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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Collected by: University of Kansas

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

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Title: KU offers students credit, no credit option for online spring semester

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-offers-students-credit-no-credit-option-for-online-spring-semester/article_e3e88212-72f9-11ea-a017-db4b0e1b8be3.html

Description: The University of Kansas students have until April 17 to opt for credit/no credit for the spring 2020 term. However, The University suggests students wait to make the change as the online system currently can't handle an influx of requests.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU on Wheels adjusts schedules, routes in response to online semester

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-on-wheels-adjusts-schedules-routes-in-response-to-online-semester/article_ed7ae420-6ba4-11ea-a767-af15ac14db0e.html

Description: The University of Kansas transit system, KU on Wheels, has modified its bus schedules and routes as classes have been moved online due to coronavirus concerns.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU parking offers partial refund to students who purchased 2020 permits

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-parking-offers-partial-refund-to-students-who-purchased-2020-permits/article_09761058-73a4-11ea-a2d7-cf9f6fe035cf.html

Description: The University of Kansas will offer students with spring 2020 parking passes a partial credit for those who will return next semester or a partial refund for those who will not.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU partners with health app to begin transition to in-person classes

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-partners-with-health-app-to-begin-transition-to-in-person-classes/article_167a9be4-afdf-11ea-bd4b-af55766dbe8b.html

Description: The University of Kansas is partnering with CVKey, a health app intended to monitor the health and possible symptoms of personnel on KU's campus before they enter public spaces in fall 2020.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU plans to distribute university-wide COVID-19 saliva test before fall semester

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-plans-to-distribute-university-wide-covid-19-saliva-test-before-fall-semester/article_c503e490-c6b9-11ea-afb2-7f972b7ba0f8.html

Description: KU leadership shared Wednesday it will roll out widespread community testing to see the spread of the virus before campus opens. The specific details of the plan — like how and when KU plans to distribute it — are unclear.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU postpones campus return from spring break, professors plan online content

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-postpones-campus-return-from-spring-break-professors-plan-online-content/article_f7e26850-640d-11ea-8acf-4fd61582e977.html

Description: Due to the novel coronavirus, The University of Kansas will delay the resumption of class until March 23 as professors prepare online content. Administrators will evaluate whether remote-learning is still necessary on March 28.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU recreation facilities, libraries closed until March 27

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-recreation-facilities-libraries-closed-until-march-27/article_9d74384c-6612-11ea-8611-bffd35395b5e.html

Description: The University of Kansas recreation facilities and libraries will be closed until March 27 due to a directive from the county health department to slow the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU research labs donate kits to help COVID-19 testing

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-research-labs-donate-kits-to-help-covid-19-testing/article_122903e8-6fa5-11ea-8cd9-a3bcf7c0b204.html

Description: The University of Kansas donated around 20,000 RNA test kits, essential to the process of testing for COVID-19. The University acted after Gov. Laura Kelly requested the kits.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU rolls out five-phase plan to resume on-campus operations by fall

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-rolls-out-five-phase-plan-to-resume-on-campus-operations-by-fall/article_fccbd188-8bf6-11ea-a213-4b042b3514cb.html

Description: The University of Kansas announced that it will follow a five-phase plan in reopening in-person activities and on-campus operations. The plan has no set timeline but will take into account proper social distancing and safety guidelines.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU rolls out plan for social distancing measures in fall 2020

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-rolls-out-plan-for-social-distancing-measures-in-fall-2020/article_705da3a2-bb08-11ea-8398-1f7654e17c48.html

Description: The University of Kansas released its latest campus reopening plan Monday, which includes reduced lecture sizes, extended passing periods and mandatory masks for all persons on campus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU student housing, dining adjusts to coronavirus outbreak

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-student-housing-dining-adjusts-to-coronavirus-outbreak/article_756fd43a-67e0-11ea-98f4-3bf59ce1076c.html

Description: KU student housing and dining services currently plan to stay open while classes are moved online amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU Student Housing prepares to welcome students back in fall 2020 amid coronavirus

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-student-housing-prepares-to-welcome-students-back-in-fall-2020-amid-coronavirus/article_9c8b874c-af2c-11ea-a4fb-2b33885d4a13.html

Description: As KU moves closer to welcoming students for the fall semester, Student Housing has been forced to adapt policies and procedures in order to ensure student safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU student launches campaign to support Colombians amid COVID-19 pandemic

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-student-launches-campaign-to-support-colombians-amid-covid-19-pandemic/article_186020d2-b642-11ea-8c45-23e4a19f3489.html

