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style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/0425f2a5-efb8-4c7a-a170-808a6183f8ea" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600861747887-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/013d4555-33b6-4ba6-9c1d-9368fae41980" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754061550283-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/5036ec4d-dcd7-4866-bb46-a04b39e6f13a" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="Homicide: 49-year-old man found in Kansas alley" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754085592544-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">Homicide: 49-year-old man found in Kansas alley</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/5a99c29d-cfc9-4650-9784-ab34e296f70d" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="Kan. U.S. Senator glad Trump fired official overseeing jobs report" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754090217869-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">Kan. U.S. Senator glad Trump fired official overseeing jobs report</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/1218b720-d104-4a66-a8f1-5ad8fb505f5c" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="KC suspect who shot ex-girlfriend's boyfriend captured near Seattle" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/4/1743534095121-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">KC suspect who shot ex-girlfriend's boyfriend captured near Seattle</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/a1c73719-bc97-48df-bee0-3120e393f966" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="KDHE has good news on number of measles cases in Kansas" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741908329913-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">KDHE has good news on number of measles cases in Kansas</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 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style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/3087d1e3-52ec-49f1-8c0b-113bc92d707b" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="KDWP: Multiple arrests at a large, unpermitted event on Kansas lake" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754079345596-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">KDWP: Multiple arrests at a large, unpermitted event on Kansas lake</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, 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flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">⚾Scherzer works 6 innings, earns 2nd win as Blue Jays beat the Royals </div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/1b16d1ac-7cef-4361-986f-d4b938b46000" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="🏈Chiefs' Rashee Rice says he has 'completely changed' after causing dangerous crash on Dallas highway" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754161921153-thumbnail.jpeg" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">🏈Chiefs' Rashee Rice says he has 'completely changed' after causing dangerous crash on Dallas highway</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/4f20ef27-6d81-47bc-86a5-b6c43c93002e" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="⚾Larks season ends in extras at NBC World Series" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1717183089670-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between 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group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">🎧 Eagle Radio, Hull sports broadcast schedule</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/0d332ab9-9eb4-4b40-ac1d-834bf8ed6e2d" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="⚾ Mike Yastrzemski homers in his 1st at-bat as a Royal in victory over Blue Jays" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754102026243-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">⚾ Mike Yastrzemski homers in his 1st at-bat as a Royal in victory over Blue Jays</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/15d7bbd4-7ae7-455b-9f92-f010afb43913" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="🎧 Chiefs Training Camp Reports with Mitch Holthus" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753184769073-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">🎧 Chiefs Training Camp Reports with Mitch Holthus</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 02, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/587350da-54b4-4450-b7bd-e007a48ff025" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="⚾🎥 LIVE: Hays Larks take on Lonestar Kraken at NBC Word Series" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1717183089670-thumbnail.png" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">⚾🎥 LIVE: Hays Larks take on Lonestar Kraken at NBC Word Series</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 01, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/7fa89f7a-8a49-4671-bb53-d66ccafdcd6c" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="⚾Royals' trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754162176403-thumbnail.jpeg" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">⚾Royals' trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 01, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/88c54f6c-b1d5-4e1c-b5ea-1014dd4eb54f" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="🏈Chiefs' Xavier Worthy cleared to practice after concussion protocol as Drue Tranquill departs" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754147412417-thumbnail.jpeg" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">🏈Chiefs' Xavier Worthy cleared to practice after concussion protocol as Drue Tranquill departs</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 group-hover:text-gray-900 italic font-sans absolute bottom-0 w-full h-5 flex flex-col justify-end pt-16" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 72%)">Posted <!-- -->Aug 01, 2025</div></div></div></a></div><div class="border-b border-gray-300 mt-4"><a href="/posts/1071ba8a-2970-43a1-a55b-13be114aa96b" class="cursor-pointer group"><div class="flex mb-4"><img style="height:8rem" class="bg-gray-200 w-1/3 object-cover" alt="🎧 Eagle Radio, Hull sports broadcast schedule" src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/1/1706277012525-thumbnail.jpeg" loading="lazy"/><div class="flex flex-col justify-between px-2 w-2/3 relative"><div class="text-xl leading-tight font-bold text-gray-800 group-hover:underline decoration-gray-900 decoration-1 overflow-hidden" style="height:8rem">🎧 Eagle Radio, Hull sports broadcast schedule</div><div class="text-sm text-gray-600 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Photo by Kelsey Andersen Onofre/K-State Research and Extension.\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"bAO4WCBbjY\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003eBy STACY CAMPBELL\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCottonwood Extension District\u003c/i\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"Ko_PrwTOqP\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"This article is the third in a multi-week K-State agronomy series on wheat streak mosaic complex management to address the 2025 outbreak.\"}},{\"id\":\"YxjlD4rXdt\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\" In week 1, was the introduction of a Kansas Wheat-Free Windows recommendation and discussion on herbicide recommendations for volunteer wheat. \"}},{\"id\":\"l0-p41N4iR\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In week 2, discussion of the role of alternate hosts in the landscape. \"}},{\"id\":\"JZxlYrGB4G\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"This week, the discussion will be on variety selection as part of an integrated management program for wheat streak mosaic.\"}},{\"id\":\"cPd_WIE3tB\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\" · Week 1: (\u003ca href=\\\"https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article/wheat-streat-mosaic-management-pay-attention-to-wheat-free-windows-650-1\\\"\u003ehttps://bit.ly/4eSVKgP\u003c/a\u003e) Wheat-free windows and herbicide recommendations\u003cbr\u003e· Week 2: (\u003ca href=\\\"https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article/wheat-streak-mosaic-management-the-role-of-other-hosts-in-the-landscape-651-1\\\"\u003ehttps://bit.ly/3GIY2Ta\u003c/a\u003e) The role of alternative host crops\u003cbr\u003e· Week 3: Variety selection for wheat streak complex management\"}},{\"id\":\"zfJex_yYR7\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In the first article of this series, the recommendation for wheat-free windows (Figure 1) was discussed. These windows include periods 30 days prior to the start of the optimal winter wheat planting window by zone in Kansas. \"}},{\"id\":\"OsQ8gsdAqX\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"As the wheat curl mite is a community pest, coordinated breaks in volunteer wheat and other cereals will have the highest likelihood of lowering local and statewide mite levels moving into our 2025 optimal winter wheat planting date periods.