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May 9, 2020

WWII Marine vet, 99, wins battle with coronavirus: 'I've gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close'

A 99-year-old Marine veteran earned a new medal this week -- to go along with the two Purple Hearts he was given for his actions during World War II -- after winning a long and tough battle against the coronavirus.

May 5, 2020

Kansas honors retired farmer who sent coronavirus N95 mask to Cuomo

The retired Kansas farmer who drew national praise last month after he mailed one of his few remaining N95 masks to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, asking that it be donated to a coronavirus health care worker, received honors in his home state Tuesday.

May 5, 2020

Severe thunderstorms blow power lines across Kansas interstate, falling trees kill person in Missouri

A truck driver in Kansas was forced to swerve into the median of an interstate after severe thunderstorms left power lines strewn across the major highway on Monday as one person in Missouri was killed by falling trees.

May 4, 2020

Kansas sees coronavirus cases at meat-packing plants: report

Outbreaks of the novel coronavirus continue to affect meat-packing plants in Kansas, according to a local report. 

May 4, 2020

America’s road to reopening: States including Florida, Colorado and Arizona ease coronavirus restrictions

America's slow road to reopening continued this week as more than a dozen states eased strict lockdown measures on businesses and social activities put in place to curb the spread of the virulent coronavirus.

May 4, 2020

Kansas police department's officer of the year killed in shootout with hit-and-run suspect

A veteran Kansas cop who was named his department’s 2019 officer of the year has died after engaging in a shootout with a hit-and-run suspect over the weekend. 

May 3, 2020

Biden easily wins Kansas Democratic primary as general election battle with Trump looms

Former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Kansas’s Democratic primary on Saturday, which was conducted totally through mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 28, 2020

Kansas man gives 208 pints of blood: 'Let me do one more'

A Kansas man has donated enough blood to potentially save 26 lives.

April 24, 2020

Kansas farmer mails NY Gov. Cuomo N95 coronavirus mask for health care worker: 'Snapshot of humanity'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo singled out Friday the generosity of an elderly Kansas farmer who gave one of his only N95 coronavirus masks for a New York doctor or nurse, calling it “a snapshot of humanity.”

April 24, 2020

Which US states are ready for phase 1 of reopening after coronavirus lockdown?

Some states are starting to plan for a return to normalcy, though many are in no rush to do so.