Description: The University of Kansas senior Camila Ordoñez recently started a charity to help people from Colombia that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU student workers continue to receive compensation despite campus shutdown

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-student-workers-continue-to-receive-compensation-despite-campus-shutdown/article_e3b82ef8-7512-11ea-9de9-77a4a2bb1d8a.html

Description: The University of Kansas announced it will continue to pay student workers as usual despite campus closures resulting from the spreading novel coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU students share COVID-19 experiences abroad in virtual panel

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-students-share-covid-19-experiences-abroad-in-virtual-panel/article_d147958c-ac3b-11ea-8511-2f4ae32783c5.html

Description: The University of Kansas International Affairs office hosted a virtual panel Wednesday for five international students or students who were studying abroad to share their COVID-19 experiences.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU students still count in Lawrence for US 2020 census

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-students-still-count-in-lawrence-for-us-2020-census/article_21a302c8-746f-11ea-bea5-ef50506f9488.html

Description: The 2020 U.S. census is accessible online and will count college students as members of the county in which they attend school.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU suspends nonessential research activities at Lawrence and Edwards campuses

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-suspends-nonessential-research-activities-at-lawrence-and-edwards-campuses/article_f9b81522-6baf-11ea-a1ae-8f16d6cf8caf.html

Description: The University of Kansas is suspending all non-essential research projects due to the spreading novel coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU to distribute $7.6 million from CARES Act to students in need

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-to-distribute-7-6-million-from-cares-act-to-students-in-need/article_c9a53654-8990-11ea-ac7d-3f09aff9e26e.html

Description: The University of Kansas will receive over $15 million from the CARES Act. $7.6 million will go to students, but the remaining money has yet to be allocated.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU to partner with local police and officials to address racial equity

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-to-partner-with-local-police-and-officials-to-address-racial-equity/article_c1ff800c-a511-11ea-9921-7b708af9f137.html

Description: The University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer issued a statement Tuesday, detailing a planned partnership with Lawrence police agencies and local government to address diversity and equity.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU updates five-phase plan to reopen campuses

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-updates-five-phase-plan-to-reopen-campuses/article_ecd6805e-9ae5-11ea-9729-8f188c52b757.html

Description: KU updated its five-phase plan to reopen campuses in a statement Wednesday. There is no set timeline for each phase.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU will cancel in-person classes after Thanksgiving, chancellor says

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-will-cancel-in-person-classes-after-thanksgiving-chancellor-says/article_3b183ae6-af31-11ea-b839-b76a19774f4a.html

Description: After Thanksgiving, there will be a study week, followed by a week of exams, conducted remotely, The University of Kansas leadership announced in an email to students, staff and faculty.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU will lose $250,000 in revenue after summer fee is cut by 22%

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-will-lose-250-000-in-revenue-after-summer-fee-is-cut-by-22/article_80fba746-b7d3-11ea-8ead-3beda0e1aa8a.html

Description: A few review sub-committee, made up of campus administration and former student body vice president Seth Wingerter, ruled to reduce student fees for the summer 2020 semester by 22%.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence bars use social media to keep audiences engaged during COVID-19 outbreak

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-bars-use-social-media-to-keep-audiences-engaged-during-covid-19-outbreak/article_bb4e6b8c-8bc7-11ea-bb5e-fb66c235020f.html

Description: The local bars in Lawrence are turning to social media to interact with their customers, and are coming up with creative ways to stay in touch.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence bars will close Friday following increase in COVID-19 cases

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-bars-will-close-friday-following-increase-in-covid-19-cases/article_844d9a64-bbe1-11ea-a473-8f48b108642c.html

Description: All bars and nightclubs will close on Friday for at least two weeks, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence businesses brace for losses amid uncertainty surrounding football season

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-businesses-brace-for-losses-amid-uncertainty-surrounding-football-season/article_d59a06ce-c2d9-11ea-ac2c-3304b81e54de.html

Description: Due to an increasing uncertainty surrounding the start of college football season, Lawrence businesses are preparing for the potential economic impacts and after effects.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence City Commission approves plan to temporarily reconfigure Mass Street

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-city-commission-approves-plan-to-temporarily-reconfigure-mass-street/article_cad8dee8-b0a7-11ea-9f66-2bb621fc9247.html

Description: Members of the Lawrence City Commission approved a temporary plan that would convert parking spaces on Massachusetts Street to give businesses more space for potential outdoor operation.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence hair studio hosts seminar to address racial bias in cosmetology industry

