KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City Chief's fan who was upset about the team's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders pointed a gun at a victim in a neighborhood about 10 miles away from Arrowhead Stadium, authorities say.

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, said in a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1315693752158236672/photo/1">tweet</a>&nbsp;that officers responded to disturbance call around 5 p.m. Sunday, after the game ended. A victim and witnesses then told officers that a person, upset over the result of the Chiefs’&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-kansas-city-super-bowl-darrel-williams-daniel-carlson-c7a974a2ee3f0e9aca96ae3205822f05">40-32</a>&nbsp;loss to the Raiders, pointed a gun.

“A physical fight then ensued as one of the witnesses attempted to disarm the suspect,” police said. “The suspect then fled the scene.”

Police recovered the gun on the scene and notified detectives. The release didn't indicate what sparked the fight, and a police spokesman didn't immediately respond to a text message.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City Chief's fan who was upset about the team's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders pointed a gun at a victim in a neighborhood about 10 miles away from Arrowhead Stadium, authorities say.Police in Kansas City, Kansas, said in a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1315693752158236672/photo/1">tweet</a>&nbsp;that officers responded to disturbance call around 5 p.m. Sunday, after the game ended. A victim and witnesses then told officers that a person, upset over the result of the Chiefs’&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-kansas-city-super-bowl-darrel-williams-daniel-carlson-c7a974a2ee3f0e9aca96ae3205822f05">40-32</a>&nbsp;loss to the Raiders, pointed a gun.“A physical fight then ensued as one of the witnesses attempted to disarm the suspect,” police said. “The suspect then fled the scene.”Police recovered the gun on the scene and notified detectives. The release didn't indicate what sparked the fight, and a police spokesman didn't immediately respond to a text message.

Police: Man upset about Chiefs loss pointed a gun

WASHINGTON — At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett&nbsp; declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws "as they are written."&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.c-span.org/event/?476315/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-day-1&amp;live">Click here to</a>&nbsp;watch a replay of day one of the confirmation hearing

That statement encapsulates her conservative approach that has Republicans excited about the prospect of her taking the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day. Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at the end of the first day of her fast-tracked confirmation hearings.

Judge Barrett's opening remarks presented at the end of day one of her confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee:

Chairman [Lindsey] Graham, Ranking Member [Dianne] Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: I am honored and humbled to appear before you as a nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

I thank the President for entrusting me with this profound responsibility, as well as for the graciousness that he and the First Lady have shown my family throughout this process.

I thank Senator [Todd] Young for introducing me, as he did at my hearing to serve on the Seventh Circuit. I thank Senator [Mike] Braun for his generous support. And I am especially grateful to former Dean Patty O’Hara of Notre Dame Law School. She hired me as a professor nearly 20 years ago and has been a mentor, colleague, and friend ever since.

I thank the Members of this Committee—and your other colleagues in the Senate—who have taken the time to meet with me since my nomination. It has been a privilege to meet you.

As I said when I was nominated to serve as a Justice, I am used to being in a group of nine—my family. Nothing is more important to me, and I am so proud to have them behind me.

My husband Jesse and I have been married for 21 years. He has been a selfless and wonderful partner at every step along the way. I once asked my sister, “Why do people say marriage is hard? I think it’s easy.” She said, “Maybe you should ask Jesse if he agrees.” I decided not to take her advice. I know that I am far luckier in love than I deserve.

Jesse and I are parents to seven wonderful children. Emma is a sophomore in college who just might follow her parents into a career in the law. Vivian came to us from Haiti. When she arrived, she was so weak that we were told she might never walk or talk normally. She now deadlifts as much as the male athletes at our gym, and I assure you that she has no trouble talking. Tess is 16, and while she shares her parents’ love for the liberal arts, she also has a math gene that seems to have skipped her parents’ generation. John Peter joined us shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and Jesse, who brought him home, still describes the shock on JP’s face when he got off the plane in wintertime Chicago. Once that shock wore off, JP assumed the happy-go-lucky attitude that is still his signature trait. Liam is smart, strong, and kind, and to our delight, he still loves watching movies with Mom and Dad. Ten-year-old Juliet is already pursuing her goal of becoming an author by writing multiple essays and short stories, including one she recently submitted for publication. And our youngest—Benjamin, who has Down Syndrome—is the unanimous favorite of the family.

My own siblings are here, some in the hearing room and some nearby. Carrie, Megan, Eileen, Amanda, Vivian, and Michael are my oldest and dearest friends. We’ve seen each other through both the happy and hard parts of life, and I am so grateful that they are with me now.

My parents, Mike and Linda Coney, are watching from their New Orleans home. My father was a lawyer and my mother was a teacher, which explains how I ended up as a law professor. More important, my parents modeled for me and my six siblings a life of service, principle, faith, and love. I remember preparing for a grade-school spelling bee against a boy in my class. To boost my confidence, Dad sang, “Anything boys can do, girls can do better.” At least as I remember it, I spelled my way to victory.

I received similar encouragement from the devoted teachers at St. Mary’s Dominican, my all-girls high school in New Orleans. When I went to college, it never occurred to me that anyone would consider girls to be less capable than boys. My freshman year, I took a literature class filled with upperclassmen English majors. When I did my first presentation—on Breakfast at Tiffany’s—I feared I had failed. But my professor filled me with confidence, became a mentor, and—when I graduated with a degree in English—gave me Truman Capote’s collected works.

Although I considered graduate studies in English, I decided my passion for words was better suited to deciphering statutes than novels. I was fortunate to have wonderful legal mentors—in particular, the judges for whom I clerked. The legendary Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit gave me my first job in the law and continues to teach me today. He was by my side during my Seventh Circuit hearing and investiture, and he is cheering me on from his living room now.

I also clerked for Justice Scalia, and like many law students, I felt like I knew the justice before I ever met him, because I had read so many of his colorful, accessible opinions. More than the style of his writing, though, it was the content of Justice Scalia’s reasoning that shaped me. His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were. Sometimes that approach meant reaching results that he did not like. But as he put it in one of his best known opinions, that is what it means to say we have a government of laws, not of men.

Justice Scalia taught me more than just law. He was devoted to his family, resolute in his beliefs, and fearless of criticism. And as I embarked on my own legal career, I resolved to maintain that same perspective. There is a tendency in our profession to treat the practice of law as all-consuming, while losing sight of everything else. But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life. I worked hard as a lawyer and a professor; I owed that to my clients, my students, and myself. But I never let the law define my identity or crowd out the rest of my life.

A similar principle applies to the role of courts. Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society. But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.

That is the approach I have strived to follow as a judge on the Seventh Circuit. In every case, I have carefully considered the arguments presented by the parties, discussed the issues with my colleagues on the court, and done my utmost to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be. I try to remain mindful that, while my court decides thousands of cases a year, each case is the most important one to the parties involved. After all, cases are not like statutes, which are often named for their authors. Cases are named for the parties who stand to gain or lose in the real world, often through their liberty or livelihood.

When I write an opinion resolving a case, I read every word from the perspective of the losing party. I ask myself how would I view the decision if one of my children was the party I was ruling against: Even though I would not like the result, would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law? That is the standard I set for myself in every case, and it is the standard I will follow as long as I am a judge on any court.

When the President offered this nomination, I was deeply honored. But it was not a position I had sought out, and I thought carefully before accepting. The confirmation process—and the work of serving on the Court if I am confirmed— requires sacrifices, particularly from my family. I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our Nation. I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written. And I believe I can serve my country by playing that role.

I come before this Committee with humility about the responsibility I have been asked to undertake, and with appreciation for those who came before me. I was nine years old when Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to sit in this seat. She was a model of grace and dignity throughout her distinguished tenure on the Court. When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat. She told the Committee, “What has become of me could only happen in America.” I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat, but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led.

If confirmed, it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside the Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices. I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague. And I might bring a few new perspectives to the bench. As the President noted when he announced my nomination, I would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Court. I would be the first Justice to join the Court from the Seventh Circuit in 45 years. And I would be the only sitting Justice who didn’t attend law school at Harvard or Yale. I am confident that Notre Dame will hold its own, and maybe I could even teach them a thing or two about football.

