Buchanan County health officials now report a total of 740
COVID-19 cases. The county has recorded two deaths.

Andrew County reports 32 cases with Doniphan County reporting 18
cases.

Mosaic Life Care has now tested 7,228 people with
369 testing positive for the coronavirus. Eight patients are hospitalized
in St. Joseph. Mosaic is awaiting results from 194 tests.

The total number of cases in Missouri has now topped 14,000 with 789 deaths. Kansas health officials report slightly more than 10,000 cases with 222 deaths.

This article has been updated since first published.

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostBuchanan County health officials now report a total of 740
COVID-19 cases. The county has recorded two deaths.Andrew County reports 32 cases with Doniphan County reporting 18
cases.Mosaic Life Care has now tested 7,228 people with
369 testing positive for the coronavirus. Eight patients are hospitalized
in St. Joseph. Mosaic is awaiting results from 194 tests.The total number of cases in Missouri has now topped 14,000 with 789 deaths. Kansas health officials report slightly more than 10,000 cases with 222 deaths.This article has been updated since first published.

Buchanan County reports 740 total COVID-19 cases

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DEKALB COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Friday in DeKalb County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Volvo semi driven by Ali E. Muxamednooriye, 53, Des Moines, was southbound on Interstate 35 two miles north of Cameron.

The vehicle traveled into the median and returned to the road. The driver overcorrected and the semi overturned. The vehicle skidded off the west shoulder of the interstate.

Cameron ambulance transported&nbsp;Muxamednooriye to Cameron Regional Medical Center. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

DEKALB COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Friday in DeKalb County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Volvo semi driven by Ali E. Muxamednooriye, 53, Des Moines, was southbound on Interstate 35 two miles north of Cameron.The vehicle traveled into the median and returned to the road. The driver overcorrected and the semi overturned. The vehicle skidded off the west shoulder of the interstate.Cameron ambulance transported&nbsp;Muxamednooriye to Cameron Regional Medical Center. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Semi driver hospitalized after semi overturns in DeKalb County

Two drop-off sites are available to St. Joseph residents
cleaning up after two evenings of thunderstorms left a lot of destruction in
their wake.

One is located in the field north of the Bill McKinney
Softball Complex at Heritage Park on Waterworks Road. The second site is
located at the parking lot on Southwest Parkway across the street from Bode Ice
Arena.

The City of St. Joseph has established guidelines for using
the drop-off sites:

• Debris may be dropped off
beginning today at noon.

• The last date for drop-off at
these locations is August 1.

• Commercial companies may not
use the drop-off sites.

• Only residents of St. Joseph
are allowed to drop off storm debris. 

The landfill is not providing free storm debris disposal. If
residents take storm debris to the landfill, they will be charged. There will
be no curbside pick-up of storm debris.

Roadways closed after the storms should all be open by Monday,
according to the city. Property owners are responsible for removing debris from
their properties. To report a downed tree blocking a street, please call
271.4848. 

Two drop-off sites are available to St. Joseph residents
cleaning up after two evenings of thunderstorms left a lot of destruction in
their wake.One is located in the field north of the Bill McKinney
Softball Complex at Heritage Park on Waterworks Road. The second site is
located at the parking lot on Southwest Parkway across the street from Bode Ice
Arena.The City of St. Joseph has established guidelines for using
the drop-off sites:• Debris may be dropped off
beginning today at noon.• The last date for drop-off at
these locations is August 1.• Commercial companies may not
use the drop-off sites.• Only residents of St. Joseph
are allowed to drop off storm debris. The landfill is not providing free storm debris disposal. If
residents take storm debris to the landfill, they will be charged. There will
be no curbside pick-up of storm debris.Roadways closed after the storms should all be open by Monday,
according to the city. Property owners are responsible for removing debris from
their properties. To report a downed tree blocking a street, please call
271.4848.

St. Joseph residents can drop off storm debris at two sites

An expected warm and dry summer has the Missouri River forecast on an average path for 2020. Water releases from Gavins Point Dam will remain at 33,000 cubic feet per second in June, which is about average, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. 

May runoff in the upper basin was about 130 percent of average. However, the summer climate outlook indicates a return to warmer and drier conditions in the upper basin. Still, the 2020 calendar year upper basin runoff forecast is 32.3 million acre feet, 125 percent of average. 

The June 1 forecast is in the top 25 percent of the 122 years of runoff record. Soils are drying out in the upper Missouri River Basin, following much wetter-than-normal conditions in 2018 and 2019. 

The potential for flooding remains in the Missouri River Basin, particularly in the lower river, due to the potential for locally heavy rain and runoff. Further, levee repairs continue from flooding last spring, kicked off by the March 2019 bomb-cyclone weather event.

An expected warm and dry summer has the Missouri River forecast on an average path for 2020. Water releases from Gavins Point Dam will remain at 33,000 cubic feet per second in June, which is about average, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. May runoff in the upper basin was about 130 percent of average. However, the summer climate outlook indicates a return to warmer and drier conditions in the upper basin. Still, the 2020 calendar year upper basin runoff forecast is 32.3 million acre feet, 125 percent of average. The June 1 forecast is in the top 25 percent of the 122 years of runoff record. Soils are drying out in the upper Missouri River Basin, following much wetter-than-normal conditions in 2018 and 2019. The potential for flooding remains in the Missouri River Basin, particularly in the lower river, due to the potential for locally heavy rain and runoff. Further, levee repairs continue from flooding last spring, kicked off by the March 2019 bomb-cyclone weather event.

Warmer, drier summer makes for average Missouri River forecast

St. Joseph buses return to their regular schedules on Monday.

St. Joseph city officials say St. Joseph Transit will resume
normal bus service on Monday, after service being altered due to COVID-19
concerns.

Social distancing measures will remain in place. The cleaning
and sanitizing of buses, stops, and transfer stations will remain in effect.

St. Joseph buses return to their regular schedules on Monday.St. Joseph city officials say St. Joseph Transit will resume
normal bus service on Monday, after service being altered due to COVID-19
concerns.Social distancing measures will remain in place. The cleaning
and sanitizing of buses, stops, and transfer stations will remain in effect.

Buses return to normal operations in St. Joseph Monday

ATCHISON COUNTY —One person died in a motorcycle crash during a police pursuit just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Atchison County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported 2019 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by Celia M. Fodor, 26, Atchison, was southbound on U.S. 59 Highway at Henry Street in Atchison.

The motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed, crossed the center line, left the roadway,&nbsp; continued through a yard and went airborne through a window of an abandoned building at 1600 U.S.59 Highway. 

The driver was ejected from the motorcycle and struck the same building.&nbsp; &nbsp;Fodor was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to&nbsp; Becker-Dyer Funeral Home. She was wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

Authorities have not released details on what prompted the chase.

