SALINE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Salina man Friday connected to a 2011 murder, according to a media release from the agency.

In March of 2019, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to further investigate the February 17, 2011 death of 39-year-old Carol S. Williams that occurred in New Cambria, Kansas. KBI agents initiated an investigation.

Just after 11a.m. Friday, KBI agents arrested Steven Couch, Jr., 51, of Salina, at the Salina Municipal Court, 255 N. 10th Street in Salina. 

Couch was arrested for on requested charges of second-degree murder&nbsp; in the death of Carol Williams. She was his girlfriend at the time of her death.

Following the arrest, Couch was booked into the Saline County Jail. Bond was set at $1 million.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660961335137.png" alt="Couch-photo KBI" />
 <figcaption>Couch-photo KBI</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Salina man Friday connected to a 2011 murder, according to a media release from the agency.In March of 2019, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to further investigate the February 17, 2011 death of 39-year-old Carol S. Williams that occurred in New Cambria, Kansas. KBI agents initiated an investigation.Just after 11a.m. Friday, KBI agents arrested Steven Couch, Jr., 51, of Salina, at the Salina Municipal Court, 255 N. 10th Street in Salina. Couch was arrested for on requested charges of second-degree murder&nbsp; in the death of Carol Williams. She was his girlfriend at the time of her death.Following the arrest, Couch was booked into the Saline County Jail. Bond was set at $1 million.

KBI: Kansas man jailed for the 2011 murder of his girlfriend

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a home burglary and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 7 a.m. Tuesday,&nbsp; police were called to the 400 block of NE Arter on a burglary to a residence, according to Lt. Manuel Munoz.

Officers were provided a brief description of a suspect and arrived to find him in the area. Officers detained the individual identified as 33-year-old Luke Terwillinger of Topeka while they investigated further. 

As officers were gathering information and speaking to several people, the Terwillinger ran from police bu was apprehended a short distance away.

As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the he had burglarized several residences in the area and had burglarized several work trucks. Police transported Terwillinger to the Shawnee County Department of corrections on requested charges of Burglary, theft of from Motor Vehicle, and interference with law enforcement office as result of Terwillinger giving the offices a false name.

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 <figcaption>Terwilliger-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a home burglary and have a suspect in custody.Just after 7 a.m. Tuesday,&nbsp; police were called to the 400 block of NE Arter on a burglary to a residence, according to Lt. Manuel Munoz.Officers were provided a brief description of a suspect and arrived to find him in the area. Officers detained the individual identified as 33-year-old Luke Terwillinger of Topeka while they investigated further. As officers were gathering information and speaking to several people, the Terwillinger ran from police bu was apprehended a short distance away.As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the he had burglarized several residences in the area and had burglarized several work trucks. Police transported Terwillinger to the Shawnee County Department of corrections on requested charges of Burglary, theft of from Motor Vehicle, and interference with law enforcement office as result of Terwillinger giving the offices a false name.

Kansas home burglary suspect gave police a fake name

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha.

Health officials believe the child became infected while swimming Sunday in the Elkhorn River, a few miles west of Omaha. Authorities have not released the child's name.

People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming in or diving into lakes and rivers. Other sources have been documented, including tainted tap water in a Houston-area city in 2020.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-health-nebraska-missouri-omaha-13fd392ffcda760e3dbabeaf66da12e6">It is the second death in the Midwest</a>&nbsp;this summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by the amoeba that has proved fatal in 97% of reported cases.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lakes-iowa-kansas-city-missouri-1571504deedeaca56c0418e460a94a19">A Missouri resident died</a>&nbsp;of the infection in July after swimming at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa, health officials have said.

Symptoms of the infection include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting, progressing to a stiff neck, loss of balance, hallucinations and seizures.

The CDC says naegleria fowleri infections are rare, with about three cases in the United States every year. There were 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S., with only four survivors. Only about 430 cases have ever been documented globally.

In the U.S., infections from the amoeba typically occur in southern states because the amoeba thrives in waters that are warmer than 86 degrees Fahrenheit. But infections have migrated north in recent years, including two cases in Minnesota since 2010.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/7/1657393056107.png" alt="Naegleria fowleri amoeba- image CDC" />
 <figcaption>Naegleria fowleri amoeba- image CDC</figcaption>
 </figure>OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha.Health officials believe the child became infected while swimming Sunday in the Elkhorn River, a few miles west of Omaha. Authorities have not released the child's name.People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming in or diving into lakes and rivers. Other sources have been documented, including tainted tap water in a Houston-area city in 2020.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-health-nebraska-missouri-omaha-13fd392ffcda760e3dbabeaf66da12e6">It is the second death in the Midwest</a>&nbsp;this summer from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by the amoeba that has proved fatal in 97% of reported cases.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lakes-iowa-kansas-city-missouri-1571504deedeaca56c0418e460a94a19">A Missouri resident died</a>&nbsp;of the infection in July after swimming at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa, health officials have said.Symptoms of the infection include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting, progressing to a stiff neck, loss of balance, hallucinations and seizures.The CDC says naegleria fowleri infections are rare, with about three cases in the United States every year. There were 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S., with only four survivors. Only about 430 cases have ever been documented globally.In the U.S., infections from the amoeba typically occur in southern states because the amoeba thrives in waters that are warmer than 86 degrees Fahrenheit. But infections have migrated north in recent years, including two cases in Minnesota since 2010.

Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in 2nd Midwest death

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A 2-year-old boy has drowned at a home in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.

The child was found in a backyard in-ground pool in&nbsp;1900 Block of Siefkin just before 2p.m. Friday. EMS and Fire arrived and performed life saving efforts.&nbsp; The child was pronounced deceased on scene, according to Ditch.

Police released no additional details as the investigation continues.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660940908336.png" alt="First responders on the scene -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>First responders on the scene -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A 2-year-old boy has drowned at a home in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.The child was found in a backyard in-ground pool in&nbsp;1900 Block of Siefkin just before 2p.m. Friday. EMS and Fire arrived and performed life saving efforts.&nbsp; The child was pronounced deceased on scene, according to Ditch.Police released no additional details as the investigation continues.

Police: 2-year-old boy drowns in pool at Kansas home

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After weeks in the hospital, Amy and Ava Jones&nbsp; returned home late Thursday night from Louisville, Kentucky.

On July 5, Amy and Ava, along with Trey and Creek Jones, were the victims of an accident in Louisville, Kentucky where they were struck by a car driven by&nbsp;33-year-old Michael Hurley of Lexington, Ind. The Jones family were pedestrians.

Trey Jones died from his injuries in the accident. Ava Jones and her family were in Louisville for an AAU basketball tournament with Wheat State Elite.

Amy Jones, a standout player at Nickerson High School, had signed a letter of intent to play basketball at University of Iowa.&nbsp; The Hawkeyes say she will keep her scholarship whether she is ever able to play for them or not.

