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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Thursday evening outlined a plan for reopening the state. Kelly said the state will be opened "slowly, gradually, and cautiously". The opening will be done through three phases. In Phase 1 of the plan, the statewide stay-at-home order is lifted on May 4. In its place, mass gatherings statewide will be limited to 10 ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University has announced its plan for distribution of over $800,000 in federal funding it received via the of CARES Act Fund. According to KWU President Dr. Matt Thompson, this major stimulus bill made relief money available to higher education institutions to respond to coronavirus, including Kansas Wesleyan University. Kansas Wesleyan was allocated a total ...

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With Kansas’ stay-at-home order set to end Sunday, protecting the health and safety of patients, staff and community is still Salina Regional Health Center’s top priority and will continue to ensure safety measures are in place. The hospital’s “no visitor policy” will remain in effect. Exceptions to this include: One caregiver for patients younger than 18. ...

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added two states to the quarantine list: Massachusetts and Rhode Island and removed three states from the list: California, Florida and Washington. This is effective for persons returning today, April 30, and moving forward. A comprehensive list of those individuals in Kansas needing to quarantine for ...

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The state of Kansas saw the most new cases of COVID-19 in a 24 hour time-frame. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released the numbers at 9 a.m. Thursday and says that there were 345 new cases of the virus across the state from Wednesday to Thursday. That brings the state's total of new cases ...

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How will businesses and health care facilities adapt and change as the general population returns to a more normal flow of society after COVID-19? Saline County Health Director Jason Tiller tells KSAL News that using what nursing homes have learned from safeguarding residents during the COVID-19 pandemic could play a role. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tiller-1.mp3"][/audio]   Tiller noted some of the ...

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A Salina man is under arrest after he allegedly pointed a knife at a victim. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to a call of a man with a knife in the 1200 block of W. Crawford St. on Wednesday at 12:50 p.m. A female victim says she witnessed a male subject ...

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A staff member at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Kansas Departmetn of Corrections this is the fourth KDOC facility with a confirmed case, with the first cases reported at the Lansing Correction Facility, Wichita Work Release Facility and Topeka Correctional Facility. The staff member at KJCC is a ...

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A Lansing Correctional Facility resident who died on Wednesday had tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, the resident was a male over the age of 60 with underlying medical conditions who tested positive for the virus on April 25th. He was transferred to KU Medical Center on April 24th. The official ...

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Saline County has recorded its 21st confirmed COVID-19 case. According to the Saline County Health Department the latest case involves a male in his 30s with no known close contacts who is isolated at home. Along with 21 confirmed cases, two people have died from COVID-19 related causes in Saline County.  Saline County has tested 425 people ...

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Kansas State University President, Richard Myers, announces major financial cutbacks university-wide on Wednesday afternoon. Among the cutbacks include things like a continued hiring freeze, voluntary salary reductions in many high up staff and in the athletic department, and emergency furloughs. "The COVID-19 pandemic has economic implications for our state tax revenues," Myers said. "That means uncertain state ...