WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita and other locations are being furloughed for three weeks without pay amid an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that has paralyzed air travel around the globe. Most managers a...

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A rehabilitation facility in Kansas City, Kansas, where four people have died of COVID-19 is one of a few group living facilities in the state that's dealing with coronavirus outbreaks among their vulnerable residents. Health o...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Public Schools has suspended its free meal distribution program for students after a food service worker helping with the effort tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. The district announced the s...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — There are 16 new COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma and nearly 150 new cases, the state Department of Health said Tuesday. Sixty-seven Oklahomans have died and at least 1,472 have tested positive for the virus, up from 51 deaths and m... Full story

STILLWATER, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2020-- An innovative collaboration and herculean effort between two campuses at Oklahoma State University (OSU) is allowing the institution to play a key role in the state's fight against COVID-19. This... Full story

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gregg Howe, Michigan State University and Nathan Havko, Michigan State University (THE CONVERSATION) For millennia, insects and the plan...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as most Americans are under orders from their governor to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, leaders in a handful of states have steadfastly refused to take that action, arguing it's unneeded and could b...

NEW YORK (AP) — A big rally on Wall Street suddenly vanished Tuesday, undercut in part by another plunge in the price of oil. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% after erasing a surge of 3.5% earlier in the day. The market's gains faded as the price of U.S. c...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion economic relief package on the coronavirus, the latest in a series of steps Trump has taken to confront g...

LONDON (AP) — A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they've been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented...

Anna Fortunato, a 90-year-old survivor of COVID-19, has a message for the rest of us: Do not be afraid. Do not despair. "Keep on fighting, have that positive attitude, and pray," she says. "And get out of bed. Don't stay in bed all the time. ... And...

Portia de Rossi has been teaching herself how to cook during the coronavirus lockdown. It's been an eye-opening experience for the actress — and for her fans. She's cut herself and been burned, yes. She's also discovered she doesn't like some Indian...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — Multiple guns were recently reported stolen from a Georgia police chief's city-owned SUV, despite a department policy stating firearms should not be left unattended inside take-home cars, police records obtained by a newspaper s...

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the order is for social distancing to help stop more people from being infected with the virus that has caused a world-wide pandemic. Therefore, when the Kiowa District Hospital Board of Directors met for their...

Do you need your groceries, toilet paper, dog food, other essential items and prescriptions delivered? The Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association is here to help. Residents within a 25-mile radius of Alva – including Burlington, Cherokee, Dacom...

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Here’s a healthy tip from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Did you know that people who read an average of 3.5 hours per week can live up to two years longer than those who don’t? If you don’t already love reading, that seems like a prett...

As of this advisory April 8 at 7 a.m., there are 1,524 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. There are an additional 12 deaths: Four in Oklahoma County: two males and two females older than 65. Two in Cleveland County, a male in the...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A $500,000 grant from the National Park service will be used to renovate buildings along Tulsa's former Black Wall Street, nearly 100 years after the area was largely destroyed and as many as 300 people were killed in one of t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The re-election bid of U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation, drew nine challengers Wednesday as Oklahoma's three-day candidate filing period opened. Eight Republicans and one D...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma surpassed 1,500 on Wednesday and the number of COVID-19 deaths now stands at 79, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported. There are at least 1,524 cases compared to 1,472 r...

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order restricting the size of religious gatherings amid the coronavirus outbreak was overturned Wednesday after the state's top prosecutor said it likely violates the state constitution. With E...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed another man at a park and then intentionally ran over the victim. Corey Darden was also charged with first-degree robbery and two c...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Officials in one Kansas City suburb have postponed their popular farmer's market amid concerns about the coronavirus, while another in Wichita is set to open Saturday. Like grocery stores, farmers markets have been d...