Kansas Republicans oppose Biden vaccine mandates
Kansas lawmakers rebuked federal vaccine mandates tied to Biden’s plan to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases. U S Senator Jerry Moran and Senator Roger Marshall defended vaccines but argued mandates overstep. They urged individual medical decisions guided by doctors rather than Washington officials.
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Joe Biden
Biden
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C
Moran
U.S
Roger Marshall
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Last Weekend Window for Local Sunflower Photos
Local farms urge visitors to capture final weekend sunflower blooms. Hunsinger and Grinter farms report peak, brief bloom periods with photos marking family memories and celebrate local agriculture amid crowds spurred by recent media attention.
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Brief notice on conference details online
Announcement indicates further information about the conference is available online at diversity.ku.edu. The brief note directs readers to the site for more specifics and access.
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Diversity
Ku.edu
Kendi to Speak at Lied Center with Willmott in KU Talk
Free tickets for Ibram X. Kendi's October Lied Center talk go on sale Sept 17. The event at 3 30 p.m. Oct 7 features EU film professor Kevin Willmott in a post talk conversation on antiracism. Tickets, limited to two per person, are for in person pickup only with doors opening at 2 30 p.m. and tickets expiring at 3 15 p.m. Bags will be checked.
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Ibram X. Kendi
University of Kansas
Kendi
America
Lied Center
Kevin Willmott
Arrest Made in Wichita Drive By Shooting Death
Police say Jesus Manzano-Legarda, 21, was arrested early Friday on suspicion of first degree murder in the death of 23 year old Jacquez Carter. Carter was shot while seated in his vehicle at a Wichita intersection, apparently by a passenger in a white SUV, then crashed into a utility pole and died. Authorities do not believe the shooting was random.
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Wichita
Jesus Manzano-Legarda
Jacquez Carter
Manzano-Legarda
Carter
KU to welcome lauded podcaster at diversity conference
Rebecca Nagle, host of This Land and Cherokee Nation member, will headline KU’s Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism on Oct. 18 at the Lawrence campus. The event, a Kansas Board of Regents project, offers workshops and presentations to help colleges address inclusion and equity. The free conference requires advance registration.
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Michael Tilford
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Nagle
Cherokee Nation
Egal
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Ribal
Ogle
County logs 125 new COVID-19 cases in Douglas County
Douglas County reports 125 new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday lifting the cumulative total to 11 301 with 838 active cases and 92 deaths. LMH Health treated 16 inpatients Friday as officials consider a countywide mask mandate if cases rise per 14 day average. Officials urge vaccination for everyone 12 and older amid the Delta variant surge.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Health Department
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