ATCHISON COUNTY —One person died in a motorcycle crash during a police pursuit just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Atchison County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported 2019 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by Celia M. Fodor, 26, Atchison, was southbound on U.S. 59 Highway at Henry Street in Atchison.The motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed, crossed the center line, left the roadway,&nbsp; continued through a yard and went airborne through a window of an abandoned building at 1600 U.S.59 Highway. The driver was ejected from the motorcycle and struck the same building.&nbsp; &nbsp;Fodor was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to&nbsp; Becker-Dyer Funeral Home. She was wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.Authorities have not released details on what prompted the chase.

Woman from Atchison dies after motorcycle crash during chase

Any Missouri resident wanting to get tested for COVID-19 has
an opportunity next Tuesday in St. Joseph.

The state of Missouri has purchased 400 test kits for the city
of St. Joseph.

City Health Department spokeswoman Stephanie Malita says any
resident of Missouri can be tested whether showing symptoms or not.

“But many medical offices are following guidelines to not test
people unless they have symptoms. This testing of 400 residents gives those
people an opportunity to get tested; those people who do not have symptoms can
get tested here,” Malita tells St. Joseph Post.

Anyone interested is encouraged to register. Anyone who
registers is guaranteed to be tested. There is no charge for the tests.

Testing will take place between 2pm and 7pm on Tuesday in
downtown St. Joseph. The exact location has yet to be chosen. Testing for
COVID-19 involves using a swab to take a sample from inside the nose and can be
uncomfortable.

Malita says any Missouri residents can receive the free test.

“What this does is gives us a snapshot of where our community
is at this point,” Malita says, “because we anticipate that there will be a
high, high percentage of people who test negative at an event like this.”

Malita says the free tests will not only provide residents
peace of mind, they will provide the city some valuable information as well.

“There is so much we don’t know about COVID-19 and that’s part
of why testing events like this are important,” according to Malita. “It does
give us an idea of where we are at as a community and the infection rate.”

Click <a href="https://dcphdo02redcap.azurewebsites.net/redcap/surveys/?s=FAMNRL3LF7">here</a> to register for COVID-19 testing on Tuesday.

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostAny Missouri resident wanting to get tested for COVID-19 has
an opportunity next Tuesday in St. Joseph.The state of Missouri has purchased 400 test kits for the city
of St. Joseph.City Health Department spokeswoman Stephanie Malita says any
resident of Missouri can be tested whether showing symptoms or not.“But many medical offices are following guidelines to not test
people unless they have symptoms. This testing of 400 residents gives those
people an opportunity to get tested; those people who do not have symptoms can
get tested here,” Malita tells St. Joseph Post.Anyone interested is encouraged to register. Anyone who
registers is guaranteed to be tested. There is no charge for the tests.Testing will take place between 2pm and 7pm on Tuesday in
downtown St. Joseph. The exact location has yet to be chosen. Testing for
COVID-19 involves using a swab to take a sample from inside the nose and can be
uncomfortable.Malita says any Missouri residents can receive the free test.“What this does is gives us a snapshot of where our community
is at this point,” Malita says, “because we anticipate that there will be a
high, high percentage of people who test negative at an event like this.”Malita says the free tests will not only provide residents
peace of mind, they will provide the city some valuable information as well.“There is so much we don’t know about COVID-19 and that’s part
of why testing events like this are important,” according to Malita. “It does
give us an idea of where we are at as a community and the infection rate.”Click <a href="https://dcphdo02redcap.azurewebsites.net/redcap/surveys/?s=FAMNRL3LF7">here</a> to register for COVID-19 testing on Tuesday.

Free COVID-19 testing in downtown St. Joseph Tuesday

DEKALB COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Thursday in&nbsp; DeKalb County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Polaris ATV driven by a 15-year-old Cameron girl was southbound on Harris Road five miles north of Cameron.

The driver lost control of the ATV on a gravel road. The ATV left the road, overturned, struck a fence and overturned a second time.

A private vehicle transported the driver and a 15-year-old female passenger from Apex, North Carolina, to Cameron Regional Medical Center. They were not wearing helmets, according to the MSHP.

DEKALB COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Thursday in&nbsp; DeKalb County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Polaris ATV driven by a 15-year-old Cameron girl was southbound on Harris Road five miles north of Cameron.The driver lost control of the ATV on a gravel road. The ATV left the road, overturned, struck a fence and overturned a second time.A private vehicle transported the driver and a 15-year-old female passenger from Apex, North Carolina, to Cameron Regional Medical Center. They were not wearing helmets, according to the MSHP.

Two 15-year-old girls hospitalized after ATV rolls 

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Police tactics came under scrutiny after a short video of a domestic violence arrest in St. Joseph circulated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/941393396322643/">on social media</a>&nbsp;Wednesday.

The 23-second video showed a black man on the ground being tased by an officer.

St. Joseph Police Capt. Jeff Wilson says the incident report will go through a use of force evaluation. 

Wilson says the officers were called to a domestic violence disturbance where the victim reported her front door had been kicked open and she had been assaulted. Officers made contact with the victim on Maxwell Road as she had attempted to follow the suspect. Wilson says the victim positively identified the suspect to officers and as the suspect was questioned he became evasive and repeated, “She’s crazy, she’s crazy.”

An officer radioed in to report there was probable cause and told the suspect he was under arrest for domestic violence. According to Wilson, after multiple requests for the man to place his hands behind his back and him refusing to comply, officers warned they would use OC (pepper) spray.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

“We have a use of force continuum,” Wilson says. “It starts with officer presence, then verbal. That didn’t work so they tried OC (pepper spray), that did not work so they went to the taser and his hands are still locked up underneath him. After the taser was administered, due to that, the suspect brought his hands out.”

Wilson says the suspect still wouldn’t comply and attempted to beat his head onto the pavement. An ambulance was called and the man was medically cleared. Officers took the suspect to Mosaic Life Care for a mental health evaluation.