As a final note, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the many Americans from all walks of life who have reached out with messages of support over the course of my nomination. I believe in the power of prayer, and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me. I look forward to answering the Committee’s questions over the coming days. And if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Thank you.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602527214860.png" alt="Amy Coney Barrett reads her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of day one of her confirmation hearing -image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Amy Coney Barrett reads her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of day one of her confirmation hearing -image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON — At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett&nbsp; declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws "as they are written."&nbsp;<a href="https://www.c-span.org/event/?476315/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-day-1&amp;live">Click here to</a>&nbsp;watch a replay of day one of the confirmation hearingThat statement encapsulates her conservative approach that has Republicans excited about the prospect of her taking the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day. Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at the end of the first day of her fast-tracked confirmation hearings.Judge Barrett's opening remarks presented at the end of day one of her confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee:Chairman [Lindsey] Graham, Ranking Member [Dianne] Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: I am honored and humbled to appear before you as a nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.I thank the President for entrusting me with this profound responsibility, as well as for the graciousness that he and the First Lady have shown my family throughout this process.I thank Senator [Todd] Young for introducing me, as he did at my hearing to serve on the Seventh Circuit. I thank Senator [Mike] Braun for his generous support. And I am especially grateful to former Dean Patty O’Hara of Notre Dame Law School. She hired me as a professor nearly 20 years ago and has been a mentor, colleague, and friend ever since.I thank the Members of this Committee—and your other colleagues in the Senate—who have taken the time to meet with me since my nomination. It has been a privilege to meet you.As I said when I was nominated to serve as a Justice, I am used to being in a group of nine—my family. Nothing is more important to me, and I am so proud to have them behind me.My husband Jesse and I have been married for 21 years. He has been a selfless and wonderful partner at every step along the way. I once asked my sister, “Why do people say marriage is hard? I think it’s easy.” She said, “Maybe you should ask Jesse if he agrees.” I decided not to take her advice. I know that I am far luckier in love than I deserve.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602508448677.png" alt="Judge Barrett's husband and her children attending the confirmation hearing -image courtesyCSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Judge Barrett's husband and her children attending the confirmation hearing -image courtesyCSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>Jesse and I are parents to seven wonderful children. Emma is a sophomore in college who just might follow her parents into a career in the law. Vivian came to us from Haiti. When she arrived, she was so weak that we were told she might never walk or talk normally. She now deadlifts as much as the male athletes at our gym, and I assure you that she has no trouble talking. Tess is 16, and while she shares her parents’ love for the liberal arts, she also has a math gene that seems to have skipped her parents’ generation. John Peter joined us shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and Jesse, who brought him home, still describes the shock on JP’s face when he got off the plane in wintertime Chicago. Once that shock wore off, JP assumed the happy-go-lucky attitude that is still his signature trait. Liam is smart, strong, and kind, and to our delight, he still loves watching movies with Mom and Dad. Ten-year-old Juliet is already pursuing her goal of becoming an author by writing multiple essays and short stories, including one she recently submitted for publication. And our youngest—Benjamin, who has Down Syndrome—is the unanimous favorite of the family.My own siblings are here, some in the hearing room and some nearby. Carrie, Megan, Eileen, Amanda, Vivian, and Michael are my oldest and dearest friends. We’ve seen each other through both the happy and hard parts of life, and I am so grateful that they are with me now.My parents, Mike and Linda Coney, are watching from their New Orleans home. My father was a lawyer and my mother was a teacher, which explains how I ended up as a law professor. More important, my parents modeled for me and my six siblings a life of service, principle, faith, and love. I remember preparing for a grade-school spelling bee against a boy in my class. To boost my confidence, Dad sang, “Anything boys can do, girls can do better.” At least as I remember it, I spelled my way to victory.I received similar encouragement from the devoted teachers at St. Mary’s Dominican, my all-girls high school in New Orleans. When I went to college, it never occurred to me that anyone would consider girls to be less capable than boys. My freshman year, I took a literature class filled with upperclassmen English majors. When I did my first presentation—on Breakfast at Tiffany’s—I feared I had failed. But my professor filled me with confidence, became a mentor, and—when I graduated with a degree in English—gave me Truman Capote’s collected works.Although I considered graduate studies in English, I decided my passion for words was better suited to deciphering statutes than novels. I was fortunate to have wonderful legal mentors—in particular, the judges for whom I clerked. The legendary Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit gave me my first job in the law and continues to teach me today. He was by my side during my Seventh Circuit hearing and investiture, and he is cheering me on from his living room now.I also clerked for Justice Scalia, and like many law students, I felt like I knew the justice before I ever met him, because I had read so many of his colorful, accessible opinions. More than the style of his writing, though, it was the content of Justice Scalia’s reasoning that shaped me. His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were. Sometimes that approach meant reaching results that he did not like. But as he put it in one of his best known opinions, that is what it means to say we have a government of laws, not of men.Justice Scalia taught me more than just law. He was devoted to his family, resolute in his beliefs, and fearless of criticism. And as I embarked on my own legal career, I resolved to maintain that same perspective. There is a tendency in our profession to treat the practice of law as all-consuming, while losing sight of everything else. But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life. I worked hard as a lawyer and a professor; I owed that to my clients, my students, and myself. But I never let the law define my identity or crowd out the rest of my life.A similar principle applies to the role of courts. Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society. But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.That is the approach I have strived to follow as a judge on the Seventh Circuit. In every case, I have carefully considered the arguments presented by the parties, discussed the issues with my colleagues on the court, and done my utmost to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be. I try to remain mindful that, while my court decides thousands of cases a year, each case is the most important one to the parties involved. After all, cases are not like statutes, which are often named for their authors. Cases are named for the parties who stand to gain or lose in the real world, often through their liberty or livelihood.When I write an opinion resolving a case, I read every word from the perspective of the losing party. I ask myself how would I view the decision if one of my children was the party I was ruling against: Even though I would not like the result, would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law? That is the standard I set for myself in every case, and it is the standard I will follow as long as I am a judge on any court.When the President offered this nomination, I was deeply honored. But it was not a position I had sought out, and I thought carefully before accepting. The confirmation process—and the work of serving on the Court if I am confirmed— requires sacrifices, particularly from my family. I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our Nation. I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written. And I believe I can serve my country by playing that role.I come before this Committee with humility about the responsibility I have been asked to undertake, and with appreciation for those who came before me. I was nine years old when Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to sit in this seat. She was a model of grace and dignity throughout her distinguished tenure on the Court. When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat. She told the Committee, “What has become of me could only happen in America.” I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat, but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led.If confirmed, it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside the Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices. I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague. And I might bring a few new perspectives to the bench. As the President noted when he announced my nomination, I would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Court. I would be the first Justice to join the Court from the Seventh Circuit in 45 years. And I would be the only sitting Justice who didn’t attend law school at Harvard or Yale. I am confident that Notre Dame will hold its own, and maybe I could even teach them a thing or two about football.As a final note, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the many Americans from all walks of life who have reached out with messages of support over the course of my nomination. I believe in the power of prayer, and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me. I look forward to answering the Committee’s questions over the coming days. And if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Thank you.

🎥 Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement to Senate Committee

By
NICK GOSNELL <a href="https://hutchpost.com">Hutch Post</a>


HUTCHINSON —&nbsp;A political scientist with Emporia State University still 
believes there is a value in a Presidential debate, even as the Oct. 
15 debate has gone by the boards and we're down to just one more 
scheduled before the November election.

"There's no evidence that 
these debates influence the outcome of elections," said Michael Smith. 
"There's nothing. Even really memorable ones like Kennedy-Nixon in 1960.
 We just don't have the evidence that it swayed the election."

There is a question if civility can come back if the two candidates meet again.

"You
 know, a lot of people reported watching the first debate with their 
kids and the kids were horrified," Smith said. "The parents really 
struggled. How do I explain this to my kids? It would be neat for the 
next generations and for civic culture if we could role model a civil 
debate. It won't affect the outcome of our election, but it would be 
good for our civic culture."

The final debate is still on for now on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/1/1579108824567.jpeg" alt="Michael Smith is a professor at Emporia State University" />
 <figcaption>Michael Smith is a professor at Emporia State University</figcaption>
 </figure>
By
NICK GOSNELL <a href="https://hutchpost.com">Hutch Post</a>
HUTCHINSON —&nbsp;A political scientist with Emporia State University still 
believes there is a value in a Presidential debate, even as the Oct. 
15 debate has gone by the boards and we're down to just one more 
scheduled before the November election."There's no evidence that 
these debates influence the outcome of elections," said Michael Smith. 
"There's nothing. Even really memorable ones like Kennedy-Nixon in 1960.
 We just don't have the evidence that it swayed the election."There is a question if civility can come back if the two candidates meet again."You
 know, a lot of people reported watching the first debate with their 
kids and the kids were horrified," Smith said. "The parents really 
struggled. How do I explain this to my kids? It would be neat for the 
next generations and for civic culture if we could role model a civil 
debate. It won't affect the outcome of our election, but it would be 
good for our civic culture."The final debate is still on for now on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.