\"}},{\"id\":\"e8dQgChLYM\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\" Volunteer wheat that emerges after the fall crop is already established poses a lower risk as a green bridge and can be thought of in a similar way as the fall crop. Fall wheat planted early, during wheat-free windows, risks bridging wheat curl mite to the fall-established crop.\"}},{\"id\":\"0Y4dInM5or\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753885909019.png\",\"caption\":\"\u003cbr\u003e\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"lfPL7JmDSe\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ci\u003eFigure 1. Proposed wheat-free windows in different regions of Kansas to reduce the likelihood of a wheat streak mosaic complex outbreak during the subsequent season. Wheat-free windows are defined as the 30-day period prior to the start of the optimal winter wheat planting date for the region.\u003c/i\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"Lp8cWXhf75\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Here are some important considerations for achieving success with wheat-free windows:\"}},{\"id\":\"bC_2BchYc-\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· All volunteer wheat should be terminated and completely dead prior to the start of your regional wheat-free window.\"}},{\"id\":\"SAbeQVxBiB\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· Where possible, the fall wheat crop should not be planted until the end of the wheat-free window.\"}},{\"id\":\"jRknBFyS12\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· Other winter cereals (such as rye and triticale) should not be planted during this period as they can serve as a “bridge” for the curl mites to move to fall-established wheat.\"}},{\"id\":\"eQZ25pvyKH\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· A regional “break” in the volunteer wheat green bridge will allow for wheat curl mites to die off prior to the start of the optimal wheat planting window.\"}},{\"id\":\"cvbkAWIC0i\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· Volunteer wheat that emerges after this period is of less concern, as it will be emerging at a similar time as the fall-established winter wheat crop.\"}},{\"id\":\"BZsKXSpCwD\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· Success is dependent on coordinated efforts in communities.\"}},{\"id\":\"pLVIBJdhhZ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003eManagement with genetic resistance: Another tool in the toolbox\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"wfEgscv4QK\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In addition to controlling volunteer wheat, genetic resistance is also an important component of a good integrated pest management strategy for wheat streak mosaic complex control. It’s important to note that while some varieties provide partial protection against the wheat streak complex, there is no silver bullet variety that will work in all scenarios. That is, all commercial varieties will be symptomatic under some conditions, but the degree of yield loss to the virus complex will vary between varieties.\"}},{\"id\":\"XtGYfB7a4L\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"As a reminder, yield loss to wheat streak complex is highly influenced by. Timing of infection, composition of viruses, and variety choice.\"}},{\"id\":\"JbV0-iEQCg\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"We know that fall infections and infections that occur in earlier stages of wheat development (prior to jointing) can result in the highest levels of yield loss. Infections that occur after the flag leaf and booting growth stages generally result in lower levels of yield loss. It should be noted that infections can occur in the fall and remain “dormant” in the plants until the weather warms in the spring. This is why we can sometimes see symptoms come on suddenly when the weather warms in the spring.\"}},{\"id\":\"N_84PqpVXz\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In addition to the timing of infection, the composition of viruses in a given field can impact final yield losses. Infections with more than one virus (WSMV + TriMV, for example) can result in synergistic yield losses. It was common to see infections with two or more viruses in Kansas in 2025.\"}},{\"id\":\"bJFl5e2Xmj\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"When we think about variety resistance in the context of wheat streak mosaic complex, there are two main types. Resistance to the virus and resistance to the mite.\"}},{\"id\":\"suv40koYCI\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"When it comes to resistance to the virus, several genes have been described (wsm1, wsm2, and wsm3). The gene wsm2 is most widely available in Kansas varieties, including KS Territory (red), KS Mako (red), KS Bill Snyder (red), KS Dallas (red), KS Hamilton (red), Guardian (red),\u0026nbsp;Oakley CL (red), Joe (white), and KS Big Bow (white). This resistance gene can help with severe wheat streak mosaic virus infections, but has key limitations. \"}},{\"id\":\"I7OGVMZn00\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"For example:\"}},{\"id\":\"PwDSm8ydK0\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· This gene is effective against wheat streak mosaic virus but not against Triticum mosaic virus or High Plains wheat mosaic virus. In 2025, many mixed infections were detected with more than one of the viruses in the complex. So, it was not uncommon to see a variety with wsm2 appear symptomatic in the field. In many of these cases, Triticum mosaic virus was detected in the sample.\"}},{\"id\":\"FErEuQvMWm\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"· The resistance conferred by wsm2 can also become less effective at high temperatures, although resistance in KS Dallas and KS Hamilton seems to endure greater temperatures before breaking down (~ 70º F). The resistance is much less effective if wheat is planted too early for grazing or if high temperatures persist into October. KS Silverado (white) also has temperature-sensitive resistance to wheat streak mosaic, although from a different source than wsm2.\"}},{\"id\":\"d6cr6ffncu\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In addition, there are a handful of varieties with resistance to the wheat curl mite (cmc4), including Guardian, Canvas, TAM 112, Byrd, Avery, Langin, Kivari AX, KS Western Star, Whistler, Crescent AX, Incline AX, Fortify SF, TAM 115, TAM 204, and T158. These varieties remain susceptible to viral diseases, but they generally slow the development of the mite populations in the fall. This resistance can help reduce the risk of severe disease, but will not provide enough protection if wheat is planted in close proximity to volunteer wheat or other hosts infested with large populations of the curl mites and virus.\"}},{\"id\":\"gG4pA2fPit\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003eCentral versus western Kansas: Location matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/b\u003eUnfortunately, many of these varieties are adapted to western Kansas and may not be the best options for production systems in the central corridor. \"}},{\"id\":\"t5uwka8lgs\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Some central Kansas-adapted varieties, including Rockstar, AP Prolific, SY Wolverine, LCS Photon AX, LCS Helix AX, and LCS Julep, tolerate WSMV infection better than others. It should be noted that, for all the reasons mentioned above, these varieties will still appear symptomatic under high disease pressure. \"}},{\"id\":\"UNEUw2TV_M\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"KS Mako is a new release out of the K-State Manhattan breeding program that is adapted for the central corridor of the state and carries the wsm2 gene. These varieties will still show symptoms of WSMV but may yield better than other varieties that are more susceptible.