Hurley's case went before a grand jury earlier this month.&nbsp; He has been charged with murder in the death of Trey Jones, two counts of first-degree aggravated assault and one count of fourth-degree aggravated assault. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660247623254.jpeg" alt="Trey, Ava and Amy Jones" />
 <figcaption>Trey, Ava and Amy Jones</figcaption>
 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After weeks in the hospital, Amy and Ava Jones&nbsp; returned home late Thursday night from Louisville, Kentucky.On July 5, Amy and Ava, along with Trey and Creek Jones, were the victims of an accident in Louisville, Kentucky where they were struck by a car driven by&nbsp;33-year-old Michael Hurley of Lexington, Ind. The Jones family were pedestrians.Trey Jones died from his injuries in the accident. Ava Jones and her family were in Louisville for an AAU basketball tournament with Wheat State Elite.Amy Jones, a standout player at Nickerson High School, had signed a letter of intent to play basketball at University of Iowa.&nbsp; The Hawkeyes say she will keep her scholarship whether she is ever able to play for them or not.Hurley's case went before a grand jury earlier this month.&nbsp; He has been charged with murder in the death of Trey Jones, two counts of first-degree aggravated assault and one count of fourth-degree aggravated assault.

Kansas family in fatal DUI accident is home from Kentucky

Amy and Ava Jones returned home late Thursday night.

Amy and Ava, along with Trey and Creek Jones, were the victims of an accident in Louisville, Kentucky where they were struck by a car driven by&nbsp;33-year-old Michael Hurley of Lexington, Ind. The Jones family were pedestrians.

Jones had signed with the University of Iowa basketball program and the Hawkeyes say she will keep her scholarship whether she is ever able to play for them or not.

Hurley's case went before a grand jury earlier this month, but we do not have details on when the next steps in the court case may be.

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 </figure>Amy and Ava Jones returned home late Thursday night.Amy and Ava, along with Trey and Creek Jones, were the victims of an accident in Louisville, Kentucky where they were struck by a car driven by&nbsp;33-year-old Michael Hurley of Lexington, Ind. The Jones family were pedestrians.Trey Jones died from his injuries in the accident. Ava Jones and her family were in Louisville for an AAU basketball tournament with Wheat State Elite.Jones had signed with the University of Iowa basketball program and the Hawkeyes say she will keep her scholarship whether she is ever able to play for them or not.Hurley's case went before a grand jury earlier this month, but we do not have details on when the next steps in the court case may be.

Amy and Ava Jones are home

SALINE COUNTY — The trailer of a northbound semi collapsed and buckled in half on Interstate 135 in Saline County on Friday morning.

A social media report from&nbsp;<a href="https://kansashighwaypatrol.org/" target="_blank">Kansas Highway Patrol&nbsp;</a>Trooper Ben Gardner said authorities worked the unique incident just south of Interstate 70.

According to officials on the scene, the trailer of a northbound semi-truck collapsed and buckled in half.

According to Gardner, there were no traffic delays. The semi truck continued into a closed portion of a construction zone. There were no injuries reported.

Gardner also urged drivers to slow down for first responders assisting and working to clear the scene.

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 <figcaption>Photos Kansas Highway Patrol</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINE COUNTY — The trailer of a northbound semi collapsed and buckled in half on Interstate 135 in Saline County on Friday morning.A social media report from&nbsp;<a href="https://kansashighwaypatrol.org/" target="_blank">Kansas Highway Patrol&nbsp;</a>Trooper Ben Gardner said authorities worked the unique incident just south of Interstate 70.According to officials on the scene, the trailer of a northbound semi-truck collapsed and buckled in half.<figure>
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 </figure>According to Gardner, there were no traffic delays. The semi truck continued into a closed portion of a construction zone. There were no injuries reported.Gardner also urged drivers to slow down for first responders assisting and working to clear the scene.

Semi-trailer buckles along Kansas Interstate highway

By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/18/kansas-state-president-quickly-plowing-new-ground-to-raise-75-million-in-private-donations/">Kansas Reflector</a>

MANHATTAN — Kansas State 
University president Richard Linton said Thursday success of a campaign 
to raise $75 million in less than one year could transform agriculture 
education at the land-grant institution by modernizing grain, food, 
animal and agronomy research and innovation.

He said the university received a $25 million grant from the Kansas 
Legislature and embarked on an effort to raise $75 million in private 
gifts to qualify for a supplemental 3:1 match from the state, or another
 $25 million. The cash would be used to overhaul the College of 
Agriculture’s presence on campus by renovating two buildings and adding 
another.

The deadline for securing and certifying the $75 million in contributions is March 2023.

“Our challenge is that we’ve got to make this happen,” said Linton, 
who officially started his job at Kansas State in February. “We’re 
working hard. It’s time for agriculture.”

Linton urged 400 participants at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on 
Agricultural Growth to support the campaign by advocating for Kansas 
State and, potentially, by making donations to the special fund. A 
comparable campaign at North Carolina State University, where he 
previously worked, gained traction by collaborating 44 commodity groups 
in that state.

He said Kansas agriculture faced significant business obstacles that 
included the dwindling underground Ogallala aquifer, volatile climate 
conditions and inflation in the cost of fertilizer, equipment, seed, 
fuel and other inputs.

Challenges at Kansas State centered on the 21% student enrollment 
decline — about 4,000 students — in the past eight years, Linton said. 
That lost revenue hurt the university’s budget, weakened opportunity to 
improve faculty and staff compensation and delayed improvements in 
campus facilities, he said.

Linton said Kansas State had placed renewed emphasis on raising more 
money for student scholarships. He said KSU would advance a proposal to 
charge out-of-state students with 3.9 or higher school grade-point 
averages the lower in-state tuition rate. That program would offer a 
discount to nonresident students with 3.25 or higher GPAs.

In addition, he said, Kansas State would more directly engage Kansas 
communities at town halls and through other means to explain the 
university’s place in their lives and explore how the university might 
be more directly beneficial to Kansans. The expected the approach would 
lead to enrollment of 500 to 1,000 more students in fall 2023, he said.

Gov. Laura Kelly, who is seeking reelection against Republican 
nominee Derek Schmidt, said agriculture contributed nearly $70 billion 
to the Kansas economy and fueled nearly 240,000 jobs in 2021. She said 
Kansas exported a record $5.35 billion of agricultural goods in the past
 year.