SMITH: Another debate won't sway election, but would be nice

Lawrence, KS&nbsp;– A Lawrence-Douglas County local health officer, updated an&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOZdeMftJimFfvetMkFXK-2FMKvqoDRHuxPckiHQ-2BCzdqsD-2B086RUcLWvqGqvCa7GPyHSOLqMP8C5dV0teM6-2FL3PR9G16MJDOB9Zua91VGhcplUA-3D-3DFdKO_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnnf5q1yHGU4B1D9Po0QFM7Xtm0LJL3KoIMazNZzYMBPPAypixXD1OFuEgLmN6HGbH5ewb3wpixtuoDFQi1eIiWYAIX4Ikv4rX2rNlZ8m5TsuGd-2BWk-2FIlQNc8haatTMZKH41byZTGBCq6kqvhn3sS-2F3U-3D" target="_blank">emergency order&nbsp;</a>requiring restaurants and bars to stop serving alcohol at 11:00 p.m. and to close their doors at midnight, regardless of the establishment’s existing COVID mitigation procedures and protocols.&nbsp;

Peach Madl partnered with the&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOaMUnUqXRzwQ30rBw9sXOLVnJBS1r42UsXOJxPf6XjlbrG8COzUevyGSAhzVn0nLy0-3DswcL_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnl1ufCo47O0LhGStkeq-2FtldYlHGAIzXh-2BeXZAPuJ88Mxm44JGUKKNl-2FECwIUGMtpO015BQZ8lp8UnOR0u4MrW7ZbOS3LI-2FD4Nh7IHFTH8KBl-2FH0qoSlNh0LuTwOXbF4ucJ7NxpYr-2FGmjcOZfDBraPuE-3D" target="_blank">Kansas Justice Institute</a>&nbsp;to file a&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOZdeMftJimFfvetMkFXK-2FMKvqoDRHuxPckiHQ-2BCzdqsD2QiojMdqj0ytBeRQYlGuLACc7WeFHqfQtBUZ7bcs81AzUN-_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnhgBdjOqoZE8SD77XKIw2uZlPksS9HAphLjUpHc9nmC1RMspeorNf1cfdmkfMPJN3ozrGF8MaROr-2F78EDDSPeKsGLXQ6fQRfA1Y4Nrx8WLwr-2Fk7eLm0h8nZ4y-2B92iKBTiDxKQL-2FLsFLOix2o8xA19SA-3D" target="_blank">lawsuit against the Lawrence-Douglas County health officer&nbsp;</a>for non-monetary relief. Peach is the longtime owner of The Sandbar,&nbsp;an iconic local establishment that has been serving Lawrence since 1989. Kansas Justice Institute claims this Order disregards Constitutional rights such as due process and equal protection.&nbsp;

Peach Madl says, “We have taken so many measures to prepare a safe social space. We all want the same thing, healthy and happy customers, but&nbsp;if we aren’t permitted to have normal hours soon, we might not ever get the chance to be a part of team Lawrence again.”

The latest health order prohibits a bar from utilizing outdoor seating after midnight but permits certain indoor restaurants to remain open.&nbsp;

Multiple COVID-health orders have been challenged in courts around the country dealing with the arbitrary nature of the orders, the process by which they were issued, and the lack of Constitutional rights to due process on behalf of those impacted.&nbsp;

Earlier this year KJI successfully challenged a&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOYbc9szA4ZymfT5s4sAYZ21nABD93dfdAkQt5EFtsbG2Q-3D-3Dj2xC_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnirz892flgDyEmbM0c-2Bg4jxwSLwq6z-2FqY2ikK-2FagHusOJd-2FsMu7vXz-2B92pzA1QlmZ0yIDSee4WFoGMTlS-2Bn0YndxquYPJmIPhSRr7uHAHGBbP3i0c4QfB3OB7RWe6Kf55JgXuF6wnSMl-2FIciE4qKDBk-3D" target="_blank">Linn County health officer’s order</a>&nbsp;involving warrantless searches and seizures.&nbsp;

Litigation Director for the Kansas Justice Institute, Sam MacRoberts, says, “Business owners should be afforded a due process hearing when an unelected, politically unaccountable health officer issues an order impacting their business. It’s a matter of fairness. There’s no mechanism to challenge the restaurant and bar curfew order, and that should change.”

The Lawrence-Douglas Health Department has indicated that businesses in violation of the health order may be closed, and individuals may be subject to a Class A&nbsp;misdemeanor, which could result in a fine of up to $2,500 and one year in jail.

Kansas Justice Institute holds that restaurant and bar owners in Douglas County are being denied their civil liberties, including the right to earn a living and to operate a commercial enterprise, without due process of law.

Lawrence, KS&nbsp;– A Lawrence-Douglas County local health officer, updated an&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOZdeMftJimFfvetMkFXK-2FMKvqoDRHuxPckiHQ-2BCzdqsD-2B086RUcLWvqGqvCa7GPyHSOLqMP8C5dV0teM6-2FL3PR9G16MJDOB9Zua91VGhcplUA-3D-3DFdKO_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnnf5q1yHGU4B1D9Po0QFM7Xtm0LJL3KoIMazNZzYMBPPAypixXD1OFuEgLmN6HGbH5ewb3wpixtuoDFQi1eIiWYAIX4Ikv4rX2rNlZ8m5TsuGd-2BWk-2FIlQNc8haatTMZKH41byZTGBCq6kqvhn3sS-2F3U-3D" target="_blank">emergency order&nbsp;</a>requiring restaurants and bars to stop serving alcohol at 11:00 p.m. and to close their doors at midnight, regardless of the establishment’s existing COVID mitigation procedures and protocols.&nbsp;Peach Madl partnered with the&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOaMUnUqXRzwQ30rBw9sXOLVnJBS1r42UsXOJxPf6XjlbrG8COzUevyGSAhzVn0nLy0-3DswcL_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnl1ufCo47O0LhGStkeq-2FtldYlHGAIzXh-2BeXZAPuJ88Mxm44JGUKKNl-2FECwIUGMtpO015BQZ8lp8UnOR0u4MrW7ZbOS3LI-2FD4Nh7IHFTH8KBl-2FH0qoSlNh0LuTwOXbF4ucJ7NxpYr-2FGmjcOZfDBraPuE-3D" target="_blank">Kansas Justice Institute</a>&nbsp;to file a&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOZdeMftJimFfvetMkFXK-2FMKvqoDRHuxPckiHQ-2BCzdqsD2QiojMdqj0ytBeRQYlGuLACc7WeFHqfQtBUZ7bcs81AzUN-_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnhgBdjOqoZE8SD77XKIw2uZlPksS9HAphLjUpHc9nmC1RMspeorNf1cfdmkfMPJN3ozrGF8MaROr-2F78EDDSPeKsGLXQ6fQRfA1Y4Nrx8WLwr-2Fk7eLm0h8nZ4y-2B92iKBTiDxKQL-2FLsFLOix2o8xA19SA-3D" target="_blank">lawsuit against the Lawrence-Douglas County health officer&nbsp;</a>for non-monetary relief. Peach is the longtime owner of The Sandbar,&nbsp;an iconic local establishment that has been serving Lawrence since 1989. Kansas Justice Institute claims this Order disregards Constitutional rights such as due process and equal protection.&nbsp;Peach Madl says, “We have taken so many measures to prepare a safe social space. We all want the same thing, healthy and happy customers, but&nbsp;if we aren’t permitted to have normal hours soon, we might not ever get the chance to be a part of team Lawrence again.”The latest health order prohibits a bar from utilizing outdoor seating after midnight but permits certain indoor restaurants to remain open.&nbsp;Multiple COVID-health orders have been challenged in courts around the country dealing with the arbitrary nature of the orders, the process by which they were issued, and the lack of Constitutional rights to due process on behalf of those impacted.&nbsp;Earlier this year KJI successfully challenged a&nbsp;<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTWVmLiTQcdKeCuRdHGrhOYbc9szA4ZymfT5s4sAYZ21nABD93dfdAkQt5EFtsbG2Q-3D-3Dj2xC_q9-2BOu3gadU-2Bbu4RWvf0H6U437-2F8uugqNeSpasZz36yq043KSm9JefuO67V40Oy7PdTR63atB8qi-2Bg0DY8qbtlo2uIUkvkdoDkeqEMa9f-2Baj2LoCLEfCHh-2BsV15MO2Gpx3-2BiiBDwK6DUBnUodGvX-2FmTrjwD1w39YAk2VWaMBPM9R65y7g2j1xkCv9YJarYtN5Ufo8sAO5RkAQ9dDcORVKnirz892flgDyEmbM0c-2Bg4jxwSLwq6z-2FqY2ikK-2FagHusOJd-2FsMu7vXz-2B92pzA1QlmZ0yIDSee4WFoGMTlS-2Bn0YndxquYPJmIPhSRr7uHAHGBbP3i0c4QfB3OB7RWe6Kf55JgXuF6wnSMl-2FIciE4qKDBk-3D" target="_blank">Linn County health officer’s order</a>&nbsp;involving warrantless searches and seizures.&nbsp;Litigation Director for the Kansas Justice Institute, Sam MacRoberts, says, “Business owners should be afforded a due process hearing when an unelected, politically unaccountable health officer issues an order impacting their business. It’s a matter of fairness. There’s no mechanism to challenge the restaurant and bar curfew order, and that should change.”The Lawrence-Douglas Health Department has indicated that businesses in violation of the health order may be closed, and individuals may be subject to a Class A&nbsp;misdemeanor, which could result in a fine of up to $2,500 and one year in jail.Kansas Justice Institute holds that restaurant and bar owners in Douglas County are being denied their civil liberties, including the right to earn a living and to operate a commercial enterprise, without due process of law.

Mainstay of Downtown Lawrence Sues to Ensure Rights, Due Process

Democrat’s total is largest single-quarter haul for any candidate in state history

By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/12/u-s-senate-candidate-barbara-bollier-raises-kansas-record-13-5-million-in-third-quarter/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — U.S. Senate 
candidate Barbara Bollier smashed the single-quarter fundraising record 
for any political race in Kansas history by reporting a staggering $13.5
 million in campaign contributions during the third quarter of 2020.

Bollier, a retired 
anesthesiologist from Johnson County and member of the Kansas Senate, 
has vastly exceeded the ability of Kansas GOP candidates for U.S. Senate
 to raise money. The previous quarterly fundraising record for Kansas 
was $3.7 million, a mark set by Bollier during April, May and June. 
She’s taken in nearly $20 million so far this year and entered the final
 weeks of the race with $7.5 million cash on hand.

