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Showers and thunderstorms are possible today, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic) Storms are expected to move through the area today. (National Weather Service graphic) Showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, according to the National Weather Service. This afternoon there could be strong storms with small hail in the region, according to the weather service, with the potential to produce heavy rain. That could lead to isolated flooding, the weather service said. Additional storms will be possible Monday and Tuesday, but severe weather is not expected then, according to the weather service. Today, there is…

Crews cleaned graffiti from signs on I-35 in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday. (KDOT photo) Signs were cleaned up Thursday on I-35 near the Southwest Boulevard ramp in Kansas City, Kan. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT crews cleaned graffiti off the signs with a solvent cleaner, and sawed off the existing catwalk to deter further access onto the sign. The repair cost taxpayers about $1,000 to $1,200, a KDOT spokesman said. – Story and photo from Kimberly Qualls, KDOT Derrick Miller Jr. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Derrick E. Miller Jr. graduated from basic military training at…

The Unified Government Ethics Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 13, on the second floor of the Wyandotte County Courthouse, Division 18, in the old county commissioners’ chambers. Exits on a ramp from I-435 to Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kan., were closed on March 12 following an accident. The ramps have since reopened. (KC Scout photo) The drivers of two vehicles have serious and life-threatening injuries following a three-vehicle accident near 106th and Parallel Parkway, according to the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department. The preliminary investigation showed that a vehicle traveling westbound on Parallel Parkway struck two…

Health officials today said that a COVID-19 patient has been admitted at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, and they urged residents not to panic but to take steps to be responsible for themselves. “To stay safe, the best thing we can do is what we do ourselves,” said Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer at the University of Kansas Health System. And that included fairly simple things, he said: Wash your hands really well, cough into your elbow, clean off surfaces, and if you are ill, stay home. Face masks are not recommended unless the patient…

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is confirming its first presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Kansas, according to a news release from the governor’s office. The case is in Johnson County, according to state officials. The possible case was identified today with testing sent to KDHE’s Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL). KHEL, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results this afternoon. These results will be verified by the CDC lab but will be treated as positive unless determined otherwise. “Kansas has been prepared for positive cases…

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is confirming three presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19 in Kansas. The possible cases were identified with testing sent to KDHE’s Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL). KHEL, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results. These results will be verified by the CDC lab but will be treated as a positive unless determined otherwise. The cases are in Johnson County and involve three people who attended the same conference in Florida. It is believed they contracted COVID-19 in Florida, according to KDHE.…

Health officials today said that a COVID-19 patient has been admitted at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, and they urged residents not to panic but to take steps to be responsible for themselves. “To stay safe, the best thing we can do is what we do ourselves,” said Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer at the University of Kansas Health System. And that included fairly simple things, he said: Wash your hands really well, cough into your elbow, clean off surfaces, and if you are ill, stay home. Face masks are not recommended unless the patient…

by Murrel Bland More than 100 years ago, in the fall of 1918, Kansas and Wyandotte County, along with the rest of the world, faced a severe challenge because of the Spanish Influenza. Front page stories in The Kansas City Kansan, told of the pandemic with such headlines as “ALL STATE CLOSED,” “FLU SPREADS FAST” and “A FLU DEATH HERE.” The present coronavirus pandemic has caused a comparison to the influenza illness in 1918. Many historians who have studied that illness agree that it had its origin in hog pens in Haskell County near Dodge City, Kansas, in early 1918.…

A discussion was held Thursday morning on how to improve health in Wyandotte County. The discussion was at Mercy and Truth Medical Mission, 721 N. 31st St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) by Mary Rupert What’s needed to improve health in Wyandotte County? That was the topic on Thursday morning in an informal “Muffins with the Mayor” discussion at the Mercy and Truth Medical Mission, 721 N. 31st St., Kansas City, Kansas. Mercy and Truth is one of several safety net clinics in Wyandotte County. Some of their clients are uninsured. Participants in the discussion touched on…

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service Topeka — Kansas schools will require two new vaccines come August, including one against a virus that’s hospitalized 13,000 people and killed 200 across the country since 2016. The new rules, which apply to public and private schools, will be phased in over the next several years. But come August, schools will check that: • Kindergartners and first-graders have gotten hepatitis A vaccine. • Seventh-graders have had their first dose of a MenACWY, a vaccine against four types of meningococcal bacteria. • 11th-graders get a dose of MenACWY, too (even students who received a…