Police Chief Chris Connally met with the United We Stand group on Thursday and addressed the incident and questions about it in a Facebook Live post.&nbsp;

by Sarah ThomackSt. Joseph PostPolice tactics came under scrutiny after a short video of a domestic violence arrest in St. Joseph circulated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/941393396322643/">on social media</a>&nbsp;Wednesday.The 23-second video showed a black man on the ground being tased by an officer.St. Joseph Police Capt. Jeff Wilson says the incident report will go through a use of force evaluation. Wilson says the officers were called to a domestic violence disturbance where the victim reported her front door had been kicked open and she had been assaulted. Officers made contact with the victim on Maxwell Road as she had attempted to follow the suspect. Wilson says the victim positively identified the suspect to officers and as the suspect was questioned he became evasive and repeated, “She’s crazy, she’s crazy.”An officer radioed in to report there was probable cause and told the suspect he was under arrest for domestic violence. According to Wilson, after multiple requests for the man to place his hands behind his back and him refusing to comply, officers warned they would use OC (pepper) spray.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“We have a use of force continuum,” Wilson says. “It starts with officer presence, then verbal. That didn’t work so they tried OC (pepper spray), that did not work so they went to the taser and his hands are still locked up underneath him. After the taser was administered, due to that, the suspect brought his hands out.”Wilson says the suspect still wouldn’t comply and attempted to beat his head onto the pavement. An ambulance was called and the man was medically cleared. Officers took the suspect to Mosaic Life Care for a mental health evaluation.Police Chief Chris Connally met with the United We Stand group on Thursday and addressed the incident and questions about it in a Facebook Live post.&nbsp;

SJPD responds to video on social media of domestic violence arrest

<div>ere’s the latest booking activity from the Daviess/Dekalb County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the Daviess/Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history. The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.<script src="https://embed.secondstreetapp.com/Scripts/dist/optin.js" data-ss-embed="optin" data-design-id="241671" ></script></div><figure>
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Daviess/Dekalb County Jail Activity (5/28-6/04/20)

<a href="https://anchor.fm/dave-riggert/episodes/Taylor-Schwartzkopf---MWSU-Soccer-Senior-ef06ne">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MWSU SOCCER SENIOR TAYLOR SCHWARTZKOPF</a>

Dave Riggert had a chance to talk with Missouri Western senior soccer player Taylor Schwartzkopf.  The senior from Farmington, Missouri discussed being quarantined the last few months, her career at MWSU, high expectations for the 2020 season and much more.

Schwartzkopf is a two-time Honorable Mention All-MIAA selections.  She tied for the team lead last season with three goals, and led the Griffons with 63 shots and 27 shots on goal.  

Schwartzkopf added three goals and one assist during her sophomore season in 2018, and she had six goals and two assists in seven games her freshman season.  Schwartzkopf tore her ACL in the seventh game of that 2017 season and missed the rest of the season as MWSU went 17-5 and qualified for their first even NCAA Tournament.

Missouri Western went 4-11-3 last year and 1-8-2 in the MIAA, but they return their entire team as they had no seniors on the 2019 roster. 

<a href="https://anchor.fm/dave-riggert/episodes/Taylor-Schwartzkopf---MWSU-Soccer-Senior-ef06ne">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MWSU SOCCER SENIOR TAYLOR SCHWARTZKOPF</a>Dave Riggert had a chance to talk with Missouri Western senior soccer player Taylor Schwartzkopf. The senior from Farmington, Missouri discussed being quarantined the last few months, her career at MWSU, high expectations for the 2020 season and much more.Schwartzkopf is a two-time Honorable Mention All-MIAA selections. She tied for the team lead last season with three goals, and led the Griffons with 63 shots and 27 shots on goal. Schwartzkopf added three goals and one assist during her sophomore season in 2018, and she had six goals and two assists in seven games her freshman season. Schwartzkopf tore her ACL in the seventh game of that 2017 season and missed the rest of the season as MWSU went 17-5 and qualified for their first even NCAA Tournament.Missouri Western went 4-11-3 last year and 1-8-2 in the MIAA, but they return their entire team as they had no seniors on the 2019 roster.

1-on-1 with Griffon soccer senior Taylor Schwartzkopf

SPRINGFIELD –
Missouri State University Director of Athletics Kyle Moats announced today the
implementation of a department-wide educational initiative that values
inclusion of diversity, tolerance and social responsibility.

The plan calls for
three initial steps to begin immediately with the 2020-21 academic year and
expand in future years after annual evaluations. The first-phase components
include:

“We have the
capacity to make things better,” said Moats. “From a very young age, athletics
provides a unique training ground for people to work together with others from
different backgrounds and beliefs. In our current environment, that’s an asset
that can be utilized to make a difference. We can be leaders on our campus and
in our community while establishing a stronger foundation for all of our
programs here.”

Moats also noted
that creating a culture of education that values the inclusion of diversity and
acceptance is paramount to making long-term strides.

“The bottom line is
how we treat people,” said Moats. “If we can be more visible in the community
and help young people. If we can be leaders in establishing a better campus
culture. If we can help eradicate discrimination in our corner of the world and
have empathy for those who face oppression. Then we will be doing our part.”

“Like most
Americans, as I have had time to reflect on the events of this past week, my
thoughts have covered the gamut. From disbelief, anger, sorrow and
disappointment, I’ve felt the entire range.&nbsp;

As you can imagine, we have had some of our coaches and family
members passionately articulate their feelings.&nbsp;I welcome and support
their voices in these difficult times. I’m proud that we have coaches who care
and want to make a difference for the student-athletes they lead and the
families they represent. Our department stands by them and is committed to
making a difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;

We don’t have all
the answers. But I know I have the ability and the responsibility to make a
difference to our staff and the 400 student-athletes on our campus to make them
better citizens and better human beings. We are a diverse group of people who
represent many races, nationalities, religions, economic backgrounds, political
beliefs and values. But, when we compete to&nbsp;represent Missouri State, we
are all one.

I am committed to the
development of programs to better educate our staff &amp; student-athletes; to
be more prominent in the community and making youth aware of these important
issues; and promoting tolerance and accountability for all.&nbsp;I promise we
will use our platform to make things better. Valuing the inclusion of diversity
is everybody’s responsibility. It’s the right thing to do and we’re going to do
our part.”&nbsp;