\"}},{\"id\":\"SWTtEIYdLk\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"More information on variety selection can be found here: \u003cbr\u003eMF991 KS. Wheat Variety Guide \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/kansas-wheat-variety-guide-2024_MF991.pdf\\\"\u003ehttps://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF991.pdf\u003c/a\u003e. A newer version of this publication will be released in the coming weeks.\"}},{\"id\":\"gLc0riISqm\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInformation provided by Kelsey Andersen Onofre, Extension Wheat Pathologist.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"5aaWfNjDHO\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ci\u003eStacy Campbell is a Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact him by e-mail at\u0026nbsp;scampbel@ksu.edu\u0026nbsp;or by calling 785-628-9430.\u003c/i\u003e\"}}]","created_at":"2025-07-30T14:23:44.415Z","updated_at":"2025-07-30T15:17:06.603Z"},{"id":"90417248-c61d-4098-a1e1-491d92c2e11b","title":"Three-day weather outlook","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753969002483.jpeg","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753969002483-thumbnail.jpeg","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["local","entertainment"],"sites":["hays"],"published":"2025-08-02T09:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"1k4yrixEu1\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753969002483.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"\u003cbr\u003e\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"zSwJjl4nJw\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ca href=\\\"https://hayspost.com/pages/state-farm-weather-window\\\"\u003eFor a full look at the weather forecast, click here.\u003c/a\u003e\"}}]","created_at":"2025-07-31T13:32:20.114Z","updated_at":"2025-07-31T13:37:11.392Z"},{"id":"cc8b0d83-f099-4598-9f37-2e84c2512bee","title":"LETTER: President Trump is keeping his promise to secure America's borders","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/10/1698091063975.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/10/1698091063975-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["local","opinion"],"sites":["hays"],"published":"2025-08-02T08:30:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"i9R0ZfZfnF\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/10/1698091063975.png\",\"caption\":\"Image by Pixabay\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":true,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"Ma15mZRvkO\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"America’s voters spoke in November, and what we wanted was crystal clear. \"}},{\"id\":\"k3F7YUNkKA\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"We wanted a strong leader who could secure our borders and enforce the rule of law to protect Americans from cartels and human and drug trafficking. President Trump promised that if he were elected, he would deliver safer communities across the nation, and he’s done just that. Promises made, promises kept.\"}},{\"id\":\"0F-_NvZWLH\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"It's hard to believe that in just six short months, President Trump has reversed four years of open border failures from the previous administration. President Biden and Vice President Harris repeatedly told the country that they didn’t have the authority or the ability to secure the border. Time has shown that could not have been further from the truth, and all we needed was a president who was willing to enforce the law.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"PZvS4w7fL_\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In June 2024, 27,766 illegal migrants were paroled and released into the country. Fast forward one year, and that number was\u0026nbsp;zero. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also saw the lowest number of border encounters this past June in the agency’s history. There is a reason President Trump is trusted more on border issues than President Biden ever was.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"MCVD1KNnrc\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The failed open border policies of President Biden and his Border Czar, Kamala Harris, turned every state into a border state and put our citizens at risk. On day one, President Biden halted construction of the border wall and reversed President Trump’s policies that actually worked. Under their leadership, approximately 220 Americans died from fentanyl overdoses every day. House Republicans, working alongside President Trump, have reversed course and made America safe again.\"}},{\"id\":\"yN7k8il0TB\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In our One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congressional Republicans allocated over $46 billion to finish President Trump’s border wall and invest in state-of-the-art border technology to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs across our borders.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"6flX3Yy2Df\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"This leadership is exactly what Americans voted for last November, and we are working around the clock to support the President and continue securing our borders for good. Our historic legislation codified President Trump’s border security measures to ensure no future administration can allow us to be taken advantage of in this way ever again.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"ib3qzIiSrS\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"America remains a land of opportunity that attracts millions around the world each year, but they must come to our country legally. \"}},{\"id\":\"yNidvQ4Y8S\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"A few months ago, I had the privilege of speaking at a naturalization ceremony, where immigrants took their oath to the United States and officially became fellow citizens. I was inspired by each of their journeys in becoming Americans, and I could not help but feel lucky that I was born in a land that so many people seek to call their home.\u0026nbsp;At the same time, my heart felt for them.\"}},{\"id\":\"4yNGp_-anj\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Of the 168 people who became Americans that day, most of them underwent multi-year-long processes to come here legally. Instead of being rewarded, they watched for four years as the Biden Administration was asleep at the wheel, incentivizing immigration abuse month after month. President Biden allowed millions of people to jump the line to come here illegally rather than motivating people to do it the right way. Thankfully, the country overwhelmingly rejected that nonsense.\"}},{\"id\":\"-bSi8bWje_\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Today, our country is safer than it has been in years thanks to the leadership of President Trump. It turns out common sense works after all, and I am grateful for an Administration that chooses to enforce the law instead of caving to radical, far-left activists.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"4QFjHKpZk8\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Thank you, President Trump, for upholding your commitment to making America safe again and securing our border. Promises made, promises kept.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"rR4rL6scDD\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ci\u003eRep.\u0026nbsp;Tracey Mann\u003c/i\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"Wb-00Gl7sv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracey Mann is representative for the Kansas U.S. First Congressional District.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T10:23:24.487Z","updated_at":"2025-08-01T16:07:48.188Z"},{"id":"10f70c6b-3c97-4b2b-b5c6-9bddd4022469","title":"🎤 Forward Ever: Greg Bollella: Kansan swfitwater rescue in Texas","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1661448577852.jpeg","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1661448577852-thumbnail.jpeg","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["local","post-podcast"],"sites":["hays","stjoseph","salina","jc","littleapple","greatbend","hutch"],"published":"2025-08-01T17:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"fShCS96CpO\",\"type\":\"raw\",\"data\":{\"html\":\"\u003ciframe width=\\\"560\\\" height=\\\"315\\\" src=\\\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/heyYTnnSWk4?si=8sPdf2R-xpYIf0XG\\\" title=\\\"YouTube video player\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" allow=\\\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\\\" referrerpolicy=\\\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\\\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"NsygVsEfH7\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ci\u003eOn this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman talks to Greg Bollella about the Kansas swiftwater rescue team's work in providing aid during the recent Texas floods.