Republican nominee Roger 
Marshall, a two-term congressman representing the rural 1st District, 
has yet to announce fundraising totals for the period covering July, 
August and September. As a candidate for U.S. Senate, he collected a 
total of $2.6 million in the first and second quarters.

“I am proud of 
the grassroots campaign we have built with support from Democrats and 
Republicans, teachers and farmers, and folks from Liberal to 
Leavenworth,” Bollier said. “Kansans know that I am the only candidate 
in this race who will actually work across the aisle on issues that are 
important to them and their families.”

Super PACs 
aligned with Republican and Democratic forces in Washington, D.C., have 
committed to spending $7 million on behalf of both Marshall and Bollier 
through the Nov. 3 election. No Democrat in Kansas has won a U.S. Senate
 campaign since 1932, but the 2018 election of Democratic Gov. Laura 
Kelly and defeat of Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder in the 3rd District
 demonstrated Kansas Republicans were shifting to the middle.

In a Sept. 29-20
 poll by the Republican firm VCreek/AMG, Bollier had a 3.5% lead over 
Marshall. Bollier was at 45.3%, while Marshall trailed at 41.8%. 
Marshall underperformed among Republicans in the poll, in part, because 
he had support from only 60% of registered Republicans surveyed.

“This is a 
dynamic environment,” said JD Johannes, president of VCreek/AMG. “With 
well-funded campaigns and multiple outside groups involved, the top line
 numbers are likely to change before election day.”

The contest for 
control of the U.S. Senate has grown in intensity as Democratic 
presidential candidate Joe Biden widened his polling margin against 
President Donald Trump and the president moved briskly to replace late 
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bob Beatty, a 
political science professor at Washburn University in Topeka, said 
Bollier’s latest fundraising report demonstrated she tapped into the 
robust national pipeline backing Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate.

“It’s an 
indication both in Kansas and nationally of an incredibly fired up 
base,” Beatty said. “This is the Senate Republicans’ biggest nightmare.”

Beatty said the 
GOP was compelled to invest resources in Kansas to carry Marshall 
through the primary and to keep him competitive in the general election.
 Marshall’s candidacy may be hampered by his decision to remain 
unequivocally aligned with the president during a re-election campaign 
in which “Trump imploded politically,” Beatty said.

Bollier’s 
campaign messaging in the Senate race has concentrated on increasing 
access to affordable health care, the funding of public education and 
delivering aid to Kansans struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.

Marshall has 
focused on his affinity for Trump and attacked Bollier for a series of 
legislative votes in which she supported abortion rights. On Sunday, he 
denounced Bollier’s views on firearm training, licensing and ownership.

Bollier, who 
switched her party affiliation to Democrat in 2018, raised a then-record
 $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2020. That was $1.3 million more 
than the combined total of the top four finishers in the August GOP 
primary for U.S. Senate. The Republican contest won by Marshall also 
featured former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, plumbing company founder
 Bob Hamilton and former NFL player Dave Lindstrom.

Bollier said her
 updated finance report would show she entered the final month of the 
campaign to determine the replacement for retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts
 with an unprecedented $7.57 million in cash. She built the bottom line 
with 453,555 individual contributions during the third quarter that 
averaged $29.72, Bollier’s campaign said.

“I am humbled by
 the support I’ve received from hardworking Kansans in every corner of 
the state,” Bollier said. “They’re tired of hyperpartisan Washington 
politicians like Congressman Roger Marshall and are ready for a voice of
 reason who will take an independent approach to get things done.”

Bollier has has 
been endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, former Gov. Kathleen 
Sebelius, Kelly and nearly 100 Republican current and former elected 
officials, physicians and communities of color. Marshall, a physician 
from Great Bend, has been endorsed by Roberts, Kansas Farm Bureau, 
Kansans for Life and the National Rifle Association.

On Sunday, 
Marshall’s campaign took issue with an Oct. 3 video that recorded 
Bollier praising strict gun laws in Australia. In the lawn-chair chat at
 a park in the Kansas City area, Bollier said she supported the Second 
Amendment’s protection of gun rights in the United States. She also said
 a 1990s law in Australia requiring owners of 700,000 firearms to sell 
them to the government was an “amazing thing.”

She lauded 
Australia’s requirements for training and licensing of gun owners. As a 
member of the Legislature, Bollier opposed bills that made it legal in 
Kansas for people to carry concealed firearms without training or a 
license.

“Who thinks you can just go out and have a gun?” Bollier said. “You can’t drive a car without training.”

Eric Pahls, the 
campaign manager for Marshall, said comments about firearms were 
“disqualifying” for Bollier. “Even among Democrats, forced gun 
confiscation is an alarming concept,” Pahls said.

In addition, he 
said it was no coincidence Bollier released her fundraising totals one 
day after criticized by Republicans for her comments about firearms.

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.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602515995365.png" alt="Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier reported raising $13.5 million in the third quarter for the largest single-quarter fundraising total of any candidate in Kansas history. She is running for the open seat in Kansas against GOP nominee Roger Marshall. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier reported raising $13.5 million in the third quarter for the largest single-quarter fundraising total of any candidate in Kansas history. She is running for the open seat in Kansas against GOP nominee Roger Marshall. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Democrat’s total is largest single-quarter haul for any candidate in state history</h2>By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/12/u-s-senate-candidate-barbara-bollier-raises-kansas-record-13-5-million-in-third-quarter/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — U.S. Senate 
candidate Barbara Bollier smashed the single-quarter fundraising record 
for any political race in Kansas history by reporting a staggering $13.5
 million in campaign contributions during the third quarter of 2020.Bollier, a retired 
anesthesiologist from Johnson County and member of the Kansas Senate, 
has vastly exceeded the ability of Kansas GOP candidates for U.S. Senate
 to raise money. The previous quarterly fundraising record for Kansas 
was $3.7 million, a mark set by Bollier during April, May and June. 
She’s taken in nearly $20 million so far this year and entered the final
 weeks of the race with $7.5 million cash on hand.Republican nominee Roger 
Marshall, a two-term congressman representing the rural 1st District, 
has yet to announce fundraising totals for the period covering July, 
August and September. As a candidate for U.S. Senate, he collected a 
total of $2.6 million in the first and second quarters.“I am proud of 
the grassroots campaign we have built with support from Democrats and 
Republicans, teachers and farmers, and folks from Liberal to 
Leavenworth,” Bollier said. “Kansans know that I am the only candidate 
in this race who will actually work across the aisle on issues that are 
important to them and their families.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602516052819.jpeg" alt="U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall, a Republican seeking to replace retiring U.S. Pat Roberts, hasn’t reported third-quarter fundraising results but generated $2.6 million in the first and second quarters of 2020. Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier reported $19.5 million in donations in the first, second and third quarters. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall, a Republican seeking to replace retiring U.S. Pat Roberts, hasn’t reported third-quarter fundraising results but generated $2.6 million in the first and second quarters of 2020. Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier reported $19.5 million in donations in the first, second and third quarters. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>Super PACs 
aligned with Republican and Democratic forces in Washington, D.C., have 
committed to spending $7 million on behalf of both Marshall and Bollier 
through the Nov. 3 election. No Democrat in Kansas has won a U.S. Senate
 campaign since 1932, but the 2018 election of Democratic Gov. Laura 
Kelly and defeat of Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder in the 3rd District
 demonstrated Kansas Republicans were shifting to the middle.In a Sept. 29-20
 poll by the Republican firm VCreek/AMG, Bollier had a 3.5% lead over 
Marshall. Bollier was at 45.3%, while Marshall trailed at 41.8%. 
Marshall underperformed among Republicans in the poll, in part, because 
he had support from only 60% of registered Republicans surveyed.“This is a 
dynamic environment,” said JD Johannes, president of VCreek/AMG. “With 
well-funded campaigns and multiple outside groups involved, the top line
 numbers are likely to change before election day.”The contest for 
control of the U.S. Senate has grown in intensity as Democratic 
presidential candidate Joe Biden widened his polling margin against 
President Donald Trump and the president moved briskly to replace late 
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court.Bob Beatty, a 
political science professor at Washburn University in Topeka, said 
Bollier’s latest fundraising report demonstrated she tapped into the 
robust national pipeline backing Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate.“It’s an 
indication both in Kansas and nationally of an incredibly fired up 
base,” Beatty said. “This is the Senate Republicans’ biggest nightmare.”Beatty said the 
GOP was compelled to invest resources in Kansas to carry Marshall 
through the primary and to keep him competitive in the general election.
 Marshall’s candidacy may be hampered by his decision to remain 
unequivocally aligned with the president during a re-election campaign 
in which “Trump imploded politically,” Beatty said.Bollier’s 
campaign messaging in the Senate race has concentrated on increasing 
access to affordable health care, the funding of public education and 
delivering aid to Kansans struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.Marshall has 
focused on his affinity for Trump and attacked Bollier for a series of 
legislative votes in which she supported abortion rights. On Sunday, he 
denounced Bollier’s views on firearm training, licensing and ownership.Bollier, who 
switched her party affiliation to Democrat in 2018, raised a then-record
 $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2020. That was $1.3 million more 
than the combined total of the top four finishers in the August GOP 
primary for U.S. Senate. The Republican contest won by Marshall also 
featured former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, plumbing company founder
 Bob Hamilton and former NFL player Dave Lindstrom.Bollier said her
 updated finance report would show she entered the final month of the 
campaign to determine the replacement for retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts
 with an unprecedented $7.57 million in cash. She built the bottom line 
with 453,555 individual contributions during the third quarter that 
averaged $29.72, Bollier’s campaign said.“I am humbled by
 the support I’ve received from hardworking Kansans in every corner of 
the state,” Bollier said. “They’re tired of hyperpartisan Washington 
politicians like Congressman Roger Marshall and are ready for a voice of
 reason who will take an independent approach to get things done.”Bollier has has 
been endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, former Gov. Kathleen 
Sebelius, Kelly and nearly 100 Republican current and former elected 
officials, physicians and communities of color. Marshall, a physician 
from Great Bend, has been endorsed by Roberts, Kansas Farm Bureau, 
Kansans for Life and the National Rifle Association.On Sunday, 
Marshall’s campaign took issue with an Oct. 3 video that recorded 
Bollier praising strict gun laws in Australia. In the lawn-chair chat at
 a park in the Kansas City area, Bollier said she supported the Second 
Amendment’s protection of gun rights in the United States. She also said
 a 1990s law in Australia requiring owners of 700,000 firearms to sell 
them to the government was an “amazing thing.”She lauded 
Australia’s requirements for training and licensing of gun owners. As a 
member of the Legislature, Bollier opposed bills that made it legal in 
Kansas for people to carry concealed firearms without training or a 
license.“Who thinks you can just go out and have a gun?” Bollier said. “You can’t drive a car without training.”Eric Pahls, the 
campaign manager for Marshall, said comments about firearms were 
“disqualifying” for Bollier. “Even among Democrats, forced gun 
confiscation is an alarming concept,” Pahls said.In addition, he 
said it was no coincidence Bollier released her fundraising totals one 
day after criticized by Republicans for her comments about firearms.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.