“The Kansas ag industry is the life blood of this 
state,” Kelly said. “Given we saw record-breaking agricultural exports 
last year, I’ve never been more confident in the agriculture community’s
 ability to lead our state toward continued success.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660916666095.png" alt="Kansas State University president Richard Linton said during the governor’s agriculture conference in Manhattan the land-grant university was working to raise $75 million in private donations by March to qualify for a $25 million grant from the state. It’s part of a $125 million plan to improve facilities to spark development of agriculture research and innovation centers. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas State University president Richard Linton said during the governor’s agriculture conference in Manhattan the land-grant university was working to raise $75 million in private donations by March to qualify for a $25 million grant from the state. It’s part of a $125 million plan to improve facilities to spark development of agriculture research and innovation centers. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/18/kansas-state-president-quickly-plowing-new-ground-to-raise-75-million-in-private-donations/">Kansas Reflector</a>MANHATTAN — Kansas State 
University president Richard Linton said Thursday success of a campaign 
to raise $75 million in less than one year could transform agriculture 
education at the land-grant institution by modernizing grain, food, 
animal and agronomy research and innovation.He said the university received a $25 million grant from the Kansas 
Legislature and embarked on an effort to raise $75 million in private 
gifts to qualify for a supplemental 3:1 match from the state, or another
 $25 million. The cash would be used to overhaul the College of 
Agriculture’s presence on campus by renovating two buildings and adding 
another.The deadline for securing and certifying the $75 million in contributions is March 2023.“Our challenge is that we’ve got to make this happen,” said Linton, 
who officially started his job at Kansas State in February. “We’re 
working hard. It’s time for agriculture.”Linton urged 400 participants at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on 
Agricultural Growth to support the campaign by advocating for Kansas 
State and, potentially, by making donations to the special fund. A 
comparable campaign at North Carolina State University, where he 
previously worked, gained traction by collaborating 44 commodity groups 
in that state.He said Kansas agriculture faced significant business obstacles that 
included the dwindling underground Ogallala aquifer, volatile climate 
conditions and inflation in the cost of fertilizer, equipment, seed, 
fuel and other inputs.Challenges at Kansas State centered on the 21% student enrollment 
decline — about 4,000 students — in the past eight years, Linton said. 
That lost revenue hurt the university’s budget, weakened opportunity to 
improve faculty and staff compensation and delayed improvements in 
campus facilities, he said.Linton said Kansas State had placed renewed emphasis on raising more 
money for student scholarships. He said KSU would advance a proposal to 
charge out-of-state students with 3.9 or higher school grade-point 
averages the lower in-state tuition rate. That program would offer a 
discount to nonresident students with 3.25 or higher GPAs.In addition, he said, Kansas State would more directly engage Kansas 
communities at town halls and through other means to explain the 
university’s place in their lives and explore how the university might 
be more directly beneficial to Kansans. The expected the approach would 
lead to enrollment of 500 to 1,000 more students in fall 2023, he said.Gov. Laura Kelly, who is seeking reelection against Republican 
nominee Derek Schmidt, said agriculture contributed nearly $70 billion 
to the Kansas economy and fueled nearly 240,000 jobs in 2021. She said 
Kansas exported a record $5.35 billion of agricultural goods in the past
 year.“The Kansas ag industry is the life blood of this 
state,” Kelly said. “Given we saw record-breaking agricultural exports 
last year, I’ve never been more confident in the agriculture community’s
 ability to lead our state toward continued success.”

K-State president plows new ground to raise $75M in donations

By NICK GOSNELL Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson toured Cosmosphere Friday morning.

"You could see a number of the exhibits were emotional for him," Moran said. "Particularly words of other astronauts. This clearly was a very personal visit. It's nice to have the administrator of NASA feel this place. What I always hope is that the Cosmosphere provides inspiration. Today, I saw where it provides respect for those who preceded us in space exploration."

One part that appeared to touch the administrator, judging by his reaction, is the fact that both the Soviet and American sides of the space race are prominently featured. Nelson appeared to have interest in letting newly appointed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov see what the Cosmosphere offers, if relations can eventually improve.

"What I thought walking through here is, he would never have a clue," Nelson said. "If we can get over the Ukraine thing, which, eventually, I think Ukraine will prevail, and we're back at some semblance of lessened tensions between our two countries. If I brought him here, he'd be amazed that in America, you would show this program, the Soviet program."

Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar knows that the story of space is far from finished, and he wants to find places for more of that to be told here in Hutchinson.

"We're getting close to being fairly landlocked, running out of square footage," Remar said. "We're starting to carefully look at potentially doing some expansions, that would allow us to expand our education programming, but more importantly, allow us to increase exhibit space, to showcase the present and future of space exploration."

Nelson and Moran were part of a breakfast hosted by the Hutchinson Chamber prior to their Friday morning tour.

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 </figure>By NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson toured Cosmosphere Friday morning."You could see a number of the exhibits were emotional for him," Moran said. "Particularly words of other astronauts. This clearly was a very personal visit. It's nice to have the administrator of NASA feel this place. What I always hope is that the Cosmosphere provides inspiration. Today, I saw where it provides respect for those who preceded us in space exploration."One part that appeared to touch the administrator, judging by his reaction, is the fact that both the Soviet and American sides of the space race are prominently featured. Nelson appeared to have interest in letting newly appointed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov see what the Cosmosphere offers, if relations can eventually improve."What I thought walking through here is, he would never have a clue," Nelson said. "If we can get over the Ukraine thing, which, eventually, I think Ukraine will prevail, and we're back at some semblance of lessened tensions between our two countries. If I brought him here, he'd be amazed that in America, you would show this program, the Soviet program."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660925858212.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Mimi Meredith" />
 <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Mimi Meredith</figcaption>
 </figure>Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar knows that the story of space is far from finished, and he wants to find places for more of that to be told here in Hutchinson."We're getting close to being fairly landlocked, running out of square footage," Remar said. "We're starting to carefully look at potentially doing some expansions, that would allow us to expand our education programming, but more importantly, allow us to increase exhibit space, to showcase the present and future of space exploration."Nelson and Moran were part of a breakfast hosted by the Hutchinson Chamber prior to their Friday morning tour.

NASA administrator wowed by Cosmosphere Friday

Voters cast 431,000 Republican ballots in contest with gap of less than 500

By&nbsp;TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — State Sen. Caryn Tyson conceded the Republican Party’s nomination for state treasurer amid a recount she sought in six counties that barely nudged the needle in an extremely close primary.

Tyson, a GOP senator from Parker in eastern Kansas, sent a message Thursday to supporters of her campaign who provided donations, walked door-to-door, put up yard signs and prayed on her behalf. She lost by less than 500 votes out of 431,000 cast statewide.

“While our campaign is over,” she said, “I will continue to work to protect our freedoms and to make Kansas a shining state in the nation. Over the course of the campaign, I have been blessed to meet and get to know so many amazing Kansans.”

Unofficial returns from the Aug. 2 primary and additional ballots processed by counties during the canvassing showed state Rep. Steven Johnson, of Assaria in central Kansas, with a lead of 475 votes.

Tyson sought a recount in Barton, Cloud, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson and Ottawa counties. The secretary of state’s office said the recount in four of those counties shaved five votes from Johnson’s lead. The recount in McPherson and Cloud counties remained unofficial, but Johnson’s campaign said results in those two counties wouldn’t flip outcome of the primary.

Johnson has turned his attention to the November contest against Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Democrat appointed to the position by Gov. Laura Kelly following resignation of Republican Jake LaTurner, who now serves in the U.S. House.

“We didn’t lose any ground while we waited for all the legally cast ballots to be counted,”&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;said. “Our team hit the ground running knowing this process could take weeks to complete.”

Johnson raised about $100,000 in days following the primary election, and his campaign manager urged Republicans to unify behind GOP nominee.

