 2019 arrest of Breona Hill. A grand jury that watched a video of the arrest and heard from two new witnesses&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/5a481c1754bf92d30d3a93636b6560b7">upgraded</a>&nbsp;the charges to felony assault in May.Prosecutors allege the officers pinned Hill to the ground, slammed her face into a sidewalk and kneed her several times while she was handcuffed.The man who recorded the arrest, Roderick Reed, was convicted of a municipal violation for not obeying officers’ commands to move his car from the middle of the street. He was later pardoned by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.The City Council approved an amendment to the city code in June that ensures witnesses aren’t barred from filming the actions of police officers.

Kansas City officers plead not guilty in filmed arrest case

COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas for an alleged attack on his mother.

Just before 3a.m. Sunday police responded to the 1100 block of North Third Street in Arkansas City for a report of a physical disturbance between a 40-year-old woman and her son, later identified as 20-year-old Jordan Lee Wilson, according to police.

Police made contact with both individuals and learned a physical altercation had taken place after the victim returned home and allegedly found numerous underage people drinking in her house.

As officers attempted to arrest Wilson, he became combative. During the altercation, one Arkansas City police officer sustained minor injuries. Wilson then was taken into custody without further incident.

He is being held on requested of battery-domestic violence, battery of a law enforcement officer, consumption of alcohol by a minor, criminal damage to property and interference with a law enforcement officer.&nbsp; He was transported, booked and remains in the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $25,000 bond.

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 </figure>COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas for an alleged attack on his mother.Just before 3a.m. Sunday police responded to the 1100 block of North Third Street in Arkansas City for a report of a physical disturbance between a 40-year-old woman and her son, later identified as 20-year-old Jordan Lee Wilson, according to police.Police made contact with both individuals and learned a physical altercation had taken place after the victim returned home and allegedly found numerous underage people drinking in her house.As officers attempted to arrest Wilson, he became combative. During the altercation, one Arkansas City police officer sustained minor injuries. Wilson then was taken into custody without further incident.He is being held on requested of battery-domestic violence, battery of a law enforcement officer, consumption of alcohol by a minor, criminal damage to property and interference with a law enforcement officer.&nbsp; He was transported, booked and remains in the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Police: Kansas man jailed after attack on his mother

BROWN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating after residents reported receiving unsolicited packages of face masks from China through the local mail, according to the Brown County Sheriffs office.

Sheriff's office investigator Brian Guilliams contacted the United States postal inspector in Topeka.

The inspector said complaints of unsolicited face masks from China have been made across the United States. If the package has not been opened, write “RETURN TO SENDER” and take to the local post office. If the package has been opened and you did not order it, throw it away.

Officials have not been aware of anything dangerous in the face masks at this time.&nbsp;

Anyone with questions should contact local law enforcement.

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 </figure>BROWN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating after residents reported receiving unsolicited packages of face masks from China through the local mail, according to the Brown County Sheriffs office.Sheriff's office investigator Brian Guilliams contacted the United States postal inspector in Topeka.The inspector said complaints of unsolicited face masks from China have been made across the United States. If the package has not been opened, write “RETURN TO SENDER” and take to the local post office. If the package has been opened and you did not order it, throw it away.Officials have not been aware of anything dangerous in the face masks at this time.&nbsp;Anyone with questions should contact local law enforcement.

Sheriff: Kan. residents received unsolicited face masks in mail

TOPEKA, KAN. –&nbsp;A Topeka man was sentenced Tuesday to 46 months in federal prison for devising an identity theft scheme that caused a loss of more than $47,000, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

Joseph Adams,&nbsp;42, Topeka, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud.

In his plea, Adams admitted he and co-defendant Danielle Hutchens obtained stolen mail containing checks and information on victims’ identities. 

They used a software program to make counterfeit checks and identification cards. They passed the counterfeit checks at stores including a Walmart in Overland Park, Kan. They also used a stolen identity to access an account at Capital Federal Bank. The overall loss was approximately $47,600.

&nbsp;Co-defendant Danielle Hutchens is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 21.