SPRINGFIELD –
Missouri State University Director of Athletics Kyle Moats announced today the
implementation of a department-wide educational initiative that values
inclusion of diversity, tolerance and social responsibility.The plan calls for
three initial steps to begin immediately with the 2020-21 academic year and
expand in future years after annual evaluations. The first-phase components
include:<ol>
 <li>Required
 annual diversity and sensitivity training for all athletic department
 employees and student-athletes</li><li>Development
 of a community engagement program to increase Missouri State
 student-athlete involvement in local schools and youth sports programs</li><li>Establishment
 a formal procedure for student-athletes and staff to report discriminatory
 behavior of any kind, while utilizing existing campus resources when
 needed to advise students who have experienced discrimination</li>
 </ol>“We have the
capacity to make things better,” said Moats. “From a very young age, athletics
provides a unique training ground for people to work together with others from
different backgrounds and beliefs. In our current environment, that’s an asset
that can be utilized to make a difference. We can be leaders on our campus and
in our community while establishing a stronger foundation for all of our
programs here.”Moats also noted
that creating a culture of education that values the inclusion of diversity and
acceptance is paramount to making long-term strides.“The bottom line is
how we treat people,” said Moats. “If we can be more visible in the community
and help young people. If we can be leaders in establishing a better campus
culture. If we can help eradicate discrimination in our corner of the world and
have empathy for those who face oppression. Then we will be doing our part.”Statement from
Kyle Moats “Like most
Americans, as I have had time to reflect on the events of this past week, my
thoughts have covered the gamut. From disbelief, anger, sorrow and
disappointment, I’ve felt the entire range.&nbsp;As you can imagine, we have had some of our coaches and family
members passionately articulate their feelings.&nbsp;I welcome and support
their voices in these difficult times. I’m proud that we have coaches who care
and want to make a difference for the student-athletes they lead and the
families they represent. Our department stands by them and is committed to
making a difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;We don’t have all
the answers. But I know I have the ability and the responsibility to make a
difference to our staff and the 400 student-athletes on our campus to make them
better citizens and better human beings. We are a diverse group of people who
represent many races, nationalities, religions, economic backgrounds, political
beliefs and values. But, when we compete to&nbsp;represent Missouri State, we
are all one.I am committed to the
development of programs to better educate our staff &amp; student-athletes; to
be more prominent in the community and making youth aware of these important
issues; and promoting tolerance and accountability for all.&nbsp;I promise we
will use our platform to make things better. Valuing the inclusion of diversity
is everybody’s responsibility. It’s the right thing to do and we’re going to do
our part.”&nbsp;

Missouri State AD announces educational initiative

Historic meeting at YMCA
 in 1920 may never have happened if not for 1918 pandemic

By GREG ECHLIN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/sports/2020-05-30/how-a-global-pandemic-100-years-ago-led-to-the-founding-of-the-negro-leagues-in-kansas-city">Kansas News Service</a>

Getting past a disruption caused by a global pandemic is nothing new 
for professional baseball. Even as Major League Baseball considers a 
shortened season this year amid the ongoing coroanavirus outbreak, the 
sport faced an even more dire threat a century ago with the flu 
pandemic.

That event, combined with World War I and a major gambling scandal, jeopardized the very future of the game.

Part
 of what came next was history, made in Kansas City: the Negro Leagues 
were formed 100 years ago at the Paseo YMCA, just as professional 
baseball was trying to figure out how to move on from a series of 
world-altering events.

‘The biggest entertainment business in America.’

Before
 1917, Eliot Asinoff wrote in his bestseller “Eight Men Out” that 
baseball was “the biggest entertainment business in America.”

But 
in 1920, at the same time that Kansas City jazz was taking off in the 
18th and Vine district, Rube Foster of Chicago and J.L. Wilkinson, who 
had recently moved to Kansas City from Iowa, met at the nearby YMCA on 
The Paseo to formalize the Negro National League in the Negro Leagues.

It was an unusual partnership for its time. Foster was black, and Wilkinson was white.

“Foster,
 I understand, would’ve preferred to have had all-black leadership for 
the leagues, but could not deny the connection that Wilkinson had,” said
 Raymond Doswell, vice president and curator for Kansas City’s Negro 
Leagues Baseball Museum, which has been closed since mid-March as a 
precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.

Foster knew 
Wilkinson from the integrated barnstorming team Wilkinson owned called 
the All Nations team. It was made up of players from a variety of 
backgrounds, including African Americans, Latino Americans and Asian 
immigrants.

Barnstorming teams —semi-professional outfits that 
traveled around the country playing other local teams— got in on the 
success that professional baseball had produced at that time.

“I 
do know the All Nations played the Chicago American Giants,” said Tom 
Fredrick, a Kansas City attorney who has published research on 
Wilkinson. “In other words, Rube Foster’s team, pre-Negro National 
League formation, in October of 1916. In Kansas City, Missouri.”

Despite the difference in the color of their skin, Doswell said Foster and Wilkinson had a lot in common.

“These were two baseball men who were visionaries in many respects, who understood the broader picture,” said Doswell.

Their partnership, though, came out of global tragedy and turmoil.

When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Wilkinson’s All Nations players were among those who enlisted according to Fredrick.

“He (Wilkinson) lost All-Nations roster to the Great War. We know that,” he said.

Things
 worsened in 1918 when baseball—and especially barnstorming teams that 
had to travel to make money—were hit hard by the global flu pandemic.

Then, as now with the coronavirus, the flu impacted black communities more, according to Doswell.

“There’s
 a lot of urbanization, so it’s easy for these kinds of things like the 
flu or even tuberculosis to sweep through black communities very 
easily,” he said. “That was a problem in some large communities for many
 years.”

By 1919, the war had ended and the flu had subsided. But baseball had
 another lingering problem: gambling. Though an issue before the war and
 pandemic, the problem reached its apex when several members of the 
Chicago White Sox took money to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series
 against the Cincinnati Reds.

After those chain of events, Doswell said Foster and Wilkinson converged in Kansas City in 1920.

“They
 were being pushed by the black press mostly,” he said. “Black sports 
news editors were sometimes also the editors of different papers. They 
were commenting on the fact that black baseball was loose, and it was 
not organized.”

Kansas City’s signature franchise

From
 Fredrick’s research on Wilkinson, it was discovered that Wilkinson, 
being the shrewd businessman that he was, planned to start up the Kansas
 City Monarchs, with or without an organized league.

But as it 
turned out, the Monarchs became one of the league’s signature teams 
under Wilkinson’s ownership. Wilkinson, who entered the National 
Baseball of Fame in 2006, had earned the respect of his players.

One of them was former Monarchs first baseman and manager Buck O’Neil, who before his death in 2006, praised Wilkinson.

“J.L.
 (Wilkinson was) an outstanding individual. Great baseball mind,” he 
said. “He’s a promoter. He knew how to make money,” O’Neil said at that 
time.