Bollier raises Kansas record $13.5 million in third quarter

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 2055 to a total of 67,862 the state health department reported Monday afternoon.&nbsp;

Coronavirus deaths were reported at 771, an increase of 8.

<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 2055 to a total of 67,862 the state health department reported Monday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 771, an increase of 8.<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/2020/10/1602525409637.png" alt="Monday Oct. 12, 2020 KDHE image" />
 <figcaption>Monday Oct. 12, 2020 KDHE image</figcaption>
 </figure>

KDHE: Latest coronavirus numbers in Kansas

HARPER COUNTY — A man wanted for murder in Louisiana remains jailed in Kansas following his arrest in rural Barber County.

Douglas Thomas, 41, is a suspect in the October 4, shooting death of 26-year-old Demarcus Lewis whose body was found in a rural area near Mansfield Louisiana, according DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson.&nbsp;

On the evening of October 5, authorities spotted Lewis at a convenience store in Medicine Lodge, according to the Barber County Attorney's office. When law enforcement arrived, Lewis had left in a 2006 Lexus RX 330.

Numerous law enforcement agencies began a search for Lewis and the vehicle. After several hours, authorities found the vehicle in the 100 Block of West Petit in Medicine Lodge.

On Tuesday morning, Harper County deputies saw Thomas walking on highway near Attica, Kansas and took him in custody without incident, according to Harper County Undersheriff Kenny Hodson.

Thomas is being held on requested charges of second-degree murder, according to Richardson.&nbsp; Authorities have not confirmed when he will return to Louisiana to face charges.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602338015932.png" alt="After an all night manhunt, Louisiana murder suspect Douglas Thomas was arrested&nbsp; in Kansas. -photo Harper Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>After an all night manhunt, Louisiana murder suspect Douglas Thomas was arrested&nbsp; in Kansas. -photo Harper Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>HARPER COUNTY — A man wanted for murder in Louisiana remains jailed in Kansas following his arrest in rural Barber County.Douglas Thomas, 41, is a suspect in the October 4, shooting death of 26-year-old Demarcus Lewis whose body was found in a rural area near Mansfield Louisiana, according DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson.&nbsp;On the evening of October 5, authorities spotted Lewis at a convenience store in Medicine Lodge, according to the Barber County Attorney's office. When law enforcement arrived, Lewis had left in a 2006 Lexus RX 330.Numerous law enforcement agencies began a search for Lewis and the vehicle. After several hours, authorities found the vehicle in the 100 Block of West Petit in Medicine Lodge.On Tuesday morning, Harper County deputies saw Thomas walking on highway near Attica, Kansas and took him in custody without incident, according to Harper County Undersheriff Kenny Hodson.Thomas is being held on requested charges of second-degree murder, according to Richardson.&nbsp; Authorities have not confirmed when he will return to Louisiana to face charges.

Louisiana murder suspect remains in Kan. jail after manhunt

SHAWNEE COUNTY —The strong winds that rolled across Kansas are being blamed for a house fire in Topeka.

Just before 12:30a.m. Monday, fire crews&nbsp;responded to the report of fire at a home at 3409 SW Westport Drive in Topeka, according to Fire Marshal Todd Harrison.

Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke coming from the basement of a two-story wood home. After further investigation, it was determined that, a tree had fallen on the electrical box on the backside of the house.

Preliminary investigation indicates the cause of the fire as natural, associated with wind. The estimated dollar loss was $15,000; of which $10,000 is associated with structural loss and $5,000 is associated with content loss, according to Harrison.

Working smoke detectors were located within the home. There were no injuries.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —The strong winds that rolled across Kansas are being blamed for a house fire in Topeka.Just before 12:30a.m. Monday, fire crews&nbsp;responded to the report of fire at a home at 3409 SW Westport Drive in Topeka, according to Fire Marshal Todd Harrison.Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke coming from the basement of a two-story wood home. After further investigation, it was determined that, a tree had fallen on the electrical box on the backside of the house.Preliminary investigation indicates the cause of the fire as natural, associated with wind. The estimated dollar loss was $15,000; of which $10,000 is associated with structural loss and $5,000 is associated with content loss, according to Harrison.Working smoke detectors were located within the home. There were no injuries.

Fire marshal: Kan. house fire blamed on high winds 

JACKSON COUNTY —A 9-year-old boy died and three others including two other children were injured in a crash&nbsp;&nbsp;just after 12a.m. Sunday in Jackson County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Dodge passenger vehicle driven by William D. Wells, 31, Leavenworth, was northbound on U.S. 50 at Lovers Lane, approximately 25 miles south of Kansas City.

The driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic and pulled into the path of an eastbound 2004 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Riley Greevebiester, 28, Wichita.&nbsp; The Ford struck the drivers side of the Dodge. A 9-year-old boy from Leavenworth was ejected from the&nbsp; Dodge.

The Jackson County Medical Examiner's office pronounced the boy dead at the scene.

Prairie Township EMS transported a 9-year-old boy from Wichita in the Ford to Children's Mercy and Wells to Centerpoint Hospital. Lone Jack EMS transported a 12-year-old Leavenworth boy in the Dodge to Children's Mercy.

Greevebiester was not not injured.&nbsp; The boy who died was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

JACKSON COUNTY —A 9-year-old boy died and three others including two other children were injured in a crash&nbsp;&nbsp;just after 12a.m. Sunday in Jackson County, Missouri.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Dodge passenger vehicle driven by William D. Wells, 31, Leavenworth, was northbound on U.S. 50 at Lovers Lane, approximately 25 miles south of Kansas City.The driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic and pulled into the path of an eastbound 2004 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Riley Greevebiester, 28, Wichita.&nbsp; The Ford struck the drivers side of the Dodge. A 9-year-old boy from Leavenworth was ejected from the&nbsp; Dodge.The Jackson County Medical Examiner's office pronounced the boy dead at the scene.Prairie Township EMS transported a 9-year-old boy from Wichita in the Ford to Children's Mercy and Wells to Centerpoint Hospital. Lone Jack EMS transported a 12-year-old Leavenworth boy in the Dodge to Children's Mercy.Greevebiester was not not injured.&nbsp; The boy who died was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

9-year-old Kan. boy dies after being ejected in crash

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Sunday circulated <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">a video </a>of the Democrats’ candidate for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas praising strict Australian gun laws that she said “took them all away” to undercut her campaign as a political moderate in what’s been an unexpectedly tough red-state race for the GOP.

Democrat Barbara Bollier’s spokeswoman accused Republican Roger Marshall’s campaign of being “duplicitous” in highlighting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">the video from an </a>Oct. 3 “lawn chair chat” at a Kansas City-area park. Bollier’s campaign released longer audio from the same event that included moments in which Bollier said she supports the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protecting gun rights and recalled hunting with her father.

The race appears to be close between Marshall, a two-term congressman for western and central Kansas, and Bollier, a Kansas City-area state senator who was a lifelong moderate Republican before switching parties late in 2018. As the GOP fights to keep its 53-47 majority in the Senate, Marshall and his supporters have attacked Bollier on issues that favor Republicans in much of the state, including gun rights.

Both a 2 1/2-minute video clip provided to The Associated Press by the Marshall campaign and longer audio from Bollier’s show that she noted that an adult daughter lives in Australia and praised&nbsp;<a href="https://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/australia.php" target="_blank">a law</a>&nbsp;there that in the 1990s forced owners of 700,000 guns to sell them to the government as “this amazing thing.”