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-hair-studio-hosts-seminar-to-address-racial-bias-in-cosmetology-industry/article_a74d5ef6-bbd1-11ea-93d2-c3aa04438ba0.html

Description: Prestige Hair Studio staff held a seminar that discussed how barbers and stylists can combat racial bias through a series of discussion questions and skits.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence Humane Society goes virtual for May 5k and running challenges

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-humane-society-goes-virtual-for-may-5k-and-running-challenges/article_e538cec6-8efe-11ea-8371-e7828b054a37.html

Description: In order to encourage social distancing, Lawrence Humane Society's annual Paw Valley 5k and Challenge have moved online.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence man tests positive for coronavirus after long wait, complicated agency process

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-man-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-after-long-wait-complicated-agency-process/article_50cd9300-6e30-11ea-bd9a-eb90f0442c26.html

Description: Over a week after he was tested for the novel coronavirus, Lawrence resident Justin Thomas learned his results were positive, but the process of getting that response was more challenging than he and his spouse ever imagined.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence police officer tests positive for coronavirus

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-police-officer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/article_a28c1962-7076-11ea-a611-2be5609ee42b.html

Description: The Lawrence Police Department announced in a press release Friday afternoon that its first officer in the department tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: LMH patient with suspected coronavirus tests negative

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lmh-patient-with-suspected-coronavirus-tests-negative/article_8997ee42-460d-11ea-8868-336a26469b9d.html

Description: A Lawrence Memorial Hospital patient tested negative for the coronavirus after hospital staff suspected the life-threatening virus was causing the patient's symptoms.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Local grocery stores provide protection, support to employees amid coronavirus crisis

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/local-grocery-stores-provide-protection-support-to-employees-amid-coronavirus-crisis/article_85fa415c-78f5-11ea-bd54-eb1fd42dcb1c.html

Description: Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, grocery store employees continue to work as employers are attempting to protect workers by taking cautionary measures and providing financial benefits.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Local law enforcement takes new precautions to protect officers from coronavirus

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/local-law-enforcement-takes-new-precautions-to-protect-officers-from-coronavirus/article_ceca8452-76be-11ea-8950-732e0ee566d8.html

Description: Lawrence Police Department and KU Public Safety Officers are now required to sanitize their own vehicles, among other public safety precautions, to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Meet the candidates: Free Staters Apramay Mishra and Grant Daily

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/meet-the-candidates-free-staters-apramay-mishra-and-grant-daily/article_97904e2e-7900-11ea-bfa8-83b8642a659b.html

Description: The Kansan hosts a Q&A with presidential candidate Apramay Mishra and vice presidential candidate Grant Daily who lead Free Staters, the only coalition running in the 2020 Student Senate election.

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Subject:   General news

Title: New KU student government administration takes office at Joint Senate meeting

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/new-ku-student-government-administration-takes-office-at-joint-senate-meeting/article_ff287e68-9ba5-11ea-a1fb-774b95e5ce12.html

Description: Student Body President Apramay Mishra, Student Body Vice President Grant Daily and other executive staff members took office Wednesday, May 20.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Novel coronavirus claims first death in Johnson County

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/novel-coronavirus-claims-first-death-in-johnson-county/article_d61056c8-6bbb-11ea-a398-7bf43a812c53.html

Description: The first Johnson County resident — a man in his 70s — has died from the novel coronavirus, according to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Outgoing KU student body vice president reflects on accomplishments in tumultuous year

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/outgoing-ku-student-body-vice-president-reflects-on-accomplishments-in-tumultuous-year/article_870bad6e-9ba1-11ea-b334-3f5a1e77b837.html

Description: The University of Kansas Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter looks back on his time Student Senate as the graduating senior will move on to Andersons Trade Group in Auburn, New York.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Popular KU college bar, The Hawk, confirmed as COVID-19 outbreak site

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/popular-ku-college-bar-the-hawk-confirmed-as-covid-19-outbreak-site/article_1e8c7378-b7ed-11ea-a0a8-3776d561b050.html

Description: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is asking individuals who went to The Jayhawk Cafe last weekend to monitor for symptoms of the coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Possible coronavirus detected from patient at Lawrence Memorial Hospital

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/possible-coronavirus-detected-from-patient-at-lawrence-memorial-hospital/article_cf34da7a-420a-11ea-bea4-fb1fea4e2888.html

Description: A case of the novel coronavirus has reached Lawrence, officials say.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Presidential, vice presidential candidates go head-to-head in Student Senate Debate

