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Kansas nursing homes say they can’t afford more staff. Advocates say it’s crucial.
The call came late on a cold night in February, from the Overland Park nursing home where Georann Whitman’s mom was living. “They said that they found her on the floor,” Whitman said. “She had gotten up in the middle of the night, and had fallen.” Whitman’s 86-year-old mom, Ann Collins, had dementia. She...
Kansas Braces for High Heat and Dry Conditions, Possible Storms Saturday
Wichita, KS – Kansas residents should prepare for scorching temperatures and dry conditions this week. The National Weather Service in Wichita predicts highs in the 90s, potentially reaching near 100 degrees next week. A slight chance of storms (20%) is expected Saturday in southeast Kansas. According to the National...
Sorghum U / Wheat U Event Planned
An education event for wheat and sorghum producers is planned. According to the Kansas Wheat organization, you can take a break from the Kansas heat and join Kansas Wheat at High Plains Journal’s Sorghum U/Wheat U event on Tuesday, August 13, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Wichita. “Kansas...
Only 12% of eligible Kansas families signed up for programs to make child care cheaper
A family of four making less than $6,966 a month could earn child care subsidies. Children must be under 13. Call 1-888-369-4777 to learn more. Subsidies are run by DCF and applications can be picked up at any agency office. The families of nearly 100,000 children in Kansas were potentially...
Mosquito diseases in Kansas: what to know
KANSAS CITY, KS (KSNT) – The majority of Kansas is in a high alert for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is a disease some mosquitos carry, and severe cases can result in death. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) shows that nearly 70% of counties are in a high risk warning, including the […]
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Temps climb as high pressure takes charge this week
There is a brief window for a few sprinkles and rain showers from southcentral into southeastern Kansas through early Tuesday evening. Any activity will be spotty and wane by sundown. Severe weather is unlikely with this chance. Temperatures tonight will be comfortable with low humidity. We are setting up for...
Kansas driver’s license offices still impacted by CrowdStrike outage
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas driver’s license offices are still impacted by the issues with the CrowdStrike. On Friday, a defective software update sent by CrowdStrike to its customers disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and other critical services Friday, affecting about 8.5 million machines running Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The following offices in Kansas had problems […]
July heat settling back in on Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The warmup continues for most of Kansas as the week continues and widespread 90s are on the way for Wednesday and Thursday. That’s close to average for late July, and the humidity should remain low for most of the region, so heat indices won’t be too different from the afternoon highs.
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