“They have no guns. They don’t allow them. They just took them all away,” Bollier told her audience. “And you know what? It’s pretty darn safe.”

Bollier also noted that Australia imposes licensing and training requirements for gun owners. Kansas law allows adults to carry weapons openly, and it allows them to carry concealed firearms without a permit — a policy Bollier opposed as a legislator when it was enacted in 2015.

“Who thinks you can just go out and have a gun? Seriously,” Bollier said. “You can’t drive a car without training. You can’t basically do anything without some kind of training. This is a lethal weapon.”

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">As the video clip </a>began circulating,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraBollier/status/1315364810775764993" target="_blank">Bollier tweeted</a>&nbsp;Sunday afternoon: “I do not support gun confiscation. I never have. I never will.”

Republicans have not lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932, but Bollier has flooded the airwaves with ads that have included testimonials from former GOP state lawmakers.

The race had seen a Kansas record of $32 million in advertising as of last week, with Marshall and his allies being outspent, according to the media advertising firm Advertising Analytics.

Bollier’s campaign had spent more than $9 million, with outside groups paying for about $8 million more. Nearly 90% of the roughly $14.5 million in ads for Marshall were covered by outside groups, with the Marshall campaign spending about $1.5 million, according to Advertising Analytics.

Bollier’s remarks on guns first were reported Sunday by&nbsp;<a href="https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/kansas-dem-backs-gun-confiscation/" target="_blank">The Washington Free Beacon</a>&nbsp;conservative site. Marshall’s campaign manager, Eric Pahls, texted a 36-second excerpt to The Associated Press. He later provided a link to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I" target="_blank">longer video clip</a>&nbsp;with Bollier’s full answer to a question from a woman who said she recently bought a handgun and was “completely disturbed” by how easy it was for her one to buy one and carry it concealed.

“This may sound good to Bollier’s donors in San Francisco, but to Kansans, this is disqualifying,” Pahls said in a later text. “Even among Democrats, forced gun confiscation is an alarming concept.”

Bollier spokeswoman Alexandra De Luca provided nearly eight minutes of audio from the event, which included comments from the Democratic candidate a few minutes before the question that led Bollier to praise Australian gun laws. Bollier said she still has one of her father’s shotguns but called gun violence a public health crisis.

“Roger Marshall and his allies in Washington want to take Barbara’s comments completely out of context for their political benefit,” De Luca said in a statement. “She knows we can protect the rights of gun owners and keep our communities safe.”

But Pahls suggested that Bollier’s comments in support of the Second Amendment represent “carefully scripted talking points” and that with off-script answers to questions, “she exposes herself for the radical leftist that she is.”

“Her true colors started shining through,” he said.

Pahls also suggested Bollier’s staff ended the event shortly afterward because “she got off her rehearsed talking points.”

De Luca called it “an outright lie,” then provided 32 minutes of audio from the event. It showed that she began wrapping up about a minute later — after answering a final question and saying she supports background checks for gun purchases.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602463794015.png" alt="U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">lawn chair chat video </a>courtesy Marshall for Senate" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">lawn chair chat video </a>courtesy Marshall for Senate</figcaption>
 </figure>By John HannaTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Sunday circulated <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">a video </a>of the Democrats’ candidate for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas praising strict Australian gun laws that she said “took them all away” to undercut her campaign as a political moderate in what’s been an unexpectedly tough red-state race for the GOP.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">One of my favorite memories growing up was hunting with my dad — he left me his shotgun when he died. I support the 2nd Amendment and commonsense reforms we can agree all to, like expanded background checks. I do not support gun confiscation. I never have. I never will. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KSSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KSSen</a>&mdash; Dr. Barbara Bollier (@BarbaraBollier) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraBollier/status/1315364810775764993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Democrat Barbara Bollier’s spokeswoman accused Republican Roger Marshall’s campaign of being “duplicitous” in highlighting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">the video from an </a>Oct. 3 “lawn chair chat” at a Kansas City-area park. Bollier’s campaign released longer audio from the same event that included moments in which Bollier said she supports the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protecting gun rights and recalled hunting with her father.The race appears to be close between Marshall, a two-term congressman for western and central Kansas, and Bollier, a Kansas City-area state senator who was a lifelong moderate Republican before switching parties late in 2018. As the GOP fights to keep its 53-47 majority in the Senate, Marshall and his supporters have attacked Bollier on issues that favor Republicans in much of the state, including gun rights.Both a 2 1/2-minute video clip provided to The Associated Press by the Marshall campaign and longer audio from Bollier’s show that she noted that an adult daughter lives in Australia and praised&nbsp;<a href="https://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/australia.php" target="_blank">a law</a>&nbsp;there that in the 1990s forced owners of 700,000 guns to sell them to the government as “this amazing thing.”“They have no guns. They don’t allow them. They just took them all away,” Bollier told her audience. “And you know what? It’s pretty darn safe.”Bollier also noted that Australia imposes licensing and training requirements for gun owners. Kansas law allows adults to carry weapons openly, and it allows them to carry concealed firearms without a permit — a policy Bollier opposed as a legislator when it was enacted in 2015.“Who thinks you can just go out and have a gun? Seriously,” Bollier said. “You can’t drive a car without training. You can’t basically do anything without some kind of training. This is a lethal weapon.”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I&amp;feature=youtu.be">As the video clip </a>began circulating,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraBollier/status/1315364810775764993" target="_blank">Bollier tweeted</a>&nbsp;Sunday afternoon: “I do not support gun confiscation. I never have. I never will.”Republicans have not lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932, but Bollier has flooded the airwaves with ads that have included testimonials from former GOP state lawmakers.The race had seen a Kansas record of $32 million in advertising as of last week, with Marshall and his allies being outspent, according to the media advertising firm Advertising Analytics.Bollier’s campaign had spent more than $9 million, with outside groups paying for about $8 million more. Nearly 90% of the roughly $14.5 million in ads for Marshall were covered by outside groups, with the Marshall campaign spending about $1.5 million, according to Advertising Analytics.Bollier’s remarks on guns first were reported Sunday by&nbsp;<a href="https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/kansas-dem-backs-gun-confiscation/" target="_blank">The Washington Free Beacon</a>&nbsp;conservative site. Marshall’s campaign manager, Eric Pahls, texted a 36-second excerpt to The Associated Press. He later provided a link to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHt4Wf4B-I" target="_blank">longer video clip</a>&nbsp;with Bollier’s full answer to a question from a woman who said she recently bought a handgun and was “completely disturbed” by how easy it was for her one to buy one and carry it concealed.“This may sound good to Bollier’s donors in San Francisco, but to Kansans, this is disqualifying,” Pahls said in a later text. “Even among Democrats, forced gun confiscation is an alarming concept.”Bollier spokeswoman Alexandra De Luca provided nearly eight minutes of audio from the event, which included comments from the Democratic candidate a few minutes before the question that led Bollier to praise Australian gun laws. Bollier said she still has one of her father’s shotguns but called gun violence a public health crisis.“Roger Marshall and his allies in Washington want to take Barbara’s comments completely out of context for their political benefit,” De Luca said in a statement. “She knows we can protect the rights of gun owners and keep our communities safe.”But Pahls suggested that Bollier’s comments in support of the Second Amendment represent “carefully scripted talking points” and that with off-script answers to questions, “she exposes herself for the radical leftist that she is.”“Her true colors started shining through,” he said.Pahls also suggested Bollier’s staff ended the event shortly afterward because “she got off her rehearsed talking points.”De Luca called it “an outright lie,” then provided 32 minutes of audio from the event. It showed that she began wrapping up about a minute later — after answering a final question and saying she supports background checks for gun purchases.___

Democrat's praise of strict gun law roils Kansas Senate race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings for&nbsp;Supreme Court&nbsp;nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late&nbsp;Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg&nbsp;and cement a conservative court majority before&nbsp;Election Day.

<a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?476315-1/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-day-1">Click here</a>&nbsp;to watch day one of the confirmation hearing 8a.m.CDT

Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that she is “forever grateful” for Ginsburg’s trailblazing path as a woman. But she is resolved to maintain the perspective of her own mentor, the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia and “apply the law as written,” according to her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7224757-Barrett-Opening-Statement.html" target="_blank">prepared opening remarks</a>&nbsp;for the hearings, which start Monday as the country is in the grips of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/virus-outbreak">coronavirus&nbsp;</a>pandemic.

“Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” Barrett says in the remarks, which The Associated Press obtained.

Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump’s pick and hear a high-profile challenge to the Affordable Care Act and any election-related challenges.

Democrats are trying in vain to delay the fast-track confirmation by raising fresh concerns about the safety of meeting during the pandemic after two GOP senators on the panel tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have not said if they will attend in person. Lee’s spokesman said the senator is symptom-free but would be making a decision on whether to attend Monday morning, per his doctor’s orders. A spokesman for Tillis did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Both tested positive 10 days ago.

Key Democrats are staying away. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee and a committee member, plans to participate remotely from her Senate office due to coronavirus concerns, her spokesman said Sunday.

The committee released a letter from the Architect of the Capitol on Sunday that says the hearing room has been set up in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician with appropriate distance between seats and air ventilation systems that meet or exceed industry standards.

