TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansans struggling to find work amid the coronavirus pandemic can receive unemployment for 13 more weeks.

The Kansas Department of Labor announced Thursday that the state has qualified for a program that provides federal reimbursement for extended benefits during periods of high unemployment, the Wichita Eagle reports.

Workers must have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits to qualify.

The insured unemployment rate in Kansas was 6.67% for the week ending June 6, according to the state's labor department. That exceeds the 5% threshold and other federal requiremen...