“I want to thank my opponent for her willingness to run and for her continued service to this great state,”&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;said. “I also want to thank my many volunteers and supporters who have been critical in winning a close race where every voter contact mattered. With our base of support we are well-positioned to win the general election.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660928997241.jpeg" alt="In the Republican Party’s primary for state treasurer, Assaria Rep. Steven Johnson, right, prevailed over Parker Sen. Caryn Tyson. Johnson faces state Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Democrat, in the November general election. Photos by Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith courtesy Kansas Reflector" />
 <figcaption>In the Republican Party’s primary for state treasurer, Assaria Rep. Steven Johnson, right, prevailed over Parker Sen. Caryn Tyson. Johnson faces state Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Democrat, in the November general election. Photos by Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith courtesy Kansas Reflector</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Voters cast 431,000 Republican ballots in contest with gap of less than 500</h2>By&nbsp;TIM CARPENTER Kansas ReflectorTOPEKA — State Sen. Caryn Tyson conceded the Republican Party’s nomination for state treasurer amid a recount she sought in six counties that barely nudged the needle in an extremely close primary.Tyson, a GOP senator from Parker in eastern Kansas, sent a message Thursday to supporters of her campaign who provided donations, walked door-to-door, put up yard signs and prayed on her behalf. She lost by less than 500 votes out of 431,000 cast statewide.“While our campaign is over,” she said, “I will continue to work to protect our freedoms and to make Kansas a shining state in the nation. Over the course of the campaign, I have been blessed to meet and get to know so many amazing Kansans.”Unofficial returns from the Aug. 2 primary and additional ballots processed by counties during the canvassing showed state Rep. Steven Johnson, of Assaria in central Kansas, with a lead of 475 votes.Tyson sought a recount in Barton, Cloud, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson and Ottawa counties. The secretary of state’s office said the recount in four of those counties shaved five votes from Johnson’s lead. The recount in McPherson and Cloud counties remained unofficial, but Johnson’s campaign said results in those two counties wouldn’t flip outcome of the primary.Johnson has turned his attention to the November contest against Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Democrat appointed to the position by Gov. Laura Kelly following resignation of Republican Jake LaTurner, who now serves in the U.S. House.“We didn’t lose any ground while we waited for all the legally cast ballots to be counted,”&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;said. “Our team hit the ground running knowing this process could take weeks to complete.”Johnson raised about $100,000 in days following the primary election, and his campaign manager urged Republicans to unify behind GOP nominee.“I want to thank my opponent for her willingness to run and for her continued service to this great state,”&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;said. “I also want to thank my many volunteers and supporters who have been critical in winning a close race where every voter contact mattered. With our base of support we are well-positioned to win the general election.”

Recount: Johnson narrowly defeats Tyson in GOP treasurer’s race

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

Ellis County will receive an additional $2.5 million in federal funds toward the Northwest Business Corridor, county comissionsers learned at a meeting Monday. 

The county was notified Aug. 9 it will receive the money from the 2019 BUILD grant funds that were made available for projects experiencing COVID-related budget challenges.

These&nbsp; funds could be used to reduce the county’s required local contribution for the corridor project, which would make funding available for other county projects, said Brendan Mackay, Ellis County public works director.

The additional funds also could be used to increase the scope of this project. The money could be used to widen the driving surface.

The project is slated for a 24-foot driving surface and 8-foot aggregate shoulders on both sides.  The 8-foot aggregate shoulders could be reduced in size to expand the paved section by 1 to 3 feet on both sides, widening the paved section from 24 feet to 30 feet,&nbsp; Mackay said.

Wider is always better and safer, Mackay said.

Commissioner Butch Schlyer said there are so many road and bridge projects in the county that he would like to leave the road at 24-feet and use the money to offset the county's share, so the county could do other projects.

Commissioners Neal Younger and Joe LeRoux said they agreed.

"I think if we can cover more ground and serve more people, that is certainly the preferred route for me," Leroux said.

The county also voted to sign the cost-share agreement on construction of Cathedral Avenue in Victoria.

Cathedral Road is being reconstructed from Sixth Street to the north edge of Victoria. Work is under way from south of Sixth Street to U.S. Highway 40. This grant will allow the county to complete the project north.

"I'm just excited that we're able to have this unexpected news, as he pointed out, it's not the norm for this to be awarded two years in a row," Leroux said. "It's been great to take care of Cathedral from the southern to the northern point of Victoria basically all in one shot."

As part of the cost share grant, the Kansas Department of Transportation awarded Ellis County 60 percent of eligible construction costs up to $700,000.  The remaining costs and non-participating costs will be the county’s responsibility.

The county share of eligible construction costs is estimated at $475,600.  In addition, the county will be responsible for the preliminary engineering and construction inspection engineering costs, which are estimated at $94,000 and $176,000. 

The commission approved the final $29 million budget for publication at its meeting Monday. 

The budget includes all departmental requests, personnel changes, health insurance premium adjustments, pay raises, retirement contribution program and continued increase to reserves for infrastructure improvements, Darin Myers, county administrator, said.

The budget includes increasing funding to capital reserves for both the road and bridge funds ($1.6 million, which is up from $329,000 in 2021), as well as setting aside capital for the construction of a new public works facility planned to be built in 2023. 

The budget also includes $1.2 million for outside agencies, including $5,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The mill levy is estimated at 37.2 mills, just less than the rate set in 2022 of 37.395 mills.

An increase in landfill fees will stabilize the landfill budget, which had been estimated to be at a $14,000 deficit.

The public budget hearing is set for Sept. 12.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660764285786.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post Ellis County will receive an additional $2.5 million in federal funds toward the Northwest Business Corridor, county comissionsers learned at a meeting Monday. The county was notified Aug. 9 it will receive the money from the 2019 BUILD grant funds that were made available for projects experiencing COVID-related budget challenges.These&nbsp; funds could be used to reduce the county’s required local contribution for the corridor project, which would make funding available for other county projects, said Brendan Mackay, Ellis County public works director.The additional funds also could be used to increase the scope of this project. The money could be used to widen the driving surface.The project is slated for a 24-foot driving surface and 8-foot aggregate shoulders on both sides. The 8-foot aggregate shoulders could be reduced in size to expand the paved section by 1 to 3 feet on both sides, widening the paved section from 24 feet to 30 feet,&nbsp; Mackay said.Wider is always better and safer, Mackay said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660764482671.jpeg" alt="Northwest Business Corridor Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post " />
 <figcaption>Northwest Business Corridor Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post </figcaption>
 </figure>Commissioner Butch Schlyer said there are so many road and bridge projects in the county that he would like to leave the road at 24-feet and use the money to offset the county's share, so the county could do other projects.Commissioners Neal Younger and Joe LeRoux said they agreed. "I think if we can cover more ground and serve more people, that is certainly the preferred route for me," Leroux said.<h2>Cathedral Avenue</h2>The county also voted to sign the cost-share agreement on construction of Cathedral Avenue in Victoria.Cathedral Road is being reconstructed from Sixth Street to the north edge of Victoria. Work is under way from south of Sixth Street to U.S. Highway 40. This grant will allow the county to complete the project north."I'm just excited that we're able to have this unexpected news, as he pointed out, it's not the norm for this to be awarded two years in a row," Leroux said. "It's been great to take care of Cathedral from the southern to the northern point of Victoria basically all in one shot." As part of the cost share grant, the Kansas Department of Transportation awarded Ellis County 60 percent of eligible construction costs up to $700,000. The remaining costs and non-participating costs will be the county’s responsibility.The county share of eligible construction costs is estimated at $475,600. In addition, the county will be responsible for the preliminary engineering and construction inspection engineering costs, which are estimated at $94,000 and $176,000. <h2>Budget</h2>The commission approved the final $29 million budget for publication at its meeting Monday. The budget includes all departmental requests, personnel changes, health insurance premium adjustments, pay raises, retirement contribution program and continued increase to reserves for infrastructure improvements, Darin Myers, county administrator, said.The budget includes increasing funding to capital reserves for both the road and bridge funds ($1.6 million, which is up from $329,000 in 2021), as well as setting aside capital for the construction of a new public works facility planned to be built in 2023. The budget also includes $1.2 million for outside agencies, including $5,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The mill levy is estimated at 37.2 mills, just less than the rate set in 2022 of 37.395 mills.An increase in landfill fees will stabilize the landfill budget, which had been estimated to be at a $14,000 deficit. The public budget hearing is set for Sept. 12.