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 </figure>TOPEKA, KAN. –&nbsp;A Topeka man was sentenced Tuesday to 46 months in federal prison for devising an identity theft scheme that caused a loss of more than $47,000, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.Joseph Adams,&nbsp;42, Topeka, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud. In his plea, Adams admitted he and co-defendant Danielle Hutchens obtained stolen mail containing checks and information on victims’ identities. They used a software program to make counterfeit checks and identification cards. They passed the counterfeit checks at stores including a Walmart in Overland Park, Kan. They also used a stolen identity to access an account at Capital Federal Bank. The overall loss was approximately $47,600.&nbsp;Co-defendant Danielle Hutchens is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 21.

2 face prison for $47,000 ID theft scheme in Kansas

GREAT BEND —The Barton County Health Department has identified multiple positive cases of COVID-19 associated with a large birthday party gathering involving high school age young adults at a private residence in Great Bend on Saturday, August 8th. Individuals who attended this gathering may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a media release from the Barton County Health Department.

Those who were at the gathering during the identified day are encouraged to monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days. Symptoms include fever, cough, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, diarrhea, and/or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing.

If symptoms develop, please stay home, and contact your health care provider for guidance on testing. In an emergency, please call 911and notify first responders that you were potentially exposed to COVID-19 and, if possible, wear a cloth face mask before they arrive.

Authorities could not release more specific details due to HIPPA guidelines.

GREAT BEND —The Barton County Health Department has identified multiple positive cases of COVID-19 associated with a large birthday party gathering involving high school age young adults at a private residence in Great Bend on Saturday, August 8th. Individuals who attended this gathering may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a media release from the Barton County Health Department.Those who were at the gathering during the identified day are encouraged to monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days. Symptoms include fever, cough, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, diarrhea, and/or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing.If symptoms develop, please stay home, and contact your health care provider for guidance on testing. In an emergency, please call 911and notify first responders that you were potentially exposed to COVID-19 and, if possible, wear a cloth face mask before they arrive.Authorities could not release more specific details due to HIPPA guidelines.

Health department: Virus outbreak from large birthday party

KANSAS CITY —Attorney General William Barr stopped in Kansas City Wednesday to&nbsp;provide an update on one of the&nbsp;Department of Justice’s&nbsp;most significant law-enforcement operations:&nbsp;Operation Legend. 

The following is a transcript of Barr's comments.

​"We launched Operation Legend&nbsp;six&nbsp;weeks ago here in Kansas City.&nbsp; Three weeks&nbsp;ago&nbsp;we rolled it out in several additional cities, so now Operation Legend in underway in nine cities. &nbsp;

The operation is named for&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro,&nbsp;a four-year-old boy&nbsp;shot&nbsp;and killed while asleep in bed.&nbsp; For us,&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;is a symbol of the many hundreds of innocent lives that have&nbsp;been taken in the recent upsurge of crime in many of our cities this summer. &nbsp;&nbsp;His life mattered. &nbsp;His name should be remembered. &nbsp;And his senseless death, like that of other innocent victims during&nbsp;the recent surge of violent crime, should be unacceptable to all Americans.&nbsp;

Through&nbsp;Operation&nbsp;Legend, the federal government has&nbsp;dispatched&nbsp;to the nine cities&nbsp;more than 1,000&nbsp;additional&nbsp;agents to&nbsp;work shoulder-to-shoulder with&nbsp;state and local law enforcement.&nbsp; Here in Kansas City, for example, we have deployed more than 185 additional agents from the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Marshals.&nbsp;

​We saw one result of those efforts last week, when Kansas City police arrested the suspected murderer of&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro. &nbsp;The&nbsp;arrest&nbsp;was the product of&nbsp;hard work by the Kansas City Police Department, supported by critical assistance&nbsp;from the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;and U.S. Marshals.&nbsp; This arrest will not bring&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;back, but it again makes his case&nbsp;an example of&nbsp;how we can come together to&nbsp;take violent criminals&nbsp;off the street and&nbsp;make&nbsp;our communities&nbsp;more safe.