\u003c/i\u003e\"}}]","created_at":"2025-07-31T21:16:33.958Z","updated_at":"2025-08-01T21:56:58.926Z"},{"id":"db5271c3-b92a-4c99-a52e-d3dc2837f3de","title":"2 hospitalized after 2-vehicle NW Kansas crash","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1695636574547.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1695636574547-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["local"],"sites":["hays"],"published":"2025-08-01T16:35:16.417Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"CIkbS0S12n\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"PHILLIPS COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just before noon Thursday in Phillips County.\"}},{\"id\":\"TKtsuHnzc9\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Honda passenger vehicle driven by Patricia A. Stear, 72, Lincoln, Nebraska, was westbound on U.S. 36 before making a left turn, south onto U.S. 183. \"}},{\"id\":\"ynO19zJ7Oa\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"While making the turn, the Honda struck the passenger side of an eastbound a 2023 Chevy SUV driven by Matthew W. Haack, 40, Smith Center, who was unable to clear the eastbound lane before the crash.\"}},{\"id\":\"3x634zU4T5\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"EMS transported Stear and a passenger Sarah\u0026nbsp; Fuenning, 30, Lincoln, Nebraska, to the Phillips County Hospital. Haack and five passengers in the SUV were not injured. All were properly restrained, according to the KHP.\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T00:09:54.501Z","updated_at":"2025-08-01T16:35:18.655Z"}],"secondCategory":[{"id":"809e10ce-a2e5-4f3d-86a6-45ad53dd18c2","title":"KCPD: Person of interest in custody after fatal shooting","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754100469410.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754100469410-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","maryville","stjoseph","salina","jc","hays","greatbend","hutch"],"published":"2025-08-02T22:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"9A9VSfrbvl\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754100469410.png\",\"caption\":\"Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"yjXB3NobAl\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.\"}},{\"id\":\"CeW-5h1ZjY\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Just after 4:30p.m. Friday, patrol officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Benton on a reported shooting, according to Officer Phil DiMartino.\"}},{\"id\":\"qNVBQhYlq8\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"As officers arrived they were directed to the intersection of 8th and Benton, just to the east. There they located an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.\u0026nbsp; KCFD personnel responded and medics pronounced the victim deceased on scene. This is being investigated as a homicide, and a subject of interest was taken into custody pending further investigation.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"E42rrjnUXU\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\" Preliminary information revealed there was an altercation between multiple people that led to shots being fired and the victim being struck. Police have not released the name of the victim.\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-02T02:07:30.196Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T20:37:00.094Z"},{"id":"0425f2a5-efb8-4c7a-a170-808a6183f8ea","title":"AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600861747887.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600861747887-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","salina","jc","hays","greatbend","hutch"],"published":"2025-08-02T20:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"0yurSBXj-m\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1600861747887.png\",\"caption\":\"Photo Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":true,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"9kEyEZVwbC\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"By\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/author/mike-stobbe\\\"\u003eMIKE STOBBE\u003c/a\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"nJJwJNQOYZ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.\"}},{\"id\":\"yO4bUzKOBF\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The government told the organizations on Thursday via email that their experts are being disinvited from the workgroups that have been the backbone of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.\"}},{\"id\":\"2ACsGKecGV\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The organizations include the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.\"}},{\"id\":\"2KHahBpy_h\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“I’m concerned and distressed,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with ACIP and its workgroups.\"}},{\"id\":\"fVylCm4kg3\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"He said the move will likely propel a confusing fragmentation of vaccine guidance, as patients may hear the government say one thing and hear their doctors say another.\"}},{\"id\":\"GGvSP2ksOx\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"One email said the organizations are “special interest groups and therefore are expected to have a ‘bias’ based on their constituency and/or population that they represent.”\"}},{\"id\":\"bmfCh1Pszb\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"A federal health official on Friday confirmed the action, which was first reported by Bloomberg.\"}},{\"id\":\"Qw-drRhLsR\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The decision was the latest development in what has become a saga involving the ACIP. The committee, created in 1964, makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how vaccines that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration should be used.\"}},{\"id\":\"Vg_nQPg1jP\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"CDC directors have traditionally almost always approved those recommendations, which are widely heeded by doctors and greenlight insurance coverage for shots.\"}},{\"id\":\"syr8W2c8zV\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a leading voice in the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-trump-science-autism-9b99621b01f11b7f0bdc81e5a0b82d2b\\\"\u003eanti-vaccine movement\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;before becoming the U.S. government’s top health official, and in June\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-cdc-acip-vaccines-3790c89f45b6314c5c7b686db0e3a8f9\\\"\u003eabruptly fired\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;the entire ACIP after accusing them of being too closely aligned with manufacturers. He\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-9f58e1f004075b081718ff078de88d76\\\"\u003ehandpicked replacements\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that include several vaccine skeptics.\"}},{\"id\":\"ei7PdSwA6f\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The workgroups typically include committee members and experts from medical and scientific organizations. At workgroup meetings, members evaluate data from vaccine manufacturers and the CDC, and formulate vaccination recommendation proposals to be presented to the full committee.\"}},{\"id\":\"UFSCY3Rw7L\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The structure was created for several reasons, Schaffner said. The professional groups provide input about what might and might not be possible for doctors to implement. And it helped build respect and trust in ACIP recommendations, having the buy-in of respected medical organizations, he said.\"}},{\"id\":\"3uLLJaJZ07\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Workgroup members are vetted for conflicts of interest, to make sure than no one who had, say, made money from working on a hepatitis vaccine was placed on the hepatitis committee, Schaffner noted.