Ellis County receives funds for Northwest Corridor, Cathedral Ave.

FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the fatal stabbing of 58-year-old Robert Gallardo Molina in Garden City on Thursday have presented evidence to the Finney County Attorney, according to a media release from police.

Just after 5:30.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 400 block of E. Santa Fe Street in Garden City for a reported stabbing.

First responders found Molina stabbed inside the residence where relatives lived, according to a social media report. EMS transported Molina to St. Catherine Hospital, where he later died.

&nbsp;The evidence gathered in the case was reviewed by the Garden City Police Department and the Finney County Attorney’s Office. At this time, both police and the Finney County Attorney agree the evidence available provides probable cause that the suspect in this matter acted in self-defense, and therefore no arrests should be made, and no charges will be filed. 

If additional evidence comes to light indicating this homicide was not justified by self-defense, the Garden City Police Department and the Finney County Attorney will re-evaluate the case to determine if charges should be filed at that time.

FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing and have identified the victim as 58-year-old&nbsp;Robert Gallardo Molina of Garden City.

Just after 5:30.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 400 block of E. Santa Fe Street in Garden City for a reported stabbing, according to a media release.

First responders found Molina&nbsp; stabbed inside the residence where relatives lived, according to a social media report.

EMS transported Molina to St. Catherine Hospital, where he later died.

The initial investigation has determined Molina forced entry into the residence and was involved in an altercation with a man living there when Molina was stabbed.

Police have detained the individual.&nbsp; No arrest has been made.&nbsp;

FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the fatal stabbing of 58-year-old Robert Gallardo Molina in Garden City on Thursday have presented evidence to the Finney County Attorney, according to a media release from police.Just after 5:30.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 400 block of E. Santa Fe Street in Garden City for a reported stabbing.First responders found Molina stabbed inside the residence where relatives lived, according to a social media report. EMS transported Molina to St. Catherine Hospital, where he later died.&nbsp;The evidence gathered in the case was reviewed by the Garden City Police Department and the Finney County Attorney’s Office. At this time, both police and the Finney County Attorney agree the evidence available provides probable cause that the suspect in this matter acted in self-defense, and therefore no arrests should be made, and no charges will be filed. If additional evidence comes to light indicating this homicide was not justified by self-defense, the Garden City Police Department and the Finney County Attorney will re-evaluate the case to determine if charges should be filed at that time.----------FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing and have identified the victim as 58-year-old&nbsp;Robert Gallardo Molina of Garden City.Just after 5:30.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 400 block of E. Santa Fe Street in Garden City for a reported stabbing, according to a media release.First responders found Molina&nbsp; stabbed inside the residence where relatives lived, according to a social media report.EMS transported Molina to St. Catherine Hospital, where he later died.The initial investigation has determined Molina forced entry into the residence and was involved in an altercation with a man living there when Molina was stabbed.Police have detained the individual.&nbsp; No arrest has been made.&nbsp;

Police: Fatal stabbing at SW Kan. home was in self-defense

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating&nbsp; three suspects on multiple charges after a drug bust in Manhattan.

Just before 9a.m. Thursday, officers conducted a search warrant in the 1300 block of Colorado Street in Manhattan that led to three arrests and the recovery of a significant amount of meth, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

Antwine Berry, 60, of Manhattan was arrested on requested charges of distribution of meth within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of meth. Berry was issued a total bond of $35,000 and is no longer in&nbsp;

 DeShawn Gosha, 25, of Manhattan was arrested on a Grandview Plaza warrant for failure to appear that held a $500 bond.

 Kristanna Hill, 23, of Louisville, Kan. was arrested for possession of meth and a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Hill remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $8,000.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660920269689.png" alt="Gosha-photo Geary County" />
 <figcaption>Gosha-photo Geary County</figcaption>
 </figure>RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating&nbsp; three suspects on multiple charges after a drug bust in Manhattan.Just before 9a.m. Thursday, officers conducted a search warrant in the 1300 block of Colorado Street in Manhattan that led to three arrests and the recovery of a significant amount of meth, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.Antwine Berry, 60, of Manhattan was arrested on requested charges of distribution of meth within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of meth. Berry was issued a total bond of $35,000 and is no longer in&nbsp; DeShawn Gosha, 25, of Manhattan was arrested on a Grandview Plaza warrant for failure to appear that held a $500 bond. Kristanna Hill, 23, of Louisville, Kan. was arrested for possession of meth and a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Hill remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $8,000.

Search warrant drug bust led to arrest of 3 at Kansas home

By ERIC THOMAS <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/19/early-signs-and-concerns-of-how-sports-gambling-apps-will-market-to-kansans/">Courtesy Kansas Reflector</a>

Thursday’s announcement that sports betting <a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/18/kansas-plans-sept-1-soft-launch-of-sports-wagering-for-start-of-football-season/">will begin Sept. 1</a>
 in Kansas edges the state closer to a brave new world for sports fans, 
whether supporting the Jayhawks, Chiefs, Wildcats, Shockers, Royals or 
Sporting KC.

When the Kansas Legislature <a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/05/12/kansas-governor-signs-law-legalizes-sports-betting/">approved sports gaming</a>
 earlier this year, it triggered a complex multibillion dollar marketing
 and technology machine that is already whirring to life, even in 
advance of the start date. And that machine will certainly change our 
state’s relationship with sports.

Some of these changes will be minor 
and cosmetic. However, other changes will alter how we watch games and, 
most radically, who we root for.

Here are my notes about how sports has already changed with gambling on the scene — along with a forecast of coming changes.

The visual landscape of watching 
sports — or even reading about them — will never be the same. Since the 
U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/us/politics/supreme-court-sports-betting-new-jersey.html">nationwide sports gambling in 2018</a>, betting odds have invaded every mainstream sports app.

On my phone, ESPN’s app offers a 
PickCenter, providing the run line, money line and over/under for the 
Royals game Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. You can also get 
“exclusive PickCenter analysis” with a subscription payment. CBS Sports 
and most other apps offer the same wagering details — sometimes on a 
homepage scoreboard that doesn’t require you even to click through to 
read about the game.

Like me, maybe you spent decades 
scanning the daily newspaper and the sports page, with its hundreds of 
lines of agate, displaying scores and betting lines. In most papers, 
betting information was relegated to a box on the outskirts of the page,
 signaling an uneasy yet conjoined relationship between sports 
journalism and gambling.