One hundred years ago, the formation of the Negro Leagues 
was a historic step for baseball, one that may never have happened if 
not for world-shaking events. That’ something for Major League Baseball 
to keep in mind now, as it tries to move on after another global 
pandemic.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1591289256619.png" alt="J.W. Wilkinson's traveling All-Nations team in 1916. The squad was made up of players from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, but its roster was decimated by both World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc." />
 <figcaption>J.W. Wilkinson's traveling All-Nations team in 1916. The squad was made up of players from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, but its roster was decimated by both World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc.</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Historic meeting at YMCA
 in 1920 may never have happened if not for 1918 pandemic</h2>By GREG ECHLIN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/sports/2020-05-30/how-a-global-pandemic-100-years-ago-led-to-the-founding-of-the-negro-leagues-in-kansas-city">Kansas News Service</a>Getting past a disruption caused by a global pandemic is nothing new 
for professional baseball. Even as Major League Baseball considers a 
shortened season this year amid the ongoing coroanavirus outbreak, the 
sport faced an even more dire threat a century ago with the flu 
pandemic.That event, combined with World War I and a major gambling scandal, jeopardized the very future of the game.Part
 of what came next was history, made in Kansas City: the Negro Leagues 
were formed 100 years ago at the Paseo YMCA, just as professional 
baseball was trying to figure out how to move on from a series of 
world-altering events.‘The biggest entertainment business in America.’Before
 1917, Eliot Asinoff wrote in his bestseller “Eight Men Out” that 
baseball was “the biggest entertainment business in America.”But 
in 1920, at the same time that Kansas City jazz was taking off in the 
18th and Vine district, Rube Foster of Chicago and J.L. Wilkinson, who 
had recently moved to Kansas City from Iowa, met at the nearby YMCA on 
The Paseo to formalize the Negro National League in the Negro Leagues.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1591289387032.png" alt="Kansas City Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson (left) and Rube Foster, owner of the Chicago American Giants, were the two driving forces behind the founding of the Negro Leagues in 1920. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc. " />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson (left) and Rube Foster, owner of the Chicago American Giants, were the two driving forces behind the founding of the Negro Leagues in 1920. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc. </figcaption>
 </figure>It was an unusual partnership for its time. Foster was black, and Wilkinson was white.“Foster,
 I understand, would’ve preferred to have had all-black leadership for 
the leagues, but could not deny the connection that Wilkinson had,” said
 Raymond Doswell, vice president and curator for Kansas City’s Negro 
Leagues Baseball Museum, which has been closed since mid-March as a 
precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.Foster knew 
Wilkinson from the integrated barnstorming team Wilkinson owned called 
the All Nations team. It was made up of players from a variety of 
backgrounds, including African Americans, Latino Americans and Asian 
immigrants.Barnstorming teams —semi-professional outfits that 
traveled around the country playing other local teams— got in on the 
success that professional baseball had produced at that time.“I 
do know the All Nations played the Chicago American Giants,” said Tom 
Fredrick, a Kansas City attorney who has published research on 
Wilkinson. “In other words, Rube Foster’s team, pre-Negro National 
League formation, in October of 1916. In Kansas City, Missouri.”Despite the difference in the color of their skin, Doswell said Foster and Wilkinson had a lot in common.“These were two baseball men who were visionaries in many respects, who understood the broader picture,” said Doswell.A war, a pandemic and a scandalTheir partnership, though, came out of global tragedy and turmoil.When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Wilkinson’s All Nations players were among those who enlisted according to Fredrick.“He (Wilkinson) lost All-Nations roster to the Great War. We know that,” he said.Things
 worsened in 1918 when baseball—and especially barnstorming teams that 
had to travel to make money—were hit hard by the global flu pandemic.Then, as now with the coronavirus, the flu impacted black communities more, according to Doswell.“There’s
 a lot of urbanization, so it’s easy for these kinds of things like the 
flu or even tuberculosis to sweep through black communities very 
easily,” he said. “That was a problem in some large communities for many
 years.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1591289439235.png" alt="The Chicago American Giants, owned by Rube Foster (back row, middle, wearing suit) were a pre-Negro Leagues barnstorming team made up of all black players. This was the 1918 squad. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc." />
 <figcaption>The Chicago American Giants, owned by Rube Foster (back row, middle, wearing suit) were a pre-Negro Leagues barnstorming team made up of all black players. This was the 1918 squad. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc.</figcaption>
 </figure>By 1919, the war had ended and the flu had subsided. But baseball had
 another lingering problem: gambling. Though an issue before the war and
 pandemic, the problem reached its apex when several members of the 
Chicago White Sox took money to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series
 against the Cincinnati Reds.After those chain of events, Doswell said Foster and Wilkinson converged in Kansas City in 1920.“They
 were being pushed by the black press mostly,” he said. “Black sports 
news editors were sometimes also the editors of different papers. They 
were commenting on the fact that black baseball was loose, and it was 
not organized.”Kansas City’s signature franchiseFrom
 Fredrick’s research on Wilkinson, it was discovered that Wilkinson, 
being the shrewd businessman that he was, planned to start up the Kansas
 City Monarchs, with or without an organized league.But as it 
turned out, the Monarchs became one of the league’s signature teams 
under Wilkinson’s ownership. Wilkinson, who entered the National 
Baseball of Fame in 2006, had earned the respect of his players.One of them was former Monarchs first baseman and manager Buck O’Neil, who before his death in 2006, praised Wilkinson.“J.L.
 (Wilkinson was) an outstanding individual. Great baseball mind,” he 
said. “He’s a promoter. He knew how to make money,” O’Neil said at that 
time.One hundred years ago, the formation of the Negro Leagues 
was a historic step for baseball, one that may never have happened if 
not for world-shaking events. That’ something for Major League Baseball 
to keep in mind now, as it tries to move on after another global 
pandemic.

How 1918 pandemic sparked founding of Negro Leagues in Kansas City

<a href="https://anchor.fm/dave-riggert/episodes/Roy-Robles---MWSU-Baseball-LHP-eeuu8e">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MWSU LHP ROY ROBLES</a>

Dave Riggert was able to catch up with Missouri Western baseball left-handed pitcher Roy Robles.  The senior from Hermiston, Oregon discusses the season getting canceled, getting another year of eligibility, his career in junior college &amp; at MWSU and much more.

Robles was a senior this past season, but the NCAA said after the season was canceled that all spring student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibity, so Robles will get a second senior season.

He went 1-4 this past season with an ERA of 8.53 but did have 41 strikeouts in 25.1 innings.  Rolbes' one win came in the season opener when he struck out 17 batters in six innings to defeat Oklahoma Baptist 5-3.

<a href="https://anchor.fm/dave-riggert/episodes/Roy-Robles---MWSU-Baseball-LHP-eeuu8e">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MWSU LHP ROY ROBLES</a>Dave Riggert was able to catch up with Missouri Western baseball left-handed pitcher Roy Robles. The senior from Hermiston, Oregon discusses the season getting canceled, getting another year of eligibility, his career in junior college &amp; at MWSU and much more.Robles was a senior this past season, but the NCAA said after the season was canceled that all spring student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibity, so Robles will get a second senior season.He went 1-4 this past season with an ERA of 8.53 but did have 41 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. Rolbes' one win came in the season opener when he struck out 17 batters in six innings to defeat Oklahoma Baptist 5-3.

1-on-1 with Missouri Western senior LHP Roy Robles


















WICHITA, Kan. – University of Kansas
men’s basketball standout Drew Gooden will be part of the Kansas Sports Hall of
Fame (KSHOF) Class of 2020, the KSHOF announced Wednesday. Gooden, along with
nine others, will be inducted on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Kansas Star Casino.


