Whooping cough outbreak swamps Sedgwick County
State aid of 46633 dollars approved by Gov. Graves to fight a pertussis surge in Sedgwick County as cases rise to 77 suspected and 23 confirmed. Health officials expand surveillance, immunization, and staff assist, with satellite office to close Aug 31 to reallocate resources. Infants remain at high risk. advice urges staying home and consulting doctors for coughing infants.
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Sedgwick County
Wichita
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sedgwick
Douglas County
Barbara Schnitker
Douglas County Health Department
Johnson County
Reno County
Wichita-Sedgwick County
Pat MacDonald
Department of Community Health
MacDonald
Schnitker
Lawrence
Health Department
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Kansas City couple claim 16 million Powerball jackpot
Candace Colorado and her husband Al of Kansas City Missouri revealed they won the 16 million after taxes with a 24 million cash option from last Saturday's Powerball draw. The couple, with four teens, planned to buy a home fund college and consider Chiefs tickets while the QuikTrip outlet that sold the ticket receives a 50 000 prize.
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Candace Colorado
Colorado
QuikTrip
Kansas City
Colorados
Jim Scroggins
Missouri Lottery
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Jefferson City
Scroggins
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Missouri
AP Prato
Candace
al Colorado
Westport Rd
Charge dropped against suspect in hit run wreck
A district court judge ruled prosecutors failed to prove that Lawrence man Michael Shumway 43 was driving recklessly when he turned in front of a motorcycle causing a June 11 wreck that seriously injured Gary Boyd 36 The reckless aggravated battery charge was dropped leaving two misdemeanors failure to yield the right of way and leaving the scene of the accident Shumways trial on those charges will be set for Sept 10 with evidence heard at a later date in Douglas County Kansas
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Lawrence
Michael Shumway
Gary Boyd
Paula Martin
Shumway
Douglas County Dist Atty
Jerry Little
Little
Boyd
Westridge Plaza
West Sixth Street
KU Calendar Committee weighs winter break expansion
KU officials consider expanding winter break as part of calendar changes. Chair Bill Tsutsui notes the need to avoid an overly long school year while registrar Richard Morrell cites practical limits like faculty contracts and graduation hotel space. Recommendations move from Senate Executive Committee to University Council and then to the regents for final approval.
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Kansas University
Robert Hemenway
David Shulenburger
Bill Tsutsui
University Council
Tsutsui
Richard Morrell
Morrell
Martin Luther King Jr
Hemenway
Kansas Board of Regents
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