The paper sought to inform both your 
pure love affair with your favorite team and your begrudging habit of 
making a bet against that same team with a local bookie.

We should expect the same creeping 
presence of sports betting information when watching sports broadcasts 
too. In past NFL seasons, commentators coyly hinted at how a fourth 
quarter field goal might impact a teetering betting line. Those same 
play-by-play personalities, like Al Michaels of NBC, have acknowledged 
their increased liberation to be more direct.

“So what I would do through the years
 is I would come in the back door, sometimes I would come in the side 
door, and now I guess they’re allowing me to come in the front door, 
which is not as much fun as doing it subtly,” Michaels <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-entertainment-nfl-courts-sports-betting-ab511551c44d6bed4c929bfd02eda32a">told the Associated Press last year</a>.

In addition to this shift to verbal 
posture, the networks broadcasting the games will provide more gambling 
information in pregame shows, “<a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-entertainment-nfl-courts-sports-betting-ab511551c44d6bed4c929bfd02eda32a">but only to help contextualize game analysis or a broader storyline</a>.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Looking to countries where sports 
betting has had decades to infiltrate the culture suggests how visually 
omnipresent sports gambling brand might become, and how much we might 
regret it eventually.

The English Premier League is arguably the top soccer league in the world in a country that has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/betting-gambling-shirt-sponsorship-soccer-football-cricket-rugby-ban-caytoo/">long allowed sports gambling</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/gambling-review-delay-lets-premier-league-football-clubs-strike-sponsorship-deals">Forty percent of teams in the league</a>
 have agreements with sports gambling companies to provide an 
advertising image on the front of the team’s uniform. This summer, the 
league looked <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/voluntary-ban-on-betting-shirt-sponsors-to-be-agreed-by-premier-league-clubs-58nqb9mqz">poised to ban</a> such ads on the front of shirts, but energy for the <a target="_blank" href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-accused-tokenism-ban-gambling-shirt-sponsors-1793534">prohibition</a> has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/gambling-review-delay-lets-premier-league-football-clubs-strike-sponsorship-deals">stalled</a>.

More North American sports teams are including advertising on their jerseys, in big or small ways. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usbets.com/sportsbook-advertising-jerseys-america/">Washington Capitals signed a deal</a>
 with Caesars Sportsbook last year to include a 3-by-3.5 inch patch on 
their jerseys. So, don’t be surprised to see a FanDuel logo on the chest
 of your favorite player during an upcoming season.

The tension is clear. How can a 
player try his hardest to win while he wears an ad for a site where 
hundreds of people financially invest in his losing?

The line between journalism and betting advertising

Publications constantly allow 
advertisers to blur the line between advertising from a paid sponsor and
 the journalism from their staff members. That line is particularly hazy
 these days on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/">sports web page of the Kansas City Star</a>. The most prominent real estate on the page in the top left quadrant is dedicated to a module labeled “Betting.”&nbsp;

The packaging of that content uses the same fonts, story structures and provides <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/profile/257676073">bylines</a> for the writers. However, the content is sponsored.

“We may earn a fee if you make a purchase through one of our links,” <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/betting/article261739482.html">the page explains</a>. “The newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content.”

What follows that warning is a 
promotional blitz for each of the companies that will offer sports 
gambling in Kansas: DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, WynnBET, 
FanDuel, BetRivers and PointsBet. While headlines for each post promise a
 “review,” the writer from Gambling.com gushes about the features 
without ever considering a critique.

In the final words of these reviews 
(some of them stretching more than 3,000 words), there is the same 
cut-and-paste warning about “responsible gambling.”

The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansas.com/sports/">Wichita Eagle’s sports home page</a>
 does not display the betting content in the same prominent way, 
although the same “reviews” are there for readers. Both publications are
 owned by the same parent company and use the same website template.

Aside from sports media, Kansans 
should prepare for their fellow fans to act differently during games. 
The never-ending buffet of betting options for any particular game might
 create perverse rooting incentives for the fan sitting next to you at 
the bar.

Imagine that you are sitting next to 
your buddy, a rabid Kansas City Chiefs fan decked out in his Patrick 
Mahomes replica jersey as he crushes some chicken wings. By betting on 
the “under” for a game, he will be hoping for a low-scoring game. So, 
don’t be surprised if he is rooting for the Chiefs to take a knee, 
rather than for Mahomes to throw another touchdown pass, if the game is 
already secured for the Chiefs.

Of course, many fans are familiar 
with this from years of fantasy sports and illegal gambling. But 
legalized gambling promises to send many more fans to check their phones
 at the end of the game and consider which is more precious: their $500 
wager or their coveted team.

In the mail this week, I received a 
glitzy brochure from DraftKings VIP, promising “enhanced promotional 
offers,” “invitations to private events” and “a dedicated host.” The 
cover of the advertisement featured a map of Kansas with a clutch of 
sunflowers blooming awkwardly in the northwest corner of the state 
(Hello, St. Francis!).&nbsp;

The message of the black-and-bronze 
advertisement is clear: While gambling will be as easy as downloading an
 app, I can have an exclusive, swanky experience (through the phone?). 
This appeal might be useful for separating DraftKings VIP from the other
 gambling providers. However, the implicit message is that spending more
 (“Qualified Dynasty members”) will bring benefits.

Such marketing creates a slippery 
slope toward irresponsible gambling, even before the start of online 
wagering has been announced.

Of course, all of these dominoes of 
sports, culture, advertising and journalism were long ago set in motion.
 What’s coming into sharper focus now is how it will affect Kansans as 
we cheer from our couches — perhaps with a sports gambling app on the 
phone in our hand.