Gooden was a two-time All-Big 12 selection at KU in 2001 and 2002. The
Richmond, Calif., forward was a Consensus All-America First Team selection in
2002 in which Kansas went 33-4, 16-0 in Big 12 play and advanced to the Final
Four in Atlanta. The 2002 team is the only squad in Big 12 history to go
undefeated in league play. Also in 2002, Gooden was the Big 12 Player of the
Year, Basketball America
National Player of the Year and Co-National Player of the Year by the NABC.


Gooden led Kansas in scoring in 2002 (19.8 ppg), in rebounds in 2000 (7.5 rpg)
and 2002 (11.4 rpg) and in steals with 65 in 2002. He is the second player in
KU history to total at least 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 100
steals for a career. In only three seasons at KU, Gooden ranks 21st
in scoring (1,526), sixth in rebounds (905) and 18th in blocked
shots (107).


Gooden was drafted fourth overall in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft by
the Memphis Grizzlies. He played 14 professional seasons with the Grizzlies,
Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, San
Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington
Wizards. He ended his NBA career with 8,653 points, 896 assists, 544 steals,
474 blocks, 5,618 rebounds, in 790 games played. Gooden’s KU jersey was retired
in 2003 and he has also been an inducted into the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame
located in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics.


Joining Gooden in the KSHOF Class of 2020 are five-time NCAA track and field
All-American and Olympic heptathlete, Kym Carter Begel from Wichita; three-time
Wichita State baseball All-American selection and 13-year MLB veteran, Casey
Blake; five-time shot put national champion at Emporia State and seven-time
All-American, Heather Leverington Dotterer from Rosalia; two-time K-State track
All-American selection and Olympian in the decathlon, Steve Fritz from Gypsum;
two-time All-Big East basketball selection and nine-year NBA veteran, Adrian
Griffin from Wichita; champion skeet shooter and 1964 Olympic bronze medalist,
Bill Morris from Russell; K-State football All-American selection and 11-year
NFL veteran, Jordy Nelson from Leonardville; K-State football All-American
selection and 15-year NFL veteran, Terence Newman from Salina; and K-State
football All-American selection and 14-year NFL veteran, Darren Sproles from
Olathe.

The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Kansas
Star Casino in Mulvane, Kan., just south of Wichita. The 10-member class raises
the total number of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame inductees to 307. The Kansas
Sports Hall of Fame is in its 59th year of operation and is located at the
Wichita Boathouse. Tickets for the induction ceremony will go on sale August 1.
For information on tickets, events surrounding the ceremony and sponsorship one
can go <a href="http://www.kshof.org">www.kshof.org</a>.

WICHITA, Kan. – University of Kansas
men’s basketball standout Drew Gooden will be part of the Kansas Sports Hall of
Fame (KSHOF) Class of 2020, the KSHOF announced Wednesday. Gooden, along with
nine others, will be inducted on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Kansas Star Casino.
Gooden was a two-time All-Big 12 selection at KU in 2001 and 2002. The
Richmond, Calif., forward was a Consensus All-America First Team selection in
2002 in which Kansas went 33-4, 16-0 in Big 12 play and advanced to the Final
Four in Atlanta. The 2002 team is the only squad in Big 12 history to go
undefeated in league play. Also in 2002, Gooden was the Big 12 Player of the
Year, Basketball America
National Player of the Year and Co-National Player of the Year by the NABC.
Gooden led Kansas in scoring in 2002 (19.8 ppg), in rebounds in 2000 (7.5 rpg)
and 2002 (11.4 rpg) and in steals with 65 in 2002. He is the second player in
KU history to total at least 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 100
steals for a career. In only three seasons at KU, Gooden ranks 21st
in scoring (1,526), sixth in rebounds (905) and 18th in blocked
shots (107).
Gooden was drafted fourth overall in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft by
the Memphis Grizzlies. He played 14 professional seasons with the Grizzlies,
Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, San
Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington
Wizards. He ended his NBA career with 8,653 points, 896 assists, 544 steals,
474 blocks, 5,618 rebounds, in 790 games played. Gooden’s KU jersey was retired
in 2003 and he has also been an inducted into the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame
located in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics.
Joining Gooden in the KSHOF Class of 2020 are five-time NCAA track and field
All-American and Olympic heptathlete, Kym Carter Begel from Wichita; three-time
Wichita State baseball All-American selection and 13-year MLB veteran, Casey
Blake; five-time shot put national champion at Emporia State and seven-time
All-American, Heather Leverington Dotterer from Rosalia; two-time K-State track
All-American selection and Olympian in the decathlon, Steve Fritz from Gypsum;
two-time All-Big East basketball selection and nine-year NBA veteran, Adrian
Griffin from Wichita; champion skeet shooter and 1964 Olympic bronze medalist,
Bill Morris from Russell; K-State football All-American selection and 11-year
NFL veteran, Jordy Nelson from Leonardville; K-State football All-American
selection and 15-year NFL veteran, Terence Newman from Salina; and K-State
football All-American selection and 14-year NFL veteran, Darren Sproles from
Olathe.
The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Kansas
Star Casino in Mulvane, Kan., just south of Wichita. The 10-member class raises
the total number of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame inductees to 307. The Kansas
Sports Hall of Fame is in its 59th year of operation and is located at the
Wichita Boathouse. Tickets for the induction ceremony will go on sale August 1.
For information on tickets, events surrounding the ceremony and sponsorship one
can go <a href="http://www.kshof.org">www.kshof.org</a>.



--- KU Athletics ---

KU great Drew Gooden to be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame



KANSAS CITY, Mo. -&nbsp;The MIAA athletic administrators approved a series of Principles to help guide campus decisions about “Return to Competition” as a result of the COVID-19 Global Health Pandemic. The principles were recommended by the Association’s COVID-19 Task Force.

<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/1d1cdb33-4e55-4319-a419-37c33162c091?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">The MIAA’s Guiding Principles</a>&nbsp;focus on the safety of the student-athletes, coaches, and staff in the Association and acknowledges decisions will be made by each campus according to local government restrictions. It also allows the conference office to serve as a resource for member institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

"The MIAA's&nbsp;Guiding Principles for Return to Campus, Return to Competition is an important tool for our member institutions as they continue to develop action plans and protocols to welcome students, staff, and visitors back to campus", explained MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. "These important decisions about how each campus will prepare for fall sports will be made at the local level, and the MIAA office will continue to provide important resources to aid these decisions."