\"}},{\"id\":\"h7Lwd36JQf\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also disinvited from the groups were the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, the American Osteopathic Association, the National Medical Association and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.\"}},{\"id\":\"ePUGXyxBDw\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In a joint statement Friday, the AMA and several of the other organizations said: “To remove our deep medical expertise from this vital and once transparent process is irresponsible, dangerous to our nation’s health, and will further undermine public and clinician trust in vaccines.”\"}},{\"id\":\"fZn3lzgcWk\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"They urged the administration to reconsider the move “so we can continue to feel confident in its vaccine recommendations for our patients.”\"}},{\"id\":\"7iNnUHJphQ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Some of the professional organizations have criticized Kennedy’s changes to the ACIP, and three of the disinvited groups last month joined\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/lawsuit-vaccines-kennedy-95a1aa23c3f015f7a35a570f5ef8da36\\\"\u003ea lawsuit\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;against the government over Kennedy’s decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccines for most children and pregnant women.\"}},{\"id\":\"YWk98bFPCx\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In a social media post Friday, one of the Kennedy-appointed ACIP members — Retsef Levi — wrote that the working groups “will engage experts from even broader set of disciplines!”\"}},{\"id\":\"sfDlUE_FMH\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Levi, a business management professor, also wrote that working group membership “will be based on merit \u0026amp; expertise — not membership in organizations proven to have (conflicts of interest) and radical \u0026amp; narrow view of public health!”\"}},{\"id\":\"gFrkl6QmPJ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"HHS officials have not said which people are going to be added to the ACIP workgroups.\"}},{\"id\":\"xm6EbunIxY\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"___\"}},{\"id\":\"C0QXlL0AWJ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-02T13:01:21.756Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T13:08:34.003Z"},{"id":"013d4555-33b6-4ba6-9c1d-9368fae41980","title":"Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754061550283.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754061550283-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","hutch","greatbend","hays","jc","salina","stjoseph"],"published":"2025-08-02T18:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"3zyQSmd_F0\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754061564815.png\",\"caption\":\" Attorney Jadh Kerr testifies before the Kansas Supreme Court about the validity of $21,000 in late fees in a landlord-tenant case. (Kansas Reflector screen capture of Kansas Supreme Court proceeding)\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"HvIANNX8pv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003cb\u003eBY\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://kansasreflector.com/author/mchilson/\\\"\u003eMORGAN CHILSON\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kansasreflector.com/\\\"\u003eKansas Reflector\u003c/a\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"ibZKCLjnkw\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"TOPEKA — A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week.\"}},{\"id\":\"45TVqJEa4s\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Sherri Foster rented a Prairie Village house in November 2018, paying $1,900 per month in rent to John Schutt. Schutt also employed Foster to work on renovations of rental properties, attorney Jadh Kerr told Supreme Court justices.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"6AfeaH48fi\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“The lease had a late-fee provision that $20 for each day was due for rents that remain unpaid after the due date, which is the first of the month,” Kerr said.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"bDfAkaz00q\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Foster did not pay rent for three months in early 2020, but she and Schutt agreed to bring her current as of June 2020, Kerr said. Foster again missed three months of rent, which ultimately brought the two before the Johnson County District Court.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"SU1HOl9uv4\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“Normally, under a landlord-tenant action, you would go to trial within 14 days,” Kerr said. “That did not happen here. It took from September of 2020 to March 2 of 2023 for this case to get to trial.”\"}},{\"id\":\"3m3fYRwNSm\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The district court ruled that Foster owed $5,700 in unpaid rent and $21,240 in late fees, which was calculated by assessing $20 per day for 1,062 days between the first missed rent payment and the judgment date.\"}},{\"id\":\"L-Pkzvm0Q7\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"However, Schutt also owed Foster $545 for failing to pay her for managing construction work on his rental properties, according to court documents.\"}},{\"id\":\"pqZyU6Ft3w\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Foster’s attorney Eric Kraft appealed the district court ruling to the Kansas Court of Appeals, claiming that $21,000 in late fees was “unconscionable,” a legal term meaning a contract is so unfair or oppressive for one party that it offends the conscience of the court. In Kansas, the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/consumer-protection-kansas#:~:text=THE%20KANSAS%20CONSUMER%20PROTECTION%20ACT,CONSUMERS%20HOW%20TO%20OBTAIN%20REDRESS.\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eConsumer Protection Law\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;focuses on “misleading, deceptive and unconscionable trade practices.”\"}},{\"id\":\"IHG4LCDwNS\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The appeals court agreed with Foster and lowered the late fee assessment to $1,700, which covered the days between when Foster failed to pay her rent and when the case went before the district court. But Schutt then appealed that decision to the Kansas Supreme Court.\"}},{\"id\":\"Q0xZfz_xrQ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Kraft said the district court judge, John McEntee, was new, and Kraft believed the former judge in district court would have limited the late fees.\"}},{\"id\":\"Ykx3uPH_zV\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“As much as we try to protect the tenants in the landlord and tenant act, this smacks that completely upside down,” Kraft told the Supreme Court.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"Eb64j6qk6S\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"While Supreme Court justices peppered Schutt’s lawyer with questions about the fairness of late fees accruing through an unusually long court proceeding, they ultimately found in favor of Schutt.\"}},{\"id\":\"0MJEZaBfCr\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://searchdro.kscourts.gov/documents/pdf/caseDecisions/e8a35794-dc62-47c6-9184-09c89c4b9bda_126555.pdf\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eunanimous decision\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;from the Supreme Court reversed the appeals court’s decision. It said that Foster did not appropriately raise the issue of unconscionability, and the Court of Appeals should not have taken that into account when reversing the district court’s initial decision.\u0026nbsp;\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T15:16:59.903Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T12:03:37.029Z"},{"id":"5036ec4d-dcd7-4866-bb46-a04b39e6f13a","title":"Homicide: 49-year-old man found in Kansas alley","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754085592544.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754085592544-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","hutch","greatbend","hays","jc","salina"],"published":"2025-08-02T16:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"LLXe0t0Eg_\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754085592544.png\",\"caption\":\"photo courtesy KWCH\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":true,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"oMmWQ29Ugz\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"WICHITA, Kan.