Legend’s mother, Charron, is here today.&nbsp; When I met her in Washington, I promised her that Legend’s death would not be in vain.&nbsp; He will inspire us to greater efforts to make Kansas City safe.&nbsp;

​I am also here today with the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Attorney in Kansas City, Tim Garrison, and U.S. Attorneys&nbsp;from&nbsp;many of the other Operation Legend cities – Chicago, St. Louis,&nbsp;Detroit, Cleveland, Memphis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis,&nbsp;and Albuquerque. &nbsp;They are deeply committed to this operation, and we have some encouraging, early results to share.

​To start, I want to provide&nbsp;a bit of context. &nbsp;The&nbsp;most basic duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens.&nbsp; In&nbsp;1991 - 1992, violent crime was at its peak.&nbsp; Crime rates had tripled over the previous decades.&nbsp;

​At that time, the federal government dramatically increased its focus on combating violent crime. &nbsp;We launched a series of initiatives focused on drug organizations, gangs, and gun offenders.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also expanded our close collaboration and joint operations with our state and local partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the next 25 years, violent crime was cut in half.

​During the last two years of the Obama Administration,&nbsp;however, violent crime&nbsp;started increasing again.&nbsp;&nbsp;But this Administration&nbsp;has&nbsp;reversed that trend.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once again, working with our state and local partners, we pushed crime rates down in 2017,&nbsp;2018, and 2019.

​Unfortunately,&nbsp;we have&nbsp;recently&nbsp;seen violent crime spike in many&nbsp;major cities, especially homicides and non-fatal shootings.&nbsp; There are&nbsp;likely a number of reasons for this increase, including&nbsp;pent-up aggression prompted by state and local quarantine orders, and efforts to demonize&nbsp;police&nbsp;and&nbsp;defund&nbsp;their work.

​Operation Legend is&nbsp;the heart of the federal government’s response to this&nbsp;uptick&nbsp;in violent crime. &nbsp;Its mission is to save lives, solve crimes, and take violent offenders off our streets before they can claim more victims. &nbsp;Rather than demonizing or defunding police, we are supporting&nbsp;and strengthening our law enforcement partners at the state and local level.&nbsp;

​So far, the federal-state task forces involved in Operation Legend have made almost 1500 arrests. &nbsp;Many of those&nbsp;arrests&nbsp;are&nbsp;for violent&nbsp;state crimes, including more than 90 homicides, like&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro’s. &nbsp;That’s&nbsp;more than 90&nbsp;suspected killers who&nbsp;might still be on the streets without Operation Legend, and in many cities the operation is just getting started.

We make decisions whether those arrested are to be charged by the state or federally.&nbsp;

Of those arrested, we have charged more than 200 federal crimes. &nbsp;That includes more&nbsp;than 100&nbsp;charges&nbsp;for federal gun crimes, 21&nbsp;of which have come&nbsp;here&nbsp;in Kansas City. &nbsp;Bringing federal charges&nbsp;is significant, because defendants arrested for violent federal crimes can often be detained before trial – unlike state defendants who are too often released. &nbsp;And federal defendants will face serious sentences if convicted. &nbsp;Knowing that, many of them cooperate with the government and lead us to even more violent&nbsp;members of&nbsp;gangs or drug-trafficking networks. &nbsp;Criminals know&nbsp;that&nbsp;federal law enforcement means business, and we are putting them out of the business of&nbsp;violence in our cities.

​In another significant development,&nbsp;federal agents in&nbsp;Operation Legend&nbsp;have&nbsp;seized hundreds of&nbsp;firearms from criminals – including 78 here in Kansas City –&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;that those weapons&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;use them to harm innocent people. &nbsp;Relatedly,&nbsp;we are&nbsp;using&nbsp;sophisticated&nbsp;federal ballistics investigation&nbsp;technology to purse&nbsp;more than 500 leads to solve further gun crimes&nbsp;and take even more dangerous criminals off the streets.