The Guiding Principles document notes two important resources for MIAA member athletic departments, the&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/c3c0724e-6642-4cb5-89b6-3bf14e250e22?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">NCAA’s Core Principles and Campus Action Plan</a>&nbsp;considerations “for the Resocialization of Sports” and the U.S. Council on Athletes Health’s intercollegiate athletics focused&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/f88f71ad-d472-42f5-8442-6b740c94eae3?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">document titled “Return to Sports Health and Safety Framework”</a>.&nbsp;

“The MIAA COVID-19 Task Force has been working diligently these last several months to help guide our member institutions through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. The task force has now shifted its focus to help guide our member institutions transitioning to the 2020-2021 year,” stated Lori Hopkins, chairperson of the Association’s COVID-19 Task Force and IRC. We are discussing and recommending guidelines to help schools put the health and safety of our student-athletes first as we begin to prepare for returning to campus and future competitions.”

"Campus leadership, community health partnerships, and industry-specific athletic health resources, like the information being shared with the MIAA from the US Council for Athletes' Health, will be the keys to our success in playing sports this fall," added Racy.&nbsp;



KANSAS CITY, Mo. -&nbsp;The MIAA athletic administrators approved a series of Principles to help guide campus decisions about “Return to Competition” as a result of the COVID-19 Global Health Pandemic. The principles were recommended by the Association’s COVID-19 Task Force.<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/1d1cdb33-4e55-4319-a419-37c33162c091?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">The MIAA’s Guiding Principles</a>&nbsp;focus on the safety of the student-athletes, coaches, and staff in the Association and acknowledges decisions will be made by each campus according to local government restrictions. It also allows the conference office to serve as a resource for member institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;"The MIAA's&nbsp;Guiding Principles for Return to Campus, Return to Competition is an important tool for our member institutions as they continue to develop action plans and protocols to welcome students, staff, and visitors back to campus", explained MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. "These important decisions about how each campus will prepare for fall sports will be made at the local level, and the MIAA office will continue to provide important resources to aid these decisions."The Guiding Principles document notes two important resources for MIAA member athletic departments, the&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/c3c0724e-6642-4cb5-89b6-3bf14e250e22?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">NCAA’s Core Principles and Campus Action Plan</a>&nbsp;considerations “for the Resocialization of Sports” and the U.S. Council on Athletes Health’s intercollegiate athletics focused&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaa.com/services/go.ashx/f88f71ad-d472-42f5-8442-6b740c94eae3?elinkdata=145763" target="_blank">document titled “Return to Sports Health and Safety Framework”</a>.&nbsp;“The MIAA COVID-19 Task Force has been working diligently these last several months to help guide our member institutions through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. The task force has now shifted its focus to help guide our member institutions transitioning to the 2020-2021 year,” stated Lori Hopkins, chairperson of the Association’s COVID-19 Task Force and IRC. We are discussing and recommending guidelines to help schools put the health and safety of our student-athletes first as we begin to prepare for returning to campus and future competitions.”"Campus leadership, community health partnerships, and industry-specific athletic health resources, like the information being shared with the MIAA from the US Council for Athletes' Health, will be the keys to our success in playing sports this fall," added Racy.&nbsp;

--- MIAA Press Release ---

MIAA releases return to competition guiding principles

Governor Laura Kelly and Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold a&nbsp;press briefing Friday afternoon to discuss the latest updates regarding COVID-19.   &nbsp;

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 223 to a total of 10,393, the state health department reported Friday afternoon.&nbsp;

Coronavirus deaths were reported at 232, an increase of 10.

<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.

Governor Laura Kelly and Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold a&nbsp;press briefing Friday afternoon to discuss the latest updates regarding COVID-19.   &nbsp;<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGovLauraKelly%2Fvideos%2F1121820861538010%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 223 to a total of 10,393, the state health department reported Friday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 232, an increase of 10.<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY –&nbsp;The Wichita Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide endangered persons advisory for a missing Wichita woman.

The whereabouts of Savanah Schneider, 23, are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her.

She was last seen on Sunday, May 31, at her home in the 10300 block of West Alamo in Wichita.

She is described as 5-foot-8, 110 pounds., with blue eyes and blonde hair. Savanah has an intellectual disability, and WPD is concerned for her welfare.

If you know the whereabouts of Savanah or see her, please call 911 immediately.

<figure>
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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY –&nbsp;The Wichita Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide endangered persons advisory for a missing Wichita woman.The whereabouts of Savanah Schneider, 23, are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her.She was last seen on Sunday, May 31, at her home in the 10300 block of West Alamo in Wichita.She is described as 5-foot-8, 110 pounds., with blue eyes and blonde hair. Savanah has an intellectual disability, and WPD is concerned for her welfare.If you know the whereabouts of Savanah or see her, please call 911 immediately.

KBI: Endangered person advisory for missing Kan. woman

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases are on the rise in Missouri, with triple-digit increases for three straight days in the Kansas City metropolitan areas, according to state health department data.

The 290 new cases reported Thursday was the biggest single-day increase in Missouri since May 4, and the average number of new cases has been steadily increasing during the past three weeks.

The number of new cases had been dropping since May 7, with a low of 135 on May 17, before the increase in positive test results resumed. The state reported 196 new cases Friday and 10 deaths.

Missouri's top health official, Dr. Randall Williams, said improved testing capacity of up to 12,000 tests a day might partly account for the increase but that other factors could be involved.

Republican Gov. Mike Parson allowed the state to reopen May 5, with restrictions such as 6-foot social distancing and limits on capacity for many businesses and organizations. The second phase of reopening, which had been scheduled to begin May 31, was pushed back to June 15 due to the resurgence in cases.

Health officials are paying close attention to the Kansas City metropolitan area, which recorded its third straight day of triple-digit increase in cases Thursday.

Williams said health officials will be breaking down the figures in the Kansas City area to see if other factors require more vigilance.

The Kansas City metropolitan area, which includes two Kansas counties, reported 133 new cases Thursday. Kansas City had 71 of those cases, with 20 in Jackson County, four in Clay County and two in Platte County. A total of 36 new cases were recorded in nearby Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.

The Kansas City metropolitan area has reported a total of 4,684 confirmed cases.

Missouri had 14,057 coronavirus cases as of Thursday, with at least 786 deaths.

The coronavirus causes mild symptoms for most people but others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, can suffer more severe illnesses.

Many nursing homes have been hit hard by the coronavirus, and a federal report issued Thursday said at least 253 nursing home residents and one employee in Missouri have died from complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

More than 1,100 residents of nursing homes in the state and 367 employees have tested positive for the virus since Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The report noted that some Missouri nursing homes have not reported any cases, including 94 of 522 federally financed facilities. The report also doesn't include data from assisted living centers, retirement communities and other types of residential facilities for older adults that are not certified by the federal agency.