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/presidential-vice-presidential-candidates-go-head-to-head-in-student-senate-debate/article_b7e8648c-8327-11ea-a50a-9b2e96f59b8f.html

Description: Student body presidential candidates, Apramay Mishra and Isabella Southwick, and vice presidential candidates, Grant Daily and William Wilk, faced off in the 2020 Student Senate Debate on April 18. Voting is open until April 25.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Provost: KU reworks fall classes, full course schedule will release Aug. 3

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/provost-ku-reworks-fall-classes-full-course-schedule-will-release-aug-3/article_57de05ee-d1d6-11ea-b51c-e301a0cfcea4.html

Description: KU estimates roughly one-third of its courses will be in-person, one-third will be fully online, and one-third will be a hybrid of both. The fall semester's full schedule will be released at 7 a.m. on Aug. 3.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Provost: KU will rescind nearly 94% increase to international student fee

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/provost-ku-will-rescind-nearly-94-increase-to-international-student-fee/article_d168a512-b7f6-11ea-8009-379c4b93ce04.html

Description: Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer announced Friday the international student fee would go back to being $160 per semester after speaking with international students.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Reopening Douglas County: Bars, swimming pools can reopen Monday

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/reopening-douglas-county-bars-swimming-pools-can-reopen-monday/article_4e39df3a-a6e4-11ea-af12-c7c60a98f63c.html

Description: Douglas County will move into phase three of its reopening plan at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Bars, activities and other venues will be allowed to reopen, but with social distancing measures in place.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Research resumes on KU's campus as part of reopening plan

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/research-resumes-on-kus-campus-as-part-of-reopening-plan/article_5c7ec9b0-ac12-11ea-a204-b7308161f10a.html

Description: Through May and the beginning of June, researchers have resumed their work at The University of Kansas in phases, as a part of the institution's reopening plans.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Second popular KU college bar, The Bull, identified as COVID-19 outbreak site

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/second-popular-ku-college-bar-the-bull-identified-as-covid-19-outbreak-site/article_e3d3af94-bd96-11ea-b0a2-135951b25781.html

Description: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is asking individuals who recently attended Bullwinkles Bar to monitor for symptoms of the coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU offers several ways to educate students about consent

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/sexual_assault/ku-offers-several-ways-to-educate-students-about-consent/article_75e820ea-8016-11ea-9d3e-a710577e3b6a.html

Description: With April being the Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SAPEC is offering advice on consent through online activities.

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Subject:   General news

Title: ‘Silence is violence': Protestors demonstrate against police brutality in Topeka

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/silence-is-violence-protestors-demonstrate-against-police-brutality-in-topeka/article_c58846b2-a2b1-11ea-bd6a-c370dcde03a6.html

Description: Hundreds of demonstrators marched around the perimeter of the Kansas Statehouse Saturday morning in conjunction with the Black Lives Matter Movement.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Stay-at-home orders concern Kansas residents in Douglas county, KC area

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/stay-at-home-orders-concern-kansas-residents-in-douglas-county-kc-area/article_98dee01a-7851-11ea-9386-fbf9a107c694.html

Description: Kansas residents in Douglas, Wyandotte and Johnson counties express concerns over how stay-at-home orders have affected their lives.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate election: Can Free Staters' platforms be done?

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-election-can-free-staters-platforms-be-done/article_902f4410-8197-11ea-957a-af51eacbc192.html

Description: Presidential candidate Apramay Mishra and vice presidential candidate Grant Daily proposed 24 platforms with their coalition, the Free Staters. The Kansan reached out to campus experts regarding the feasibility of these platforms.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate election: Can Isabella Southwick and William Wilk's platforms be done?

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-election-can-isabella-southwick-and-william-wilks-platforms-be-done/article_443cd990-8198-11ea-b03e-63a3deda9d0b.html

Description: Presidential candidate Isabella Southwick and vice presidential candidate William Wilk have proposed 13 platforms as independent runners. The Kansan reached out to campus experts regarding the feasibility of these platforms.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate election results expected by end of weekend

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-election-results-expected-by-end-of-weekend/article_8b928d30-8747-11ea-8542-0f75fae85af7.html

Description: Student Senate Elections Commission Chair Wyatt Risovi-Hendrickson said the results should be in as early as tonight or tomorrow morning in an email to the candidates.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate election voter's guide: Who's running and how you can vote

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-election-voters-guide-whos-running-and-how-you-can-vote/article_cb5d13b0-8268-11ea-a582-fbd107f83fcc.html