\u0026nbsp;— The Wichita Police Department is investigating the death of a 49-year-old man as a homicide.\"}},{\"id\":\"ti7QPI1y4z\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Around 8:45 a.m. Friday, officers and Wichita Fire Department crews responded to a report of a man down near the entrance to an alley in the 2400 block of North Jeanette. When fire personnel arrived, they found the man with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:53 a.m., according ot a media release from Wichita Police.\"}},{\"id\":\"qduQzj0lBt\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Officers secured the area, and homicide detectives were called in to investigate.\"}},{\"id\":\"qK-oczDmZN\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The investigation is still in its early stages, and details may change as it continues, but initial findings suggest the victim was shot somewhere else and collapsed after fleeing the scene on a bicycle.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"M6vF4ZX5zG\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Anyone with information is asked to call our homicide section at 316-268-4407. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T21:57:36.584Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T12:04:04.525Z"},{"id":"5a99c29d-cfc9-4650-9784-ab34e296f70d","title":"Kan. U.S. Senator glad Trump fired official overseeing jobs report","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754090217869.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754090217869-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","hutch","greatbend","hays","jc","salina"],"published":"2025-08-02T14:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"mmuniAUhLh\",\"type\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754090217869.png\",\"caption\":\"\u0026nbsp;Erika McEntarfer from her official government portrait\",\"withBorder\":false,\"withBackground\":false,\"stretched\":false}},{\"id\":\"6-vTAlEpko\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/jobs-unemployment-economy-trump-federal-reserve-68a15f89d68793a6cf88a522ff33246c\\\"\u003eslowed in July\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.\"}},{\"id\":\"0l1203_O_6\",\"type\":\"raw\",\"data\":{\"html\":\"\u003cblockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"\u003eLegacy media’s wrong on why the BLS chief was fired. It’s not ‘bad numbers’—it’s incompetence. She inflated job numbers by 800K pre-election, then missed by 250K last two months. How can the Fed make sound decisions with such flawed data? Trump was right to act.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) \u003ca href=\\\"https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1951651037770887487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\"\u003eAugust 2, 2025\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cscript async src=\\\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"doUvvi0jNx\",\"type\":\"raw\",\"data\":{\"html\":\"\u003cblockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"\u003e.\u003ca href=\\\"https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\"\u003e@POTUS\u003c/a\u003e on the former Biden-appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics: \u0026quot;You have to have HONEST reports.\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\\\"https://t.co/r15Vpiq7kr\\\"\u003epic.twitter.com/r15Vpiq7kr\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) \u003ca href=\\\"https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1951390584230613146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\"\u003eAugust 1, 2025\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cscript async src=\\\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"cseJE0nctz\",\"type\":\"raw\",\"data\":{\"html\":\"\u003cblockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"\u003eI have been raising concerns for the past year about inaccurate job numbers put out by Dr. Erika McEntarfer. Her cooked-up numbers have misled the American people for too long. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlad President \u003ca href=\\\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\"\u003e@realDonaldTrump\u003c/a\u003e is going to clean this up. \u003ca href=\\\"https://t.co/cmfcC1w5J3\\\"\u003ehttps://t.co/cmfcC1w5J3\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) \u003ca href=\\\"https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1951353610295709938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\"\u003eAugust 1, 2025\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cscript async src=\\\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\"}},{\"id\":\"57eyDQ15Ym\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Trump, in a post on his social media platform, alleged that the figures were manipulated for political reasons and said that Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, should be fired. He provided no evidence for the charge.\"}},{\"id\":\"MUmzfFDfLv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump said on Truth Social. “She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified.”\"}},{\"id\":\"yzMFe8zqHf\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Trump later posted: “In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.”\"}},{\"id\":\"-uN0Nbtm5f\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The charge that the data was faked is an explosive one that threatens to undercut the political legitimacy of the U.S. government's economic data, which has long been seen as the “gold standard” of economic measurement globally. Economists and Wall Street investors have for decades generally accepted the data as free from political bias.\"}},{\"id\":\"oqf09_EzrP\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Trump’s move to fire McEntarfer represented another extraordinary assertion of presidential power. He has wielded the authority of the White House to try to control the world’s international trade system, media companies, America’s top universities and Congress’ constitutional power of the purse, among other institutions.\"}},{\"id\":\"-wK-tykTka\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"McEntarfer's firing was roundly condemned by a group that included two former BLS commissioners, including William Beach, who was appointed by Trump to the position. They particularly objected to the charge that the data was altered for political reasons.\"}},{\"id\":\"0vtVvfxveg\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“This rationale for firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers,” the statement from the group, the Friends of BLS, said.\"}},{\"id\":\"1vN_9fOazh\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In addition to Beach, the statement was signed by Erica Groshen, BLS commissioner under former President Barack Obama.\"}},{\"id\":\"8kB_7YiEIc\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“Firing the Commissioner ... when the BLS revises jobs numbers down (as it routinely does) threatens to destroy trust in core American institutions, and all government statistics,” Arin Dube, an economist at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, said on X. “I can’t stress how damaging this is.”\"}},{\"id\":\"tGJXdNVHUA\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"After Trump's initial post, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said on X that McEntarfer was no longer leading the bureau and that William Wiatrowski, the deputy commissioner, would serve as the acting director.\"}},{\"id\":\"VzPioMIHS7\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“I support the President’s decision to replace Biden’s Commissioner and ensure the American People can trust the important and influential data coming from BLS,” Chavez-DeRemer said.\"}},{\"id\":\"bhAxDtgWH0\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Friday’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf\\\"\u003ejobs report\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;showed that just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated. The report suggested that the economy has sharply weakened during Trump's tenure, a pattern consistent with a slowdown in economic growth during the first half of the year and an increase in inflation during June that appeared to reflect the price pressures created by the president's tariffs.