That reporting criteria is different for the state, which has counted at least 176 long-term care facilities with at least one COVID-19 case.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases are on the rise in Missouri, with triple-digit increases for three straight days in the Kansas City metropolitan areas, according to state health department data.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📊 COVID-19 update for June 5: 6.3% Positive of all patients tested by PCR. 3.9% Positive of all patients tested by Serology. 14,253 positive patients. 799 Missourians lost to COVID-19. For more on MO&#39;s COVID-19 statistics visit <a href="https://t.co/V6es2EUkO0">https://t.co/V6es2EUkO0</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShowMeStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShowMeStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/F1cwsIOnCp">pic.twitter.com/F1cwsIOnCp</a>&mdash; Mo Health &amp; Sr Srvcs (@HealthyLivingMo) <a href="https://twitter.com/HealthyLivingMo/status/1268980997179277312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The 290 new cases reported Thursday was the biggest single-day increase in Missouri since May 4, and the average number of new cases has been steadily increasing during the past three weeks.The number of new cases had been dropping since May 7, with a low of 135 on May 17, before the increase in positive test results resumed. The state reported 196 new cases Friday and 10 deaths.Missouri's top health official, Dr. Randall Williams, said improved testing capacity of up to 12,000 tests a day might partly account for the increase but that other factors could be involved.Republican Gov. Mike Parson allowed the state to reopen May 5, with restrictions such as 6-foot social distancing and limits on capacity for many businesses and organizations. The second phase of reopening, which had been scheduled to begin May 31, was pushed back to June 15 due to the resurgence in cases.Health officials are paying close attention to the Kansas City metropolitan area, which recorded its third straight day of triple-digit increase in cases Thursday.Williams said health officials will be breaking down the figures in the Kansas City area to see if other factors require more vigilance.The Kansas City metropolitan area, which includes two Kansas counties, reported 133 new cases Thursday. Kansas City had 71 of those cases, with 20 in Jackson County, four in Clay County and two in Platte County. A total of 36 new cases were recorded in nearby Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.The Kansas City metropolitan area has reported a total of 4,684 confirmed cases.Missouri had 14,057 coronavirus cases as of Thursday, with at least 786 deaths.The coronavirus causes mild symptoms for most people but others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, can suffer more severe illnesses.Many nursing homes have been hit hard by the coronavirus, and a federal report issued Thursday said at least 253 nursing home residents and one employee in Missouri have died from complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.More than 1,100 residents of nursing homes in the state and 367 employees have tested positive for the virus since Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The report noted that some Missouri nursing homes have not reported any cases, including 94 of 522 federally financed facilities. The report also doesn't include data from assisted living centers, retirement communities and other types of residential facilities for older adults that are not certified by the federal agency.That reporting criteria is different for the state, which has counted at least 176 long-term care facilities with at least one COVID-19 case.

Missouri sees biggest increase in coronavirus cases in month

HUTCHINSON — A seven-foot-tall, KEY overall-wearing bison is now roaming the grounds of the Kansas State Fair.

Meet Ike – the newest member of the State Fair family.

Gov. Laura Kelly declared Ike the official Kansas State Fair mascot in a video released this morning. He is the Fair’s first-ever mascot, and he will make stops at different locations across the state this summer as part of a campaign to celebrate Kansas and the Fair.

“The Kansas State Fair is an event that commemorates the best of Kansas and nothing represents the state more distinctly than the official state animal – the American bison,” said the Fair’s General Manager, Robin Jennison. “He’s the ultimate Kansan and wants happiness and prosperity for our great state.”

Born on Kansas Day amid the Smoky Hills of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Ike is named after the 34th President from Abilene, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Now living in Hutchinson and taking on his new role as the Kansas State Fair mascot, Ike helps keep the grounds maintained and mowed while sporting his overalls manufactured by Key Industries of Fort Scott, Kansas.

Ike loves all Fair food but has a fondness for Pronto Pups. Moreover, there are very few people who could ever beat him at Kansas trivia. Besides his birthday, Ike’s favorite day of the year is the Friday after Labor Day — the annual kick-off of the Kansas State Fair.

KEY Industries, also the Fair’s official apparel partner, is Ike’s official sponsor.

“Our partnership with the Kansas State Fair makes for the perfect blend of hard work and fun,” said George Yaghmour, vice president of sales and marketing at Key Industries. “It is our pleasure to work hand in hand with the Kansas State Fair, an organization that is founded by hard-working Kansans, much like KEY. Both our organizations are founded on the Kansas values of hard work, determination and integrity.”

Jennison added that Ike’s symbolism goes deeper than just a fun-loving, woolly character.

“Ike represents our state’s strong past and our persevering character,” he said. “Everyone likes Ike. And, everyone will have a chance to meet him in September.

HUTCHINSON — A seven-foot-tall, KEY overall-wearing bison is now roaming the grounds of the Kansas State Fair.Meet Ike – the newest member of the State Fair family.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QMib5sPtZug" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Gov. Laura Kelly declared Ike the official Kansas State Fair mascot in a video released this morning. He is the Fair’s first-ever mascot, and he will make stops at different locations across the state this summer as part of a campaign to celebrate Kansas and the Fair.“The Kansas State Fair is an event that commemorates the best of Kansas and nothing represents the state more distinctly than the official state animal – the American bison,” said the Fair’s General Manager, Robin Jennison. “He’s the ultimate Kansan and wants happiness and prosperity for our great state.”<figure>
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 </figure>Born on Kansas Day amid the Smoky Hills of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Ike is named after the 34th President from Abilene, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Now living in Hutchinson and taking on his new role as the Kansas State Fair mascot, Ike helps keep the grounds maintained and mowed while sporting his overalls manufactured by Key Industries of Fort Scott, Kansas.Ike loves all Fair food but has a fondness for Pronto Pups. Moreover, there are very few people who could ever beat him at Kansas trivia. Besides his birthday, Ike’s favorite day of the year is the Friday after Labor Day — the annual kick-off of the Kansas State Fair.<figure>
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 </figure>KEY Industries, also the Fair’s official apparel partner, is Ike’s official sponsor.“Our partnership with the Kansas State Fair makes for the perfect blend of hard work and fun,” said George Yaghmour, vice president of sales and marketing at Key Industries. “It is our pleasure to work hand in hand with the Kansas State Fair, an organization that is founded by hard-working Kansans, much like KEY. Both our organizations are founded on the Kansas values of hard work, determination and integrity.”Jennison added that Ike’s symbolism goes deeper than just a fun-loving, woolly character.“Ike represents our state’s strong past and our persevering character,” he said. “Everyone likes Ike. And, everyone will have a chance to meet him in September.The Fair will announce Ike’s summer appearances soon. Fairgoers can also meet Ike during this year’s Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20.

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