“We’re going to work safely,” said the committee’s chairman,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-confirmation-hearings-jaime-harrison-44d1f3004a4e98a12bb7b94ed3ecae66">Sen. Lindsey Graham</a>, R-S.C., on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” He said he took a coronavirus test last week and is “negative.”

Trump chose the 48-year-old judge after the death last month of Ginsburg, a liberal icon. It’s the opportunity to entrench a conservative majority on the court for years to come with his third justice.

Outside groups are pushing Democrats to make a strong case against what they call an illegitimate confirmation, when people are already voting in some states, saying the winner of the presidency should make the pick. No Supreme Court justice has ever been confirmed so close to a presidential contest.

“The public is with them that this shouldn’t happen before the election,” said Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, which advocates against right-leaning nominees.

The country will get an extended look at Barrett over the next three days in hearings like none other during the heated election environment and the pandemic limiting public access.

Faith and family punctuate her testimony, and she said would bring “a few new perspectives” as the first mother of school-age children on the nine-member court.

Barrett says she uses her children as a test when deciding cases, asking herself how she would view the decision if one of her children were the party she was ruling against.

“Even though I would not like the result, would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law?” she says in the prepared remarks.

A Catholic, she says she believes in the “power of prayer.” Barrett’s religious views and past leadership role in a Catholic faith community pose&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy-coney-barrett-dianne-feinstein-judiciary-2aaf6821079ac0c5c6fe50699ad745ba">a challenge&nbsp;</a>for Democrats as they try to probe her judicial approach to abortion, gay marriage and other social issues without veering into inappropriate questions of her faith.

Ordinarily, Barrett would get to show off her family and seven children. But the White House event announcing her nomination, in which most of the audience did not wear masks, has been labeled a “superspreader” for the coronavirus.

More than two dozen people linked to the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event, including the two GOP senators, have contracted COVID-19 since then. Barrett and her family went maskless at the event. She and her husband, Jesse, tested positive for the virus earlier this year and recovered, two administration officials have said.

Democrats already were enraged that Republicans are moving so quickly having refused to consider President Barack Obama nominee in February 2016, well before that year’s election.

Barrett is the most openly anti-abortion Supreme Court nominee in decades and her vote could provide a majority to restrict if not overturn abortion rights. Democrats have made clear that they will press Barrett on health care, abortion and other issues where her vote could push the court further to the right.

Republicans will highlight Barrett’s belief in sticking to the text of laws and the original meaning of constitutional provisions, both Scalia trademarks as well.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602507946003.png" alt="Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens to opening statements during day 1 of her confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee -image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens to opening statements during day 1 of her confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee -image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings for&nbsp;Supreme Court&nbsp;nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late&nbsp;Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg&nbsp;and cement a conservative court majority before&nbsp;Election Day.<a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?476315-1/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-day-1">Click here</a>&nbsp;to watch day one of the confirmation hearing 8a.m.CDTBarrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that she is “forever grateful” for Ginsburg’s trailblazing path as a woman. But she is resolved to maintain the perspective of her own mentor, the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia and “apply the law as written,” according to her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7224757-Barrett-Opening-Statement.html" target="_blank">prepared opening remarks</a>&nbsp;for the hearings, which start Monday as the country is in the grips of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/virus-outbreak">coronavirus&nbsp;</a>pandemic.“Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” Barrett says in the remarks, which The Associated Press obtained.Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump’s pick and hear a high-profile challenge to the Affordable Care Act and any election-related challenges.Democrats are trying in vain to delay the fast-track confirmation by raising fresh concerns about the safety of meeting during the pandemic after two GOP senators on the panel tested positive for the novel coronavirus.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602508448677.png" alt="Judge Barrett's husband and her children attending the confirmation hearing -image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Judge Barrett's husband and her children attending the confirmation hearing -image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have not said if they will attend in person. Lee’s spokesman said the senator is symptom-free but would be making a decision on whether to attend Monday morning, per his doctor’s orders. A spokesman for Tillis did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Both tested positive 10 days ago.Key Democrats are staying away. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee and a committee member, plans to participate remotely from her Senate office due to coronavirus concerns, her spokesman said Sunday.The committee released a letter from the Architect of the Capitol on Sunday that says the hearing room has been set up in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician with appropriate distance between seats and air ventilation systems that meet or exceed industry standards.“We’re going to work safely,” said the committee’s chairman,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-confirmation-hearings-jaime-harrison-44d1f3004a4e98a12bb7b94ed3ecae66">Sen. Lindsey Graham</a>, R-S.C., on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” He said he took a coronavirus test last week and is “negative.”Trump chose the 48-year-old judge after the death last month of Ginsburg, a liberal icon. It’s the opportunity to entrench a conservative majority on the court for years to come with his third justice.Outside groups are pushing Democrats to make a strong case against what they call an illegitimate confirmation, when people are already voting in some states, saying the winner of the presidency should make the pick. No Supreme Court justice has ever been confirmed so close to a presidential contest.“The public is with them that this shouldn’t happen before the election,” said Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, which advocates against right-leaning nominees.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1601169417695.png" alt="Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the day President Trump introduced her during a Rose Garden Ceremony -photo courtesy White House" />
 <figcaption>Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the day President Trump introduced her during a Rose Garden Ceremony -photo courtesy White House</figcaption>
 </figure>The country will get an extended look at Barrett over the next three days in hearings like none other during the heated election environment and the pandemic limiting public access.Faith and family punctuate her testimony, and she said would bring “a few new perspectives” as the first mother of school-age children on the nine-member court.Barrett says she uses her children as a test when deciding cases, asking herself how she would view the decision if one of her children were the party she was ruling against.“Even though I would not like the result, would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law?” she says in the prepared remarks.A Catholic, she says she believes in the “power of prayer.” Barrett’s religious views and past leadership role in a Catholic faith community pose&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy-coney-barrett-dianne-feinstein-judiciary-2aaf6821079ac0c5c6fe50699ad745ba">a challenge&nbsp;</a>for Democrats as they try to probe her judicial approach to abortion, gay marriage and other social issues without veering into inappropriate questions of her faith.Ordinarily, Barrett would get to show off her family and seven children. But the White House event announcing her nomination, in which most of the audience did not wear masks, has been labeled a “superspreader” for the coronavirus.More than two dozen people linked to the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event, including the two GOP senators, have contracted COVID-19 since then. Barrett and her family went maskless at the event. She and her husband, Jesse, tested positive for the virus earlier this year and recovered, two administration officials have said.Democrats already were enraged that Republicans are moving so quickly having refused to consider President Barack Obama nominee in February 2016, well before that year’s election.Barrett is the most openly anti-abortion Supreme Court nominee in decades and her vote could provide a majority to restrict if not overturn abortion rights. Democrats have made clear that they will press Barrett on health care, abortion and other issues where her vote could push the court further to the right.Republicans will highlight Barrett’s belief in sticking to the text of laws and the original meaning of constitutional provisions, both Scalia trademarks as well.___

🎥 Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate despite virus

JOHNSON COUNTY —Authorities have identified three who died in a weekend crash after a train struck their vehicle in Johnson County.

Troy Hamlin, 40, Brent Moroney, 37, both of Overland Park and Kevin Corbin, 40, of Stillwell, died in the crash just after 6:30p.m. Saturday at a private property crossing&nbsp; where there were no lights or bars in the 16600 Block of Mission Road, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. 

A fourth occupant in the Jeep remained in critical condition late Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three people were killed and another critically injured when their Jeep was struck by a train in Kansas. 

Johnson County sheriff’s deputies were called 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the tracks where a Jeep was hit by the train.

Also responding were police officers from Overland Park. The Johnson County sheriff's office says the tracks were on private property where there were no lights or bars. All the victims were adults.

JOHNSON COUNTY —Authorities have identified three who died in a weekend crash after a train struck their vehicle in Johnson County.Troy Hamlin, 40, Brent Moroney, 37, both of Overland Park and Kevin Corbin, 40, of Stillwell, died in the crash just after 6:30p.m. Saturday at a private property crossing&nbsp; where there were no lights or bars in the 16600 Block of Mission Road, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. A fourth occupant in the Jeep remained in critical condition late Sunday.-----------KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three people were killed and another critically injured when their Jeep was struck by a train in Kansas. Johnson County sheriff’s deputies were called 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the tracks where a Jeep was hit by the train.Also responding were police officers from Overland Park. The Johnson County sheriff's office says the tracks were on private property where there were no lights or bars. All the victims were adults.

Sheriff IDs 3 killed  in Kansas train collision

TREGO COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Sunday in Trego County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Hyundai Elantra driven by Chad M.&nbsp;Uhrich, 27, WaKeeney, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of WaKeeney.

The Hyundai rear-ended a 2008&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz M35 SUV driven by Peyton K. Jensen, 29, Kansas City, Mo., that had slowed to due the dust storm.