Description: Here's a voter's guide for the 2020 Student Senate election. Voting is open from Sunday, April 19, to Saturday, April 25.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate elections pushed back, voting to take place late April

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-elections-pushed-back-voting-to-take-place-late-april/article_2d4fab24-6d7d-11ea-892b-2f613a7b0447.html

Description: In response to The University of Kansas putting classes online for the rest of the semester, the Student Senate Executive Committee voted to push back the 2020 election and extend the voting period.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate flattens student fees to ease the coronavirus economic blow

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-flattens-student-fees-to-ease-the-coronavirus-economic-blow/article_32a79d9a-8a27-11ea-8b3a-af0d716011f7.html

Description: Student senators held an emergency fee review meeting Tuesday to decrease the student fee package to $491.95.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate proposes fundraiser for students financially affected by coronavirus

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-proposes-fundraiser-for-students-financially-affected-by-coronavirus/article_e2165a28-66dc-11ea-8965-f3ed93e52230.html

Description: Student Senate hopes to raise $50,000 for an emergency fund to help students financially affected by the coronavirus. The plan is only in the beginning stages and has not been approved or vetted.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate to reevaluate student fee package; chancellor asks for decrease

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-to-reevaluate-student-fee-package-chancellor-asks-for-decrease/article_7bbe5116-88cb-11ea-b314-8b55de29c950.html

Description: The University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod has requested Student Senate reevaluates the 2020-2021 student fee package. The new package is due to the Kansas Board of Regents by May 1.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate waives signature requirement for coalitions to participate in election

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-waives-signature-requirement-for-coalitions-to-participate-in-election/article_f8beeb94-716f-11ea-80af-ab96b37f33a1.html

Description: Candidates no longer have to meet the signature requirement to run in the 2020 Student Senate election, and candidate and senatorial filing deadlines have been pushed to March 30 and April 6, respectively.

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Subject:   General news

Title: That's my hometown': Novel coronavirus epidemic felt from Wuhan to Lawrence

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/thats-my-hometown-novel-coronavirus-epidemic-felt-from-wuhan-to-lawrence/article_488a3afa-42fb-11ea-b04c-cbdced9aa35e.html

Description: Novel coronavirus has remained mostly contained to Asia, but international students from the area have been left to wonder about the safety of their families.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Three new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Johnson County, Kansas

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/three-new-cases-of-novel-coronavirus-confirmed-in-johnson-county-kansas/article_04fe9b7e-6483-11ea-9554-c36895c0ce04.html

Description: Three new cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Kansas, according to a Thursday press release by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Tuition will not increase for KU students next year, option to decrease later

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/tuition-will-not-increase-for-ku-students-next-year-option-to-decrease-later/article_8ffc317a-b0c6-11ea-ab14-3331a1bc94c0.html

Description: The University of Kansas will hold tuition flat for all students in the 2020-2021 school year to ease the economic burden of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Subject:   General news

Title: VeoRide throws out pedal bikes at Lawrence recycling center

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/veoride-throws-out-pedal-bikes-at-lawrence-recycling-center/article_9647ea70-79c0-11ea-a44b-77844f7ee573.html

Description: VeoRide disposed its pedal bikes in the Lawrence recycling center on 12th Street and Haskell Avenue after the company's contract with The University of Kansas concluded. The bikes were to be donated, but plans changed due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Watkins Health Services to stay open, administer coronavirus testing

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/watkins-health-services-to-stay-open-administer-coronavirus-testing/article_cb899d4e-6937-11ea-bcf0-ff711a02f5b4.html

Description: Watkins Health Services will remain open for KU students throughout the semester and is offering coronavirus testing. The test supply is limited and will be administered based on patient symptoms to avoid false positive results.

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Subject:   General news

Title: 'We’re ready': Starbucks will open at KU amid coronavirus pandemic

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/we-re-ready-starbucks-will-open-at-ku-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/article_58eefbc6-c788-11ea-9f3c-f7c612e27a43.html

Description: Starbucks locations will open Aug. 20 across the University of Kansas campus. KU's contract with their previous supplier, the Roasterie, ended June 30.