\"}},{\"id\":\"Hmbw7wy5pp\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“What does a bad leader do when they get bad news? Shoot the messenger,” Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said in a Friday speech.\"}},{\"id\":\"og1kNz8UZv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"McEntarfer was nominated by Biden in 2023 and became the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in January 2024. Commissioners typically serve four-year terms but since they are political appointees can be fired. The commissioner is the only political appointee of the agency, which has hundreds of career civil servants.\"}},{\"id\":\"5HIeijyGwG\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Senate confirmed McEntarfer to her post 86-8, with now Vice President JD Vance among the yea votes.\"}},{\"id\":\"dcv_84AqSn\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Trump focused much of his ire on the revisions the agency made to previous hiring data. Job gains in May were revised down to just 19,000 from a previously revised 125,000, and for June they were cut to 14,000 from 147,000. In July, only 73,000 positions were added. The unemployment rate ticked up to a still-low 4.2% from 4.1%.\"}},{\"id\":\"80o1FRP_Ba\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers,” Trump wrote. “She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes.”\"}},{\"id\":\"_JDcVq0McC\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Trump has not always been so suspicious of the monthly jobs report and responded enthusiastically after the initial May figures came out on June 6 when it was initially reported that the economy added 139,000 jobs.\"}},{\"id\":\"L87VV1hrkx\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“GREAT JOB NUMBERS, STOCK MARKET UP BIG!” Trump posted at the time.\"}},{\"id\":\"E_SmOpeAM0\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"That estimate was later revised down to 125,000 jobs, prior to the most-recent revision down to just 19,000.\"}},{\"id\":\"J_M2a5ZEfe\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"During the 2016 campaign, Trump was more critical: He often attacked the jobs figures as they showed the unemployment rate steadily declining while Obama was still president, only to immediately switch to praising the data once he was in office as steady job gains continued.\"}},{\"id\":\"fa6LDM4H3p\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The monthly employment report is one of the most closely-watched pieces of government economic data and can cause sharp swings in financial markets. The disappointing figure sent U.S. market indexes about 1.5% lower Friday.\"}},{\"id\":\"ctCVct0jGt\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The revisions to the May and June numbers were quite large and surprising to many economists. At the same time, every monthly jobs report includes revisions to the prior two months' figures. Those revisions occur as the government receives more responses from businesses to its survey, which help provide a more complete picture of employment trends each month.\"}},{\"id\":\"UkWw18xQaL\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In the past decade, companies have taken longer to respond, which may have contributed to larger monthly revisions.\"}},{\"id\":\"0HRUPMR0lu\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The proportion of companies responding to the surveys has also fallen steadily over the past 10 years, but the survey still gets responses from roughly 200,000 business locations, which can be independent companies or franchises of larger chains.\"}},{\"id\":\"ex-M4-PsgY\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The monthly jobs report has long been closely guarded within the BLS, with early copies held in safes under lock and key to prevent any leaks or early dissemination.\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T22:22:36.909Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T14:46:20.558Z"},{"id":"1218b720-d104-4a66-a8f1-5ad8fb505f5c","title":"KC suspect who shot ex-girlfriend's boyfriend captured near Seattle","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/4/1743534095121.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/4/1743534095121-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","stjoseph","salina","maryville","jc","hays","greatbend","hutch"],"published":"2025-08-02T13:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"yQx4iQUw7i\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"KANSAS CITY—A man is facing charges for a shooting that took place in south Kansas City neighborhood of Waldo the last week of July.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"7O3K2mqpUD\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/DocumentCenter/View/2698/Bridgewater-Complaint_Redacted\\\"\u003eIvory J. 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As of Friday afternoon he was listed in critical but stable condition, with six gunshot wounds to his back.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"PQPpz9EikA\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the incident, which showed the victim, identified in court records and the boyfriend of Bridgwater's former longtime girlfriend, standing outside a vehicle when a blue Tesla pulled into the parking lot and stopped in front of the vehicle the victim was standing next to. \"}},{\"id\":\"FfziCY-Jtf\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Tesla stays parked there for a few minutes and then the victim turns to walk away from the vehicle. Bridgwater exited the Tesla and began firing shots at the victim and then fled the scene. \u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"2WLDNUX1_-\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Bridgewater was arrested in Tukwila, Washington by the Tukwila Police Department Thursday night and is being transported back to Jackson County, where he will be held without bond.\u0026nbsp;\"}}]","created_at":"2025-08-01T20:32:03.624Z","updated_at":"2025-08-02T12:01:16.237Z"},{"id":"a1c73719-bc97-48df-bee0-3120e393f966","title":"KDHE has good news on number of measles cases in Kansas","body":null,"featured_image":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741908329913.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741908329913-thumbnail.png","featured":false,"status":"published","categories":["state"],"sites":["littleapple","hutch","greatbend","hays","jc","salina"],"published":"2025-08-02T11:00:00.000Z","ad_sidebar_location":"innerPageSidebar","ad_banner_location":null,"editing_by":null,"editor":"v2","blocks":"[{\"id\":\"_5b5Q2WZo2\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"TOPEKA —The Kansas Department of Health reported no new cases of measles over the past week in the state. The state reported 90 cases in 11 counties and eight hospitalizations last week. All but three of the cases were connected, and most in Gray County.\"}},{\"id\":\"GEkN13fk47\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.cdc.gov/schoolvaxview/data/index.html\\\"\u003efederal data\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;posted Thursday.\"}},{\"id\":\"TToZ6_rJKm\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before. It's the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.\"}},{\"id\":\"Uw1x2AVSKD\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In addition, 92.5% of 2024-25 kindergartners got their required measles-mumps-rubella shots, down slightly from\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/vaccinations-kindergarten-exemptions-cdc-1c0f9a196a70491fccf48b9125090de0\\\"\u003ethe previous year\u003c/a\u003e. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate was 95% — the level that makes it unlikely that a single infection will spark a disease cluster or outbreak.\"}},{\"id\":\"l_6UrMS21A\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The vaccination numbers were posted as the U.S. experiences its worst year for\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreaks-us-mmr-vaccine-rfk-jr-518e1059923135d79a2127a02e31bac2\\\"\u003emeasles spread\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;in more than three decades, with more than 1,300 cases so far.\"}},{\"id\":\"rJOrBiONWj\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“The concern, of course, is that with a further dip in the (vaccination) coverage, we’re going to see even more measles in the coming months,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, of the American Academy of Pediatrics.