​Our work is just getting started. &nbsp;There is no more important mission for the Department of Justice than keeping our communities safe and enforcing the rule of law. &nbsp;Through Operation Legend, we will continue working with our state and local partners to do just that."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597857449611.png" alt="Attorney General William Barr during his comments Wednesday in Kansas City -image courtesy U.S. Dept. of Justie." />
 <figcaption>Attorney General William Barr during his comments Wednesday in Kansas City -image courtesy U.S. Dept. of Justie.</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Attorney General William Barr stopped in Kansas City Wednesday to&nbsp;provide an update on one of the&nbsp;Department of Justice’s&nbsp;most significant law-enforcement operations:&nbsp;Operation Legend. The following is a transcript of Barr's comments.​"We launched Operation Legend&nbsp;six&nbsp;weeks ago here in Kansas City.&nbsp; Three weeks&nbsp;ago&nbsp;we rolled it out in several additional cities, so now Operation Legend in underway in nine cities. &nbsp;The operation is named for&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro,&nbsp;a four-year-old boy&nbsp;shot&nbsp;and killed while asleep in bed.&nbsp; For us,&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;is a symbol of the many hundreds of innocent lives that have&nbsp;been taken in the recent upsurge of crime in many of our cities this summer. &nbsp;&nbsp;His life mattered. &nbsp;His name should be remembered. &nbsp;And his senseless death, like that of other innocent victims during&nbsp;the recent surge of violent crime, should be unacceptable to all Americans.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595354920053.png" alt="LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro photo U.S. Dept. of Justice" />
 <figcaption>LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro photo U.S. Dept. of Justice</figcaption>
 </figure>Through&nbsp;Operation&nbsp;Legend, the federal government has&nbsp;dispatched&nbsp;to the nine cities&nbsp;more than 1,000&nbsp;additional&nbsp;agents to&nbsp;work shoulder-to-shoulder with&nbsp;state and local law enforcement.&nbsp; Here in Kansas City, for example, we have deployed more than 185 additional agents from the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Marshals.&nbsp;​We saw one result of those efforts last week, when Kansas City police arrested the suspected murderer of&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro. &nbsp;The&nbsp;arrest&nbsp;was the product of&nbsp;hard work by the Kansas City Police Department, supported by critical assistance&nbsp;from the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;and U.S. Marshals.&nbsp; This arrest will not bring&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;back, but it again makes his case&nbsp;an example of&nbsp;how we can come together to&nbsp;take violent criminals&nbsp;off the street and&nbsp;make&nbsp;our communities&nbsp;more safe.Legend’s mother, Charron, is here today.&nbsp; When I met her in Washington, I promised her that Legend’s death would not be in vain.&nbsp; He will inspire us to greater efforts to make Kansas City safe.&nbsp;​I am also here today with the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Attorney in Kansas City, Tim Garrison, and U.S. Attorneys&nbsp;from&nbsp;many of the other Operation Legend cities – Chicago, St. Louis,&nbsp;Detroit, Cleveland, Memphis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis,&nbsp;and Albuquerque. &nbsp;They are deeply committed to this operation, and we have some encouraging, early results to share.​To start, I want to provide&nbsp;a bit of context. &nbsp;The&nbsp;most basic duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens.&nbsp; In&nbsp;1991 - 1992, violent crime was at its peak.&nbsp; Crime rates had tripled over the previous decades.&nbsp;​At that time, the federal government dramatically increased its focus on combating violent crime. &nbsp;We launched a series of initiatives focused on drug organizations, gangs, and gun offenders.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also expanded our close collaboration and joint operations with our state and local partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the next 25 years, violent crime was cut in half.​During the last two years of the Obama Administration,&nbsp;however, violent crime&nbsp;started increasing again.&nbsp;&nbsp;But this Administration&nbsp;has&nbsp;reversed that trend.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once again, working with our state and local partners, we pushed crime rates down in 2017,&nbsp;2018, and 2019.​Unfortunately,&nbsp;we have&nbsp;recently&nbsp;seen violent crime spike in many&nbsp;major cities, especially homicides and non-fatal shootings.&nbsp; There are&nbsp;likely a number of reasons for this increase, including&nbsp;pent-up aggression prompted by state and local quarantine orders, and efforts to demonize&nbsp;police&nbsp;and&nbsp;defund&nbsp;their work.​Operation Legend is&nbsp;the heart of the federal government’s response to this&nbsp;uptick&nbsp;in violent crime. &nbsp;Its mission is to save lives, solve crimes, and take violent offenders off our streets before they can claim more victims. &nbsp;Rather than demonizing or defunding police, we are supporting&nbsp;and strengthening our law enforcement partners at the state and local level.&nbsp;​So far, the federal-state task forces involved in Operation Legend have made almost 1500 arrests. &nbsp;Many of those&nbsp;arrests&nbsp;are&nbsp;for violent&nbsp;state crimes, including more than 90 homicides, like&nbsp;LeGend&nbsp;Taliferro’s. &nbsp;That’s&nbsp;more than 90&nbsp;suspected killers who&nbsp;might still be on the streets without Operation Legend, and in many cities the operation is just getting started.We make decisions whether those arrested are to be charged by the state or federally.&nbsp;Of those arrested, we have charged more than 200 federal crimes. &nbsp;That includes more&nbsp;than 100&nbsp;charges&nbsp;for federal gun crimes, 21&nbsp;of which have come&nbsp;here&nbsp;in Kansas City. &nbsp;Bringing federal charges&nbsp;is significant, because defendants arrested for violent federal crimes can often be detained before trial – unlike state defendants who are too often released. &nbsp;And federal defendants will face serious sentences if convicted. &nbsp;Knowing that, many of them cooperate with the government and lead us to even more violent&nbsp;members of&nbsp;gangs or drug-trafficking networks. &nbsp;Criminals know&nbsp;that&nbsp;federal law enforcement means business, and we are putting them out of the business of&nbsp;violence in our cities.​In another significant development,&nbsp;federal agents in&nbsp;Operation Legend&nbsp;have&nbsp;seized hundreds of&nbsp;firearms from criminals – including 78 here in Kansas City –&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;that those weapons&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;use them to harm innocent people. &nbsp;Relatedly,&nbsp;we are&nbsp;using&nbsp;sophisticated&nbsp;federal ballistics investigation&nbsp;technology to purse&nbsp;more than 500 leads to solve further gun crimes&nbsp;and take even more dangerous criminals off the streets.​Our work is just getting started. &nbsp;There is no more important mission for the Department of Justice than keeping our communities safe and enforcing the rule of law. &nbsp;Through Operation Legend, we will continue working with our state and local partners to do just that."