EMS transported Uhrich, Jensen and a passenger in the Mercedes&nbsp;Goodwin, Miranda R. Goodwin, 26, Hutchinson, to Trego County-Lemke Memorial.&nbsp; All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

The interstate was closed from WaKeeney to Russell for several hours due to the dust storm.&nbsp; The high winds and blowing dust was responsible for many other non-injury accidents that temporarily closed portions of K283, K96 and K4 Sunday evening.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602472350873.jpeg" alt="Sunday evening crash in the dust storm on Interstate 70.&nbsp;&nbsp;Visibility was down to 20 to 30 feet in some areas, according to the KHP." />
 <figcaption>Sunday evening crash in the dust storm on Interstate 70.&nbsp;&nbsp;Visibility was down to 20 to 30 feet in some areas, according to the KHP.</figcaption>
 </figure>TREGO COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Sunday in Trego County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Hyundai Elantra driven by Chad M.&nbsp;Uhrich, 27, WaKeeney, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of WaKeeney.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1602472558311.jpeg" alt="" />
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 </figure>The Hyundai rear-ended a 2008&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz M35 SUV driven by Peyton K. Jensen, 29, Kansas City, Mo., that had slowed to due the dust storm.EMS transported Uhrich, Jensen and a passenger in the Mercedes&nbsp;Goodwin, Miranda R. Goodwin, 26, Hutchinson, to Trego County-Lemke Memorial.&nbsp; All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.The interstate was closed from WaKeeney to Russell for several hours due to the dust storm.&nbsp; The high winds and blowing dust was responsible for many other non-injury accidents that temporarily closed portions of K283, K96 and K4 Sunday evening.

3 hospitalized after crash in dust storm that backed up I-70

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly $50 million in funding for COVID testing is still moving through the state’s bidding system more than three weeks after Kansas legislators approved the spending, state officials say.

At the state Legislative Budget Committee meeting this past week, Sen. Carolyn McGinn expressed frustration that Wichita State University, which has completed necessary paperwork and has labs ready to process tests, doesn’t have a go-ahead from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Marci Nielsen, a special advisor to Gov. Laura Kelly, told lawmakers that state regulations allow time for potential testing organizations to submit proposals for government funding. Decisions on which organizations will receive the money will not be made until later this month.

Nielsen said that while the Wichita State proposal could be accepted, the state needs to meet the requirement of ensuring a “unified strategy” is in place.

In an email Friday, a KDHE spokeswoman said the request for proposals would end on Oct. 21. She did not have a timeline for when supplies would be distributed.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly $50 million in funding for COVID testing is still moving through the state’s bidding system more than three weeks after Kansas legislators approved the spending, state officials say.At the state Legislative Budget Committee meeting this past week, Sen. Carolyn McGinn expressed frustration that Wichita State University, which has completed necessary paperwork and has labs ready to process tests, doesn’t have a go-ahead from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.Marci Nielsen, a special advisor to Gov. Laura Kelly, told lawmakers that state regulations allow time for potential testing organizations to submit proposals for government funding. Decisions on which organizations will receive the money will not be made until later this month.Nielsen said that while the Wichita State proposal could be accepted, the state needs to meet the requirement of ensuring a “unified strategy” is in place.In an email Friday, a KDHE spokeswoman said the request for proposals would end on Oct. 21. She did not have a timeline for when supplies would be distributed.

Bidding rules hold up $50M in Kan. COVID testing funds

&nbsp;KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A married couple was sentenced to federal prison for being part of a drug ring that distributed methamphetamine from Mexico in the Kansas City metro area, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

Marlon Gutierrez, 41, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to 260 months in federal prison.&nbsp;Karen Ortega, 43, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison. Previously, co-defendant&nbsp;Edelfonso Gonzalez-Gonzalez&nbsp;was sentenced to 30 years.

Gutierrez and Ortega pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

In their pleas, they admitted they rented a house from co-defendant&nbsp;Gonzalez-Gonzalez&nbsp;in the 3000 block of North 34th Street in Kansas City, Kan. They lived there with Ortega’s minor children. One condition of renting the house was to monitor the property including a detached garage where the traffickers stored narcotics. Gutierrez, who was a drug courier for Gonzalez-Gonzalez, had a key to the garage. When investigators served a search warrant at the residence they found approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.8 pounds of heroin and more than $230,000 in cash.

&nbsp;In her plea, Ortega admitted federal investigators had her under surveillance when she met another conspirator in a Wal-Mart parking lot at 10824 Parallel Parkway and sold almost two pounds of methamphetamine for $4,500.

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 </figure>&nbsp;KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A married couple was sentenced to federal prison for being part of a drug ring that distributed methamphetamine from Mexico in the Kansas City metro area, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.Marlon Gutierrez, 41, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to 260 months in federal prison.&nbsp;Karen Ortega, 43, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison. Previously, co-defendant&nbsp;Edelfonso Gonzalez-Gonzalez&nbsp;was sentenced to 30 years.Gutierrez and Ortega pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.In their pleas, they admitted they rented a house from co-defendant&nbsp;Gonzalez-Gonzalez&nbsp;in the 3000 block of North 34th Street in Kansas City, Kan. They lived there with Ortega’s minor children. One condition of renting the house was to monitor the property including a detached garage where the traffickers stored narcotics. Gutierrez, who was a drug courier for Gonzalez-Gonzalez, had a key to the garage. When investigators served a search warrant at the residence they found approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.8 pounds of heroin and more than $230,000 in cash.&nbsp;In her plea, Ortega admitted federal investigators had her under surveillance when she met another conspirator in a Wal-Mart parking lot at 10824 Parallel Parkway and sold almost two pounds of methamphetamine for $4,500.

Kan. woman admits selling meth in Walmart parking lot

OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack and have a suspect in custody.

On Friday, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a local hospital regarding a patient who was receiving care from a battery that happened in Scranton, Kansas area, according to Sheriff Chris Wells.

 An investigator was dispatched to the hospital to speak to the victim.

Just before noon Friday, a Scranton Police Officer observed the suspect identified as 37-year-old Tommy Lee Marshall driving around the community.

 Scranton Police Officers made contact with Marshall and detained him for investigators.

Sheriff's deputies arrested Marshall and transported to the Osage County Jail. He is being held on requested charges of aggravated battery, criminal damage, criminal restraint, and a Shawnee County Warrant. He is being held on a $750,000 bond, according to Wells.

Formal charges will be submitted to the Osage County Attorney’s Office.

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 </figure>OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack and have a suspect in custody.On Friday, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a local hospital regarding a patient who was receiving care from a battery that happened in Scranton, Kansas area, according to Sheriff Chris Wells. An investigator was dispatched to the hospital to speak to the victim.Just before noon Friday, a Scranton Police Officer observed the suspect identified as 37-year-old Tommy Lee Marshall driving around the community. Scranton Police Officers made contact with Marshall and detained him for investigators.Sheriff's deputies arrested Marshall and transported to the Osage County Jail. He is being held on requested charges of aggravated battery, criminal damage, criminal restraint, and a Shawnee County Warrant. He is being held on a $750,000 bond, according to Wells.Formal charges will be submitted to the Osage County Attorney’s Office.

Battery victim's statement at Kan. hospital leads to arrest

KANSAS CITY (AP) — The husband of a man who died after he tried to hang himself in a police holding cell in Kansas City has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.

Police said Terry “TJ” Farmer was taken to a hospital twice while in police custody on suspicion of drunken driving. He was in a coma until he died on Dec. 31. His death was ruled a suicide.

His husband, Bradley Farmer, alleged in a federal wrongful death lawsuit that officers at the police station in northern Kansas City did not provide proper medical care for Terry Farmer, who they knew was suicidal.

Terry Farmer used a metal telephone cord to try and hang himself while he was in a holding cell. Video surveillance shows he hung on the cord for nearly 12 minutes before detention workers entered the holding cell.

Police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina called Terry Farmer's death a tragedy but said police could not comment on the lawsuit.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — The husband of a man who died after he tried to hang himself in a police holding cell in Kansas City has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.Police said Terry “TJ” Farmer was taken to a hospital twice while in police custody on suspicion of drunken driving. He was in a coma until he died on Dec. 31. His death was ruled a suicide.His husband, Bradley Farmer, alleged in a federal wrongful death lawsuit that officers at the police station in northern Kansas City did not provide proper medical care for Terry Farmer, who they knew was suicidal.Terry Farmer used a metal telephone cord to try and hang himself while he was in a holding cell. Video surveillance shows he hung on the cord for nearly 12 minutes before detention workers entered the holding cell.Police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina called Terry Farmer's death a tragedy but said police could not comment on the lawsuit.

Lawsuit filed over man's death after arrest in Kansas City

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

Just before 12:30a.m. Thursday, police responded to a disturbance with a weapon call at a business in the 9400 block of East Harry in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with a 20-year-old woman who reported meeting with Crawford Anderson, 20, Wichita, at the location. 

During the meeting, Anderson entered her car, pointed a handgun at her, and demanded property.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a robbery and have made an arrest.Just before 12:30a.m. Thursday, police responded to a disturbance with a weapon call at a business in the 9400 block of East Harry in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.Upon arrival, officers made contact with a 20-year-old woman who reported meeting with Crawford Anderson, 20, Wichita, at the location. During the meeting, Anderson entered her car, pointed a handgun at her, and demanded property.Anderson took the property and then fled from the vehicle on foot. No one was injured, according to Davidson.Through the investigation, it was learned the preplanned meeting involved an illegal drug transaction, and Anderson was determined to be involved. Officers located him Thursday afternoon in the 9400 block of East Harry, and he was arrested without incident. He was booked on requested charges of aggravated robbery.Some of the property taken in the robbery was recovered, according to Davidson.