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Subject:   General news

Title: WHO declares novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/who-declares-novel-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern/article_5726aeb8-43a0-11ea-bf77-6f1d6529d59b.html

Description: The World Health Organization declares the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. WHO will offer temporary recommendations that could affect travel, trade, quarantine, screening and treatment to try to control the virus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Zero tolerance: KU officials work to combat discrimination amid coronavirus fears

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/zero-tolerance-ku-officials-work-to-combat-discrimination-amid-coronavirus-fears/article_1d93388e-536c-11ea-baa8-6f88a26cf06e.html

Description: Amid global and local fear surrounding the novel coronavirus outbreak, KU officials make efforts to protect students from xenophobic discrimination.

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Title: 2,500 jobs at risk for KU due to vaccine mandate for federal contractors, Girod said

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/2-500-jobs-at-risk-for-ku-due-to-vaccine-mandate-for-federal-contractors-girod/article_6f83fed0-489d-11ec-9465-5775510c2099.html

Description: Universities are being urged by federal agencies to comply with the new vaccination mandate, potentially risking 2,500 jobs.

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Subject:   General news

Title: 'A little nervous': KU students return for first week of classes amid pandemic

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/a-little-nervous-ku-students-return-for-first-week-of-classes-amid-pandemic/article_da335238-e7bb-11ea-8087-1fd18a087c3e.html

Description: University of Kansas students share their feelings about the changes made to campus and classes for the fall semester as they return for the first week of classes.

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Subject:   General news

Title: A look at KU, graduate student union history as contract negotiations begin

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/a-look-at-ku-graduate-student-union-history-as-contract-negotiations-begin/article_a30b3e88-08e5-11eb-b4f8-076f24a0e17a.html

Description: The Graduate Teaching Assistant Coalition was formed after GTAs unionized due to poor working conditions. GTAC has had its ups and downs with KU, but it looks to work through it as they begin contract negotiations with KU yet again.

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Subject:   General news

Title: 'A lot of unknowns': While campus reopens, some KU students choose to be fully online

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/a-lot-of-unknowns-while-campus-reopens-some-ku-students-choose-to-be-fully-online/article_c935747a-fbac-11ea-8df6-63d676e67454.html

Description: Some students, national and international, utilize KU's online only instruction to avoid the potential health concerns from COVID-19 studying in-person on-campus.

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Title: A second popular KU college bar, The Bull, identified as COVID-19 outbreak site

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/a-second-popular-ku-college-bar-the-bull-identified-as-covid-19-outbreak-site/article_e3d3af94-bd96-11ea-b0a2-135951b25781.html

Description: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is asking individuals who recently attended Bullwinkles Bar to monitor for symptoms of the coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Abroad and beyond: KU study abroad office preps students for the coming semester

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/abroad-and-beyond-ku-study-abroad-office-preps-students-for-the-coming-semester/article_d502cbd2-0c2c-11eb-827f-b371b76e5580.html

Description: KU's Study Abroad and Global Engagement office employees are strategizing the next steps for study abroad opportunities for the spring 2021 semester.

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Subject:   General news

Title: "ActUpKU" joins race as newest coalition for Student Body President and Vice President

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/actupku-joins-race-as-newest-coalition-for-student-body-president-and-vice-president/article_4cd792a6-7bcb-11eb-a49f-b7ccbabd67a0.html

Description: President of the Black Student Coalition Niya McAdoo and Student Senator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Ethan Roark announced Friday that they would be running for student body president and vice president with their new coalition "ActUpKU." The coalition will focus on increasing mental health access to students, racial justice, economic issues and sustainability.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center remains open during COVID-19

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ambler-student-recreation-fitness-center-remains-open-during-covid-19/article_24b20128-02a7-11eb-bb3f-cf2183ea2f73.html

Description: The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center reopened this semester by implementing social distancing precautions — including distanced fitness areas and a mask mandate in the facility.

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Title: Amid staff and supply shortages, KU Dining is forced to limit dining options

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/amid-staff-and-supply-shortages-ku-dining-is-forced-to-limit-dining-options/article_3efaabc4-22c8-11ec-86da-3fc482f254d5.html

Description: KU Dining limits dining options due to staff and supply shortages across the board.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Annual recruiting report says employers are looking to hire students like you

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/annual-recruiting-report-says-employers-are-looking-to-hire-students-like-you/article_3585bba0-546f-11ec-b987-2be588d390d8.html

Description: An annual report from Michigan State University found that employers are “buoyant and resilient about the opportunities available to college students in 2021-2022,” with 66% of employers describing the overall new college labor market as “very good” or “excellent.“

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Title: Asian-American students at KU reflect after Atlanta shooting and national rise in hate crimes

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/asian-american-students-at-ku-reflect-after-atlanta-shooting-and-national-rise-in-hate-crimes/article_5a3e0314-8e7f-11eb-9601-03098e697146.html

Description: “It is a very scary time for people in the Asian community and it has been for awhile. It just feels like you're being attacked, and it also feels like you're basically a target wherever you go," Honorah Maggio, president of KU’s Asian American Student Union said.

