Kansas records 134 more COVID deaths as toll reaches 7522
Kansas health officials report 134 additional deaths from COVID-19, the highest two day total since vaccines became common. The death toll climbs to 7522 as hospital leaders urge vaccination and precautions amid rising omicron cases and increasing child illnesses noted by Angela Myers of Children’s Mercy Hospital.
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Toppeka
Kansas
Angela Myers
Children’s Mercy Hospital
University of Kansas Health System
Lawrence Loop to add 10 foot path in February segment
Construction on a new Lawrence Loop segment will start in February beginning at Peterson Park near Peterson Road and Iowa Street and running east to Michigan Street. The 10 foot wide shared path includes a pedestrian tunnel under McDonald Drive and cross street beacons to improve safety. Two way traffic will continue with lane reductions at McDonald Drive access from March to July.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Loop
Peterson Park
Peterson Road
Iowa Street
Michigan Street
McDonald Drive
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Iowa
Transportation Alternatives
City to reopen free play at all rec centers in Lawrence
The City of Lawrence expands hours at Sports Pavilion Lawrence and reopens free play at all recreation centers. SPL will open on weekends from 7 am for weight cardio and walking track, with free play returning in gyms and indoor facilities including pickleball and pickup soccer at SPL and pickleball at East Lawrence Recreation Center. COVID closures began Jan 3. centers partially reopened last week.
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Sports Pavilion
Lawrence
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
100 Rock
SPL
East Lawrence Recreation Center
E. 15Th St
Kansas lawmaker charged with two traffic violations
Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City faces two traffic charges from his late November I 70 arrest in northeast Kansas, with no DUI. He also still faces a separate misdemeanor domestic battery case from an October 30 fight with his younger brother, with a scheduled Wednesday hearing in Johnson County District Court.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Aaron Coleman
Kansas City
Coleman
Johnson County
Kansas lawmaker doctor faces medical board probe over ivermectin stance
Kansas state Sen. Mark Steffen, an anesthesiologist from Hutchinson, acknowledged an 18 month inquiry by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts tied to statements made while he briefly served as a county commissioner. He pushed a bill to require pharmacists to fill ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine prescriptions amid COVID-19 debate.
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Kansas
State
Mark Steffen
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Senate
Hilderbrand
Steffen
U.S
Laura Kelly
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kelly
Susan Gile
Kansas Medical Board
Kansas Senate
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