Eric Thomas directs the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, a nonprofit that supports student journalism throughout the state. He also teaches visual journalism and photojournalism at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660921289041.png" alt="This mailing from DraftKings, which is arriving at Kansas mailboxes this week, is one sign of the marketing blitzes on the way with the Sept. 1 start of sports gambling in Kansas. (Eric Thomas)" />
 <figcaption>This mailing from DraftKings, which is arriving at Kansas mailboxes this week, is one sign of the marketing blitzes on the way with the Sept. 1 start of sports gambling in Kansas. (Eric Thomas)</figcaption>
 </figure>By ERIC THOMAS <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/19/early-signs-and-concerns-of-how-sports-gambling-apps-will-market-to-kansans/">Courtesy Kansas Reflector</a>Thursday’s announcement that sports betting <a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/18/kansas-plans-sept-1-soft-launch-of-sports-wagering-for-start-of-football-season/">will begin Sept. 1</a>
 in Kansas edges the state closer to a brave new world for sports fans, 
whether supporting the Jayhawks, Chiefs, Wildcats, Shockers, Royals or 
Sporting KC.When the Kansas Legislature <a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2022/05/12/kansas-governor-signs-law-legalizes-sports-betting/">approved sports gaming</a>
 earlier this year, it triggered a complex multibillion dollar marketing
 and technology machine that is already whirring to life, even in 
advance of the start date. And that machine will certainly change our 
state’s relationship with sports.Some of these changes will be minor 
and cosmetic. However, other changes will alter how we watch games and, 
most radically, who we root for.Here are my notes about how sports has already changed with gambling on the scene — along with a forecast of coming changes.<h2>Signs of betting in new places</h2>The visual landscape of watching 
sports — or even reading about them — will never be the same. Since the 
U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/us/politics/supreme-court-sports-betting-new-jersey.html">nationwide sports gambling in 2018</a>, betting odds have invaded every mainstream sports app.On my phone, ESPN’s app offers a 
PickCenter, providing the run line, money line and over/under for the 
Royals game Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. You can also get 
“exclusive PickCenter analysis” with a subscription payment. CBS Sports 
and most other apps offer the same wagering details — sometimes on a 
homepage scoreboard that doesn’t require you even to click through to 
read about the game.Like me, maybe you spent decades 
scanning the daily newspaper and the sports page, with its hundreds of 
lines of agate, displaying scores and betting lines. In most papers, 
betting information was relegated to a box on the outskirts of the page,
 signaling an uneasy yet conjoined relationship between sports 
journalism and gambling.The paper sought to inform both your 
pure love affair with your favorite team and your begrudging habit of 
making a bet against that same team with a local bookie.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575913663048.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>We should expect the same creeping 
presence of sports betting information when watching sports broadcasts 
too. In past NFL seasons, commentators coyly hinted at how a fourth 
quarter field goal might impact a teetering betting line. Those same 
play-by-play personalities, like Al Michaels of NBC, have acknowledged 
their increased liberation to be more direct.“So what I would do through the years
 is I would come in the back door, sometimes I would come in the side 
door, and now I guess they’re allowing me to come in the front door, 
which is not as much fun as doing it subtly,” Michaels <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-entertainment-nfl-courts-sports-betting-ab511551c44d6bed4c929bfd02eda32a">told the Associated Press last year</a>.In addition to this shift to verbal 
posture, the networks broadcasting the games will provide more gambling 
information in pregame shows, “<a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-entertainment-nfl-courts-sports-betting-ab511551c44d6bed4c929bfd02eda32a">but only to help contextualize game analysis or a broader storyline</a>.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Looking to countries where sports 
betting has had decades to infiltrate the culture suggests how visually 
omnipresent sports gambling brand might become, and how much we might 
regret it eventually.The English Premier League is arguably the top soccer league in the world in a country that has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/betting-gambling-shirt-sponsorship-soccer-football-cricket-rugby-ban-caytoo/">long allowed sports gambling</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/gambling-review-delay-lets-premier-league-football-clubs-strike-sponsorship-deals">Forty percent of teams in the league</a>
 have agreements with sports gambling companies to provide an 
advertising image on the front of the team’s uniform. This summer, the 
league looked <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/voluntary-ban-on-betting-shirt-sponsors-to-be-agreed-by-premier-league-clubs-58nqb9mqz">poised to ban</a> such ads on the front of shirts, but energy for the <a target="_blank" href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-accused-tokenism-ban-gambling-shirt-sponsors-1793534">prohibition</a> has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/14/gambling-review-delay-lets-premier-league-football-clubs-strike-sponsorship-deals">stalled</a>.More North American sports teams are including advertising on their jerseys, in big or small ways. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usbets.com/sportsbook-advertising-jerseys-america/">Washington Capitals signed a deal</a>
 with Caesars Sportsbook last year to include a 3-by-3.5 inch patch on 
their jerseys. So, don’t be surprised to see a FanDuel logo on the chest
 of your favorite player during an upcoming season.The tension is clear. How can a 
player try his hardest to win while he wears an ad for a site where 
hundreds of people financially invest in his losing?<h2>The line between journalism and betting advertising</h2>Publications constantly allow 
advertisers to blur the line between advertising from a paid sponsor and
 the journalism from their staff members. That line is particularly hazy
 these days on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/">sports web page of the Kansas City Star</a>. The most prominent real estate on the page in the top left quadrant is dedicated to a module labeled “Betting.”&nbsp;The packaging of that content uses the same fonts, story structures and provides <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/profile/257676073">bylines</a> for the writers. However, the content is sponsored.“We may earn a fee if you make a purchase through one of our links,” <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansascity.com/betting/article261739482.html">the page explains</a>. “The newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content.”What follows that warning is a 
promotional blitz for each of the companies that will offer sports 
gambling in Kansas: DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, WynnBET, 
FanDuel, BetRivers and PointsBet. While headlines for each post promise a
 “review,” the writer from Gambling.com gushes about the features 
without ever considering a critique.In the final words of these reviews 
(some of them stretching more than 3,000 words), there is the same 
cut-and-paste warning about “responsible gambling.”The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansas.com/sports/">Wichita Eagle’s sports home page</a>
 does not display the betting content in the same prominent way, 
although the same “reviews” are there for readers. Both publications are
 owned by the same parent company and use the same website template.<h2>Chatter during games</h2>Aside from sports media, Kansans 
should prepare for their fellow fans to act differently during games. 
The never-ending buffet of betting options for any particular game might
 create perverse rooting incentives for the fan sitting next to you at 
the bar.Imagine that you are sitting next to 
your buddy, a rabid Kansas City Chiefs fan decked out in his Patrick 
Mahomes replica jersey as he crushes some chicken wings. By betting on 
the “under” for a game, he will be hoping for a low-scoring game. So, 
don’t be surprised if he is rooting for the Chiefs to take a knee, 
rather than for Mahomes to throw another touchdown pass, if the game is 
already secured for the Chiefs.Sports gambling muddies our fandom.Of course, many fans are familiar 
with this from years of fantasy sports and illegal gambling. But 
legalized gambling promises to send many more fans to check their phones
 at the end of the game and consider which is more precious: their $500 
wager or their coveted team.<h2>Enticing VIP packaging&nbsp;</h2>In the mail this week, I received a 
glitzy brochure from DraftKings VIP, promising “enhanced promotional 
offers,” “invitations to private events” and “a dedicated host.” The 
cover of the advertisement featured a map of Kansas with a clutch of 
sunflowers blooming awkwardly in the northwest corner of the state 
(Hello, St. Francis!).&nbsp;The message of the black-and-bronze 
advertisement is clear: While gambling will be as easy as downloading an
 app, I can have an exclusive, swanky experience (through the phone?). 
This appeal might be useful for separating DraftKings VIP from the other
 gambling providers. However, the implicit message is that spending more
 (“Qualified Dynasty members”) will bring benefits.Such marketing creates a slippery 
slope toward irresponsible gambling, even before the start of online 
wagering has been announced.Of course, all of these dominoes of 
sports, culture, advertising and journalism were long ago set in motion.
 What’s coming into sharper focus now is how it will affect Kansans as 
we cheer from our couches — perhaps with a sports gambling app on the 
phone in our hand.Eric Thomas directs the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, a nonprofit that supports student journalism throughout the state. He also teaches visual journalism and photojournalism at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.&nbsp;

OPINION: Early signs, and concerns, of how sports gambling apps will market to Kansans

SEDGWICK COUNTY— Two Kansas men arrested in connection with a fatal weekend shooting made their first appearance in court.