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Title: Award winning poet recites poems and hosts writing workshops for KU students

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/award-winning-poet-recites-poems-and-hosts-writing-workshops-for-ku-students/article_048c8636-ac6e-11eb-adeb-67c830229b3f.html

Description: Award winning poet Alexandra C. Stewart joined University of Kansas students and other audience members from around the world for her first li…

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Subject:   General news

Title: Biden administration introduces website to ship free COVID-19 tests

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/biden-administration-introduces-website-to-ship-free-covid-19-tests/article_66ad8c46-7641-11ec-8a1c-4bddbff5e3f4.html

Description: Starting Wednesday, Americans will be able to order four at-home rapid COVID-19 tests per residential address at no cost and without insurance.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Bollier: 'We came up a bit short tonight, but you aren’t walking away defeated'

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/bollier-we-came-up-a-bit-short-tonight-but-you-aren-t-walking-away-defeated/article_7f5b331e-1e5a-11eb-8c2d-df69054c434d.html

Description: U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier, a Democrat, conceded to her challenger, Roger Marshall late Tuesday night. Kansas Young Democrats believe regardless of the outcome, Bollier built critical infrastructure for Democrats statewide.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Buses limit capacity; KU transportation sees lower ridership

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/buses-limit-capacity-ku-transportation-sees-lower-ridership/article_ad4d7886-ed4f-11ea-824b-c717a1df7b2c.html

Description: Transport Services limit bus capacity to 34 riders due to COVID-19. Ridership has been lower, and Transportation Services has no plans to increase operational buses.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Campaigns around Douglas County adapt to the coronavirus pandemic

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/campaigns-around-douglas-county-adapt-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/article_bd2f3466-ff55-11ea-86cf-b34cb0a8a8de.html

Description: As the November election nears, some candidates for Kansas elected offices are changing their campaign strategies because of COVID-19.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Chancellor discusses county mask mandate in new email

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-discusses-county-mask-mandate-in-new-email/article_ce6bca08-6fe0-11ec-bb95-cf93875f4d86.html

Description: In an email sent to students and faculty Friday, Chancellor Douglas Girod speaks on the Douglas County mask mandate.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Chancellor Girod provides update on potential vaccine requirements, police task force

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-girod-provides-update-on-potential-vaccine-requirements-police-task-force/article_afe331d2-9978-11eb-94ca-132e01b8bf42.html

Description: Chancellor Girod said it's unlikely that KU will require a vaccine for students and faculty to return to campus next semester.

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Title: Chancellor: KU faces $47.6 million budget shortfall for current fiscal year

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-ku-faces-47-6-million-budget-shortfall-for-current-fiscal-year/article_a718edf4-1ace-11eb-a57a-4703d73ee0d0.html

Description: The estimated $47.6 million budget shortfall for KU is a decrease from the $120 million shortfall predicted in May.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Chancellor: KU faces up to $200 million in lost revenue for 2020-21 school year

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-ku-faces-up-to-200-million-in-lost-revenue-for-2020-21-school-year/article_fa3143d2-f47d-11ea-b376-4fbb64d4e403.html

Description: KU Chancellor Douglas Girod told University governance in a meeting Thursday the institution could lose between $60 and $200 million in the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Title: Chancellor: KU will offer free COVID-19 testing before Thanksgiving break

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-ku-will-offer-free-covid-19-testing-before-thanksgiving-break/article_6a14beb8-2377-11eb-93a4-fb2419270fda.html

Description: In a message to students Tuesday morning, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced that KU will offer free COVID-19 tests to students, staff and faculty traveling for Thanksgiving who meet two criteria.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Chancellor provides enrollment, COVID-19 updates in University Senate meeting

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-provides-enrollment-covid-19-updates-in-university-senate-meeting/article_6afd6bb0-123f-11ec-8c7a-cf654f93f9fe.html

Description: University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod spoke on both enrollment numbers and COVID-19 in University Senate meeting.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Chancellor provides updates on COVID-19 restrictions, budget cuts

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-provides-updates-on-covid-19-restrictions-budget-cuts/article_8424338e-c952-11eb-a45c-1b2b890ce2bb.html

Description: KU Chancellor Douglas Girod provided updates on KU's COVID-19 restrictions and budget situation in his latest weekly update series. He urged students to get vaccinated to do their part in keeping campus safe.