AG Barr in KC: Over 1,000 arrests through Operation Legend

PICHER, Okla. (AP) — Investigators began searching on Tuesday at a site in the former northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher for the remains of two teenage girls who disappeared in 1999.

Searchers began excavating a vacant lot for the remains of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who were both 16 and haven’t been seen since Dec. 30. 1999, after Freeman’s parents were found murdered in their burned mobile home in Welch, about 15 miles&nbsp; away.

The location in what is today a ghost town was provided by Ronnie Busick, 69, Wichita, who pleaded guilty in July to accessory to murder charges in the case as part of a deal that requires him to provide information leading to the recovery of the remains of girls.

I believe he’s trying, to what degree I don’t know,” said Ottawa County district attorney investigator Gary Stansill regarding Busick’s cooperation.

“We brought him out here to verify the location and ... it doesn’t look anything like it did in 1999,” Stansill said.

The bodies of Freeman’s parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, were found in the burned rubble of their mobile home about 70 miles northeast of Tulsa and the two girls were missing.

Bible was spending the night with Ashley Freeman and the two girls have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/4b4ba6575e33f67906a01bddd82ec150">never been found</a>&nbsp;despite numerous searches.

Busick was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d4e1e525f4f0452f997c4cc62c3202f9">arrested and charged</a>&nbsp;in 2018 and investigators say two other suspects are now dead.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1576360772308.png" alt=" Ronnie Dean Busick- Butler County Jail" />
 <figcaption> Ronnie Dean Busick- Butler County Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>PICHER, Okla. (AP) — Investigators began searching on Tuesday at a site in the former northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher for the remains of two teenage girls who disappeared in 1999.Searchers began excavating a vacant lot for the remains of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who were both 16 and haven’t been seen since Dec. 30. 1999, after Freeman’s parents were found murdered in their burned mobile home in Welch, about 15 miles&nbsp; away.The location in what is today a ghost town was provided by Ronnie Busick, 69, Wichita, who pleaded guilty in July to accessory to murder charges in the case as part of a deal that requires him to provide information leading to the recovery of the remains of girls.I believe he’s trying, to what degree I don’t know,” said Ottawa County district attorney investigator Gary Stansill regarding Busick’s cooperation.“We brought him out here to verify the location and ... it doesn’t look anything like it did in 1999,” Stansill said.The bodies of Freeman’s parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, were found in the burned rubble of their mobile home about 70 miles northeast of Tulsa and the two girls were missing.Bible was spending the night with Ashley Freeman and the two girls have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/4b4ba6575e33f67906a01bddd82ec150">never been found</a>&nbsp;despite numerous searches.Busick was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d4e1e525f4f0452f997c4cc62c3202f9">arrested and charged</a>&nbsp;in 2018 and investigators say two other suspects are now dead.

After Kan. man's plea, search continues for girls missing since '99 

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

At approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita, according to Officer Kevin Wheeler. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Miguel Tapia outside of a Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The investigation has revealed that Tapia was driving the Pathfinder with a suspect later identified as 25-year-old Donovan Harrington  and a 19-year-old and 20-year-old females as passengers. 

An argument ensued between Harrington and Tapia, and Harrington shot him. Harrington and the passengers ran from the vehicle and flagged down an unknowing driver to get a ride.

Harrington was arrested Tuesday during a vehicle stop in the 600 block of South Woodlawn, according to Wheeler.

This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

Harrington has previously been convicted on of theft, criminal threat, aggravated robbery, Flee or elude law enforcement with five or more moving violations and is currently on parole through the Kansas Department of Corrections. 

SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim of as 27-year-old Miguel Tapia of Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

Just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita. Upon arrival, officers located Tapia outside of a gray Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The investigation has revealed that Tapia was inside the Pathfinder when a disturbance broke out, and he was shot.

This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation, according to Wheeler

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597846708906.png" alt="Harrington-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Harrington-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made an arrest.At approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita, according to Officer Kevin Wheeler. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Miguel Tapia outside of a Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.The investigation has revealed that Tapia was driving the Pathfinder with a suspect later identified as 25-year-old Donovan Harrington and a 19-year-old and 20-year-old females as passengers. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597783835983.png" alt="On Tuesday, police asked the public for help to locate this teal F150 pickup. This is the vehicle that gave Harrington and the women a ride from the crime scene, according to Wheeler." />
 <figcaption>On Tuesday, police asked the public for help to locate this teal F150 pickup. This is the vehicle that gave Harrington and the women a ride from the crime scene, according to Wheeler.</figcaption>
 </figure>An argument ensued between Harrington and Tapia, and Harrington shot him. Harrington and the passengers ran from the vehicle and flagged down an unknowing driver to get a ride.Harrington was arrested Tuesday during a vehicle stop in the 600 block of South Woodlawn, according to Wheeler.This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.Harrington has previously been convicted on of theft, criminal threat, aggravated robbery, Flee or elude law enforcement with five or more moving violations and is currently on parole through the Kansas Department of Corrections. --------------<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597701535023.png" alt="Police on the scene of the shooting investigation Monday -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the shooting investigation Monday -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim of as 27-year-old Miguel Tapia of Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.Just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita. Upon arrival, officers located Tapia outside of a gray Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.The investigation has revealed that Tapia was inside the Pathfinder when a disturbance broke out, and he was shot.This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation, according to Wheeler

Police: Kan. felon fatally shot man during drive with 2 women

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 723 to a total of 35,890 the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 723 to a total of 35,890 the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 411, an increase of 6.<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597857917322.png" alt="August 19, 2020 KDHE image" />
 <figcaption>August 19, 2020 KDHE image</figcaption>
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