\"}},{\"id\":\"Rzy8yYWssG\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"It's possible that this year's outbreaks may spur more parents to get their children vaccinated before they go to school, said O'Leary, a University of Colorado pediatric infectious diseases specialist.\"}},{\"id\":\"H2WJFIqFTT\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"But Dr. Philip Huang isn't optimistic. Texas was particularly hard hits by measles this year, with more than half of the cases reported nationally. Despite that, the state\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/texas-vaccines-measles-outbreak-exemptions-rfk-ab4aea44661153a789472f9d7fa8d17b\\\"\u003epassed a law\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;making it easier for parents to get school vaccine exemptions for their kids.\"}},{\"id\":\"I2ld27NGbv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“It's crazy,” said Huang, Dallas County's health director.\"}},{\"id\":\"T2T38eg1qU\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traditionally releases the vaccination coverage data in its flagship publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC officials usually speak to the trends and possible explanations, and stress the importance of vaccinations. This year, the agency quietly posted the data online and — when asked about it — emailed a statement.\"}},{\"id\":\"sDUYwyiKHZ\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“The decision to vaccinate is a personal one. Parents should consult their health care providers on options for their families,” the statement said, adding; “Vaccination remains the most effective way to protect children from serious diseases like measles and whooping cough, which can lead to hospitalization and long-term health complications.”\"}},{\"id\":\"Kwfvqxe7BA\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The wording is more ambivalent about the importance of vaccinations than in the past. That is in keeping with communications from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement before President Donald Trump put him in charge of federal health agencies.\"}},{\"id\":\"qxo5OHD3mc\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"O'Leary noted the changes in the CDC messaging, which places personal choice before community protection.\"}},{\"id\":\"na8fZ__rad\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“To sort of weaken the language or weaken the messaging that they're sending is very concerning, because what they say does matter,” he said.\"}},{\"id\":\"DQSNZLCo0d\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Public health officials focus on vaccination rates for kindergartners because schools can be cauldrons for germs and launching pads for community outbreaks.\"}},{\"id\":\"nx2mh4Hefi\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"For years, those rates were high, thanks largely to school attendance mandates that required key vaccinations. All U.S. states and territories require that children attending child care centers and schools be vaccinated against\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/by-age/years-4-6.html\\\"\u003ea number of diseases\u003c/a\u003e, including, measles, mumps, polio, tetanus, whooping cough and chickenpox.\"}},{\"id\":\"hShOcriDSv\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"All states allow exemptions for children with medical conditions that prevent them from receiving certain vaccines. And most\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.ncsl.org/health/states-with-religious-and-philosophical-exemptions-from-school-immunization-requirements\\\"\u003ealso permit exemptions\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for religious or other nonmedical reasons.\"}},{\"id\":\"9JG0mQgu4d\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"In the last decade, the percentage of kindergartners with medical exemptions has held steady, at about 0.2%. 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Online misinformation and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-governor-hutchinson-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-09cadd2e75ddd5a4c0758b2cb1b6cbfd\\\"\u003ethe political divide\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that emerged around COVID-19 vaccines have led more parents to question routine childhood vaccinations, experts say.\"}},{\"id\":\"-Aw97N9gYD\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"According to the CDC data, 15.4% of kindergartners had\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-waivers-schools-measles-idaho-e7015d8fd38ec80802eeae350755a402\\\"\u003ean exemption\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;to one or more vaccines in Idaho in the last school year. But fewer than 0.5% did in Connecticut.\"}},{\"id\":\"BbuQK-KRj0\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"It’s good news that the vast majority of parents continue to get their kids vaccinated, O’Leary said. 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They will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March. SpaceX will bring those four back as early as Wednesday.\"}},{\"id\":\"Fp6kQedb7Y\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Moving in are NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russia's Oleg Platonov — each of whom had been originally assigned to\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/nasa-stuck-astronauts-boeing-starliner-92dca67a1fbecf05f5f0e6e2e79afc3b\\\"\u003eother missions\u003c/a\u003e. “Hello, space station!” Fincke radioed as soon as the capsule docked high above the South Pacific.\"}},{\"id\":\"YVgl5y-48v\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Cardman and another astronaut were pulled from a SpaceX flight last year to make room for NASA's two stuck astronauts, Boeing Starliner test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose space station stay went from one week to more than nine months. 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(AP) — Kansas City\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-rashee-rice-nfl-e5d5d94dbea9bfcbd555ce73e0ce67c4\\\"\u003eChiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;has “completely changed” after causing a chain-reaction crash last year on a Dallas highway that left multiple people injured, cost him more than $1 million in a settlement to victims, and resulted in\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/rashee-rice-kansas-city-chiefs-crash-jail-454eb8f9ee467628ee8258fe8ae5cc0c\\\"\u003ea 30-day jail sentence\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that he will have to fulfill at some point in the future.\"}},{\"id\":\"BczE7mnuD7\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Rice spoke Saturday for the first time in training camp, and the first time since the 25-year-old playmaker tore a ligament in his right knee in Week 4 — an injury that wound up requiring season-ending surgery.\"}},{\"id\":\"RRtXJRETir\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“I’ve completely changed. You have to learn from things like that,” Rice said of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/rashee-rice-sports-car-crash-dallas-lamborghini-d36bee33712ebb41c4b78f7c3b54b833\\\"\u003ethe March 2024 accident\u003c/a\u003e, when prosecutors said he was driving nearly 120 mph on the North Central Expressway and made “multiple aggressive maneuvers” before striking the other vehicles.\"}},{\"id\":\"Ek2gxqHEjq\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“I've learned,\\\" Rice continued, \\\"and taken advantage of being able to learn from something like that.”\"}},{\"id\":\"praJ0gY2Vi\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"\u003ca href=\\\"https://apnews.com/article/rashee-rice-charges-dallas-crash-kansas-city-chiefs-d71cfd66fabfc151111d67ea1bfa0f74\\\"\u003eRice pleaded\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;guilty in July to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. 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The park dumpsters fill quickly, so please try to keep litter to a minimum.\u0026nbsp; Kans for Kids, a fundraiser for childhood cancer, will have aluminum can recycling containers around the festival grounds.\u0026nbsp; Please no glass or breakable containers in the festival grounds or near the water.\u0026nbsp; Let’s all do our part to keep the park beautiful.\u0026nbsp;\"}},{\"id\":\"Dtusy0LbJO\",\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"You may bring food and beverages into the festival area.\u0026nbsp; Please no large coolers, as space is limited. 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