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Title: Chancellor reflects on a challenging past year, looks ahead to the fall

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-reflects-on-a-challenging-past-year-looks-ahead-to-the-fall/article_3eefd070-bde0-11eb-ac4e-3758b5026542.html

Description: Chancellor Douglas Girod reflects back on the challenges the past year has presented for the KU community, while hopefully looking ahead to the new school year.

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Title: Chancellor: 'The University of Kansas is rescinding its mask policy and will now make masks optional'

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/chancellor-the-university-of-kansas-is-rescinding-its-mask-policy-and-will-now-make-masks/article_9e3e92ba-bf0b-11eb-8a85-ab49444ae2b3.html

Description: The University of Kansas will no longer requiring any individual on campus to wear a mask. Those who are not vaccinated are still highly encouraged to practice safety protocols.

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Subject:   General news

Title: City Commission passes ordinance to enforce health orders amid COVID-19 pandemic

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/city-commission-passes-ordinance-to-enforce-health-orders-amid-covid-19-pandemic/article_097232ae-f94a-11ea-ac95-77648dcb7b95.html

Description: The Lawrence City Commission passed an ordinance that makes violating public health orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic a municipal offense at a special meeting Thursday night.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Community gathers for Pride event hosted by Plymouth Congregational Church

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/community-gathers-for-pride-event-hosted-by-plymouth-congregational-church/article_58ccbd18-c7b9-11eb-b31e-ab3cde9eae0d.html

Description: Community members gathered for a celebratory Pride party at South Park hosted by Plymouth Congregational Church Sunday.

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Subject:   General news

Title: County commission votes to extend Douglas County mask mandate

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/county-commission-votes-to-extend-douglas-county-mask-mandate/article_855b58d8-8a2a-11ec-9f9d-7322f1de71c6.html

Description: The Douglas County Board of Commissioners extended the current mask mandate to last until March 2. The decision was made with the help of local health officials.

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Subject:   General news

Title: COVID-19 measures on campus expected to continue through spring semester

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-measures-on-campus-expected-to-continue-through-spring-semester/article_5058fd98-6f2d-11eb-929d-efb2db02b0e8.html

Description: The semester will look a lot like the fall semester, with some new added safety protocols. However, campus departments are hopeful to organize more safe and socially-distanced activities for KU students.

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Subject:   General news

Title: COVID-19 safety precautions may lead to election results delay

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-safety-precautions-may-lead-to-election-results-delay/article_c6d668ba-1d85-11eb-bd34-4b7e3b99e009.html

Description: Election results may be delayed election night due to safety precautions and a historically high number of advanced and mail-in ballots, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says.

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Title: COVID-19 update: Douglas County adds 159 cases, including testing results from KU

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-update-douglas-county-adds-159-cases-including-testing-results-from-ku/article_04c7fcfa-e7f4-11ea-9337-0315634701ba.html

Description: Douglas County confirmed 159 new cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, according to an update from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. This brings the county's case total to 1,196 cases, 360 of which are active.

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Title: COVID-19 updates: Douglas County adds 122 cases since Friday

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-douglas-county-adds-122-cases-since-friday/article_f1ef9898-2085-11eb-b4b0-0fde0d978f4d.html

Description: There are at least 481 active cases of COVID-19 in Douglas County, according to local health officials.

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Title: COVID-19 updates: Douglas County adds 128 new cases after KU surveillance testing

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-douglas-county-adds-128-new-cases-after-ku-surveillance-testing/article_314f3576-e65b-11ea-a3e9-6789b76675ab.html

Description: Douglas County has confirmed over 1,000 cases of the coronavirus. Of those cases, 223 are currently active.

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Title: COVID-19 updates: Douglas County adds 13 cases since Tuesday

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-douglas-county-adds-13-cases-since-tuesday/article_5cd06778-13f2-11eb-b23f-bf8eeadb448b.html

Description: Douglas County health officials confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases, as well as two new COVID-19 related deaths.

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Title: COVID-19 updates: Douglas County adds 17 cases of the coronavirus, KU adds 75

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-douglas-county-adds-17-cases-of-the-coronavirus-ku-adds-75/article_a6569f1a-fdf0-11ea-b5d3-773adfeacfec.html

Description: Douglas County has added 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases since Sept. 22. KU has added 75 cases since Sept. 14. There are 505 active cases in Douglas County.

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