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Coronavirus updates: Kansas cases climb over 100 as total hits 1,268 and 55 deaths

April 11, 2020 1:33 PM

Don’t ‘get’ social distancing? This video uses ping pong balls, mousetraps to explain

April 11, 2020 9:09 AM

People gather, at a distance, in downtown Wichita to hear music

April 10, 2020 4:22 PM

Kelly’s order limiting Kansas church services stands, justices rule hours before Easter

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions from reporters after announcing that she’d order all public and private K-12 schools in the state to close for the rest of the semester, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions from reporters after announcing that she’d order all public and private K-12 schools in the state to close for the rest of the semester, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. John Hanna AP

Coronavirus updates: Kansas cases at 1,166 with 50 deaths; 172 patients in Sedgwick County

Coronavirus updates: Kansas cases at 1,166 with 50 deaths; 172 patients in Sedgwick County

April 10, 2020 12:23 PM

Students at Kansas and Missouri colleges to get $152 million in federal COVID-19 aid

Students at Kansas and Missouri colleges to get $152 million in federal COVID-19 aid

April 10, 2020 1:30 PM

Wichita group wants people to get out and cruise Douglas — quarantine-style — on Saturday

Wichita group wants people to get out and cruise Douglas — quarantine-style — on Saturday

April 10, 2020 3:32 PM

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Sedgwick County asking for volunteers or else could mandate furloughs

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Sedgwick County asking for volunteers or else could mandate furloughs

The furloughs could last five weeks and county workers would retain their health-care benefits.

April 11, 2020 3:18 PM

Here’s how Sedgwick County epidemiologist ‘disease detectives’ investigate coronavirus

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Here’s how Sedgwick County epidemiologist ‘disease detectives’ investigate coronavirus

April 10, 2020 9:49 AM

Church coronavirus clusters identified in Sedgwick County amid mass gathering confusion

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Church coronavirus clusters identified in Sedgwick County amid mass gathering confusion

April 10, 2020 9:35 AM

Live updates on Wichita restaurants: Who’s serving food to go, who’s closed

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Live updates on Wichita restaurants: Who’s serving food to go, who’s closed

March 17, 2020 12:07 PM

Kansas Gov. Kelly sues lawmakers over vote striking down limits on church gatherings

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Kansas Gov. Kelly sues lawmakers over vote striking down limits on church gatherings

April 09, 2020 3:58 PM

Wichita’s largest aviation companies team up with WSU to fight coronavirus pandemic

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Wichita’s largest aviation companies team up with WSU to fight coronavirus pandemic

April 09, 2020 4:44 PM

Coronavirus updates: Kansas cases at 1,106 with 42 deaths; 161 patients in Sedgwick County

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Coronavirus updates: Kansas cases at 1,106 with 42 deaths; 161 patients in Sedgwick County

April 09, 2020 12:13 PM

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Kelly’s order limiting Kansas church services stands, justices rule hours before Easter

April 11, 2020 9:29 PM

Saturday’s jam-packed Cruise Douglas event was shut down after an hour by Wichita police

April 11, 2020 8:36 PM

Pea-sized hail falls in Sedgwick County, and winds and cold weather expected to follow

April 11, 2020 6:43 PM

Easter near, Kansas Supreme Court weighs fate of Kelly order limiting church gatherings

April 11, 2020 11:49 AM

This east-side Wichita restaurant won’t reopen even after the coronavirus threat ends

April 11, 2020 11:51 AM

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Wichita cruising event shut down by police

April 11, 2020 8:50 PM

Kansas’ Dr. Lee Norman shows how to use a face mask

April 11, 2020 10:08 AM

People gather, at a distance, in downtown Wichita to hear music

April 10, 2020 4:22 PM

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Saturday’s jam-packed Cruise Douglas event was shut down after an hour by Wichita police

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Saturday’s jam-packed Cruise Douglas event was shut down after an hour by Wichita police

April 11, 2020 8:36 PM

Sedgwick County asking for volunteers or else could mandate furloughs

April 11, 2020 3:18 PM

Wichita man charged with killing girlfriend, daughter has been arrested

April 11, 2020 12:10 AM

Wichita police arrest man accused of impersonating an officer

April 10, 2020 4:49 PM

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Kansas’ kings and queens by era: See the top state-championship high schools by decade

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Kansas’ kings and queens by era: See the top state-championship high schools by decade

April 10, 2020 2:01 PM

Kansas Jayhawks extend basketball offers to juniors Langston Love, Micawber Etienne

April 10, 2020 11:07 AM

K-State Q&A: Bruce Weber’s next starting five, junior-college transfers and football

April 10, 2020 5:00 AM

Big 12 Conference’s administrators to take a 10% salary cut during COVID-19 shutdown

April 09, 2020 3:52 PM

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Boeing to restart limited local work on jets

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Boeing to restart limited local work on jets

April 11, 2020 10:46 AM

Wichita’s largest aviation companies team up with WSU to fight coronavirus pandemic

April 09, 2020 4:44 PM

Textron Aviation extends furloughs of roughly 7,000 employees

April 09, 2020 2:31 PM

Wichita sculptor captures Mahomes, Shakespeare and Rosie the Riveter in Oreo art

April 09, 2020 4:47 AM

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Patricia Wyatt-Harris: Wichita medical community grateful for support

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Patricia Wyatt-Harris: Wichita medical community grateful for support

April 11, 2020 5:01 AM

Renee Duxler: Pandemic is showing Wichita the price we’ll pay for overconfidence

April 10, 2020 5:07 AM

As the world hits a coronavirus pause, will the environment take a breath?

April 10, 2020 5:00 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 6, 2020

April 09, 2020 9:04 PM

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Saturday’s jam-packed Cruise Douglas event was shut down after an hour by Wichita police

April 11, 2020 8:36 PM

This east-side Wichita restaurant won’t reopen even after the coronavirus threat ends

April 11, 2020 11:51 AM

Wichita group wants people to get out and cruise Douglas — quarantine-style — on Saturday

April 10, 2020 3:32 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 6, 2020

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 6, 2020

April 09, 2020 9:04 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 30, 2020

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 30, 2020

April 02, 2020 10:01 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 23, 2020

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 23, 2020

March 26, 2020 8:36 PM

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Saturday’s jam-packed Cruise Douglas event was shut down after an hour by Wichita police

A Cruise Douglas event started off on Saturday with people honking, waving and smiling. But soon, people were congregating on the streets and cars were doing burnouts, and Wichita police shut it all down.

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This east-side Wichita restaurant won’t reopen even after the coronavirus threat ends

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This east-side Wichita restaurant won’t reopen even after the coronavirus threat ends

April 11, 2020 11:51 AM

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Wichita group wants people to get out and cruise Douglas — quarantine-style — on Saturday

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Wichita group wants people to get out and cruise Douglas — quarantine-style — on Saturday

April 10, 2020 3:32 PM

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