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Historically Speaking: Where its streets got its names

At the liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri, a group of researchers called the Slavery, Memory and Justice Project has caused a reckoning with the college's past.

The Telegram staff Finney County added six new positive confirmed COVID-19 cases with an overall total of 6,118 as of Tuesday, with seven active positive cases being monitored. Of the Finney County cases, there are no individuals currently hospitalized as of Tuesday, and there has been a total to 50 deaths.  A total of 12,131 cases have tested negative for COVID-19. There are seven cases pending as of Tuesday. The positivity rate for this week has remained at six percent. The Finney County Hea...

SWKS COVID-19 UPDATE: Area sees few new cases as of Friday

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By The Telegram staff Finney County added zero new positive confirmed COVID-19 cases with an overall total of 6,020 as of Wednesday, with a decrease to 17 active positive cases being monitored. Of the Finney County cases, there are no individuals currently hospitalized as of Wednesday, and there has been a total to 49 deaths.  A total of 11,035 cases have tested negative for COVID-19. There are 25 cases pending as of Wednesday. The positivity rate for this week has increased to seven percent. ...

Southwest Kansas CVODI-19 update

The Rural Major Case Squad is investigating a weekend shooting incident in Johnson County. According to the Warrensburg Police Department, officers were dispatched at 12:22 a.m. on Sunday, January 17, to Western Missouri Medical Center to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered 22-year-old Marcus A. Brown Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound. Brown was pronounced deceased shortly after officers’ arrival. Officers interviewed two men who were with Brown at Bodies Bar at 126 Wes...

By The Telegram staff Finney County added 29 new positive confirmed COVID-19 cases for an overall total of 5,295 as of Thursday, with a decrease to 561 active positive cases being monitored. Of the Finney County cases, there are 17 individuals currently hospitalized, and there has been a total of 34 deaths.  A total of 8,564 cases have tested negative for COVID-19. There are 56 cases pending as of Thursday. Local health officials have determined there is evidence of community spread of the dis...