&nbsp;Christopher Dyas, 21, of Wichita is charged with first-degree murder and Saquorea Sweeney, 24, of Wichita is charged with obstructing apprehension or prosecution, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just after 1:30a.m. August 15, police working part-time in the Old Town area of Wichita heard several gunshots just north of 126 N. Mosely, according to Office Chad Ditch. Moments later they heard gunshots near 100 N. Washington. 

Officers ran in the direction of the second round of shots and found&nbsp; 22-year-old Deandre Greenley, of Wichita unconscious and not breathing. He had several gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to Ditch.

First responders provided lifesaving efforts. EMS pronounced Greenley deceased on the scene.

Investigators learned that Dyas and Sweeney, both of Wichita&nbsp; arrived in a black 2008 Ford Edge. They then walked right up to Greenley, shot him several times striking him in the upper body and fled the scene. 

Officers quickly determined the suspect vehicle from witnesses, cameras in Old Town and by <a href="https://www.flocksafety.com/">utilizing FLOCK</a>, according to Ditch, a system&nbsp; that captures the license plate and state details of every car that drives by, day or night.

A short time later, police took both Sweeney and Dyas&nbsp; into custody in different areas of town without incident.&nbsp;

<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20062686">Dyas</a> and <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20052114">Sweeney&nbsp;</a>remain in custody each on a $500,000 bond. Sweeney is due back in court August 29. A preliminary hearing for Dyas is scheduled for Sept. 1, according to the district attorney's office.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660522989997.png" alt="Dyas-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Dyas-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— Two Kansas men arrested in connection with a fatal weekend shooting made their first appearance in court.&nbsp;Christopher Dyas, 21, of Wichita is charged with first-degree murder and Saquorea Sweeney, 24, of Wichita is charged with obstructing apprehension or prosecution, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.Just after 1:30a.m. August 15, police working part-time in the Old Town area of Wichita heard several gunshots just north of 126 N. Mosely, according to Office Chad Ditch. Moments later they heard gunshots near 100 N. Washington. Officers ran in the direction of the second round of shots and found&nbsp; 22-year-old Deandre Greenley, of Wichita unconscious and not breathing. He had several gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to Ditch.First responders provided lifesaving efforts. EMS pronounced Greenley deceased on the scene.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660522964880.png" alt="Sweeney-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Sweeney-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>Investigators learned that Dyas and Sweeney, both of Wichita&nbsp; arrived in a black 2008 Ford Edge. They then walked right up to Greenley, shot him several times striking him in the upper body and fled the scene. Officers quickly determined the suspect vehicle from witnesses, cameras in Old Town and by <a href="https://www.flocksafety.com/">utilizing FLOCK</a>, according to Ditch, a system&nbsp; that captures the license plate and state details of every car that drives by, day or night.A short time later, police took both Sweeney and Dyas&nbsp; into custody in different areas of town without incident.&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20062686">Dyas</a> and <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20052114">Sweeney&nbsp;</a>remain in custody each on a $500,000 bond. Sweeney is due back in court August 29. A preliminary hearing for Dyas is scheduled for Sept. 1, according to the district attorney's office.

Two suspects charged for weekend Kansas killing

MANHATTAN — Governor Laura Kelly kicked off the seventh annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, a meeting of more than 400 leaders representing a variety of agricultural interests across the state of Kansas, according to a media release from her office.

“The Kansas Ag industry is the life blood of this state, and I’m grateful for the opportunity today to celebrate their accomplishments and the critical goods and services they provide to our communities, our state, and our world,”&nbsp;said Governor Kelly.&nbsp;“Given we saw record-breaking agricultural exports last year, I’ve never been more confident in the agriculture community’s ability to lead our state toward continued success.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Governor Kelly touted the importance of the industry to Kansas: In 2021, agriculture contributed nearly $70 billion to the Kansas economy and fueled nearly 240,000 jobs – 12% of Kansas’ workforce. Earlier this year, she announced that Kansas exported $5.35 billion of agricultural goods – the most in the state’s history.&nbsp;

At the conference, attendees spent their morning attending breakout sessions focused on specific agricultural sectors including traditional agricultural areas like beef, pork, corn, and wheat, as well as sectors such as specialty livestock, agricultural technology, and cotton. Since the first Ag Growth Summit in 2016, these sectors have worked to identify strategies for driving growth in their sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“Many of the initiatives that we have seen realized in recent years were born at previous Kansas Ag Growth Summits,”&nbsp;said Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam.&nbsp;“As leaders from across all sectors of agriculture engage in active discussion about how we can move this industry forward, we know that collaboration benefits the entire state of Kansas.”&nbsp;

The afternoon session will include a report on the 2022 Ag Workforce Needs Assessment Survey followed by a panel discussion about how agribusinesses can better recruit and retain employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Secretary Beam will close the conference by recognizing the 2022 Kansas Ag Heroes, with a special tribute to the many individuals and organizations who stepped up to help with the wildfires that devastated many parts of the state this year.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/AgGrowthStrategy">Click here for more</a> about the 2022 Kansas Ag Growth Summit and the full Ag Growth Project —including materials shared in the sessions and a full list of the Kansas Ag Heroes —&nbsp;

<figure>
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 </figure>MANHATTAN — Governor Laura Kelly kicked off the seventh annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, a meeting of more than 400 leaders representing a variety of agricultural interests across the state of Kansas, according to a media release from her office.“The Kansas Ag industry is the life blood of this state, and I’m grateful for the opportunity today to celebrate their accomplishments and the critical goods and services they provide to our communities, our state, and our world,”&nbsp;said Governor Kelly.&nbsp;“Given we saw record-breaking agricultural exports last year, I’ve never been more confident in the agriculture community’s ability to lead our state toward continued success.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Governor Kelly touted the importance of the industry to Kansas: In 2021, agriculture contributed nearly $70 billion to the Kansas economy and fueled nearly 240,000 jobs – 12% of Kansas’ workforce. Earlier this year, she announced that Kansas exported $5.35 billion of agricultural goods – the most in the state’s history.&nbsp;At the conference, attendees spent their morning attending breakout sessions focused on specific agricultural sectors including traditional agricultural areas like beef, pork, corn, and wheat, as well as sectors such as specialty livestock, agricultural technology, and cotton. Since the first Ag Growth Summit in 2016, these sectors have worked to identify strategies for driving growth in their sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Many of the initiatives that we have seen realized in recent years were born at previous Kansas Ag Growth Summits,”&nbsp;said Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam.&nbsp;“As leaders from across all sectors of agriculture engage in active discussion about how we can move this industry forward, we know that collaboration benefits the entire state of Kansas.”&nbsp;The afternoon session will include a report on the 2022 Ag Workforce Needs Assessment Survey followed by a panel discussion about how agribusinesses can better recruit and retain employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary Beam will close the conference by recognizing the 2022 Kansas Ag Heroes, with a special tribute to the many individuals and organizations who stepped up to help with the wildfires that devastated many parts of the state this year.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/AgGrowthStrategy">Click here for more</a> about the 2022 Kansas Ag Growth Summit and the full Ag Growth Project —including materials shared in the sessions and a full list of the Kansas Ag Heroes —&nbsp;

Governor kicks off 2022 Kansas Agricultural Growth Summit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.

Apple released two&nbsp;<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412" target="_blank">security</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413" target="_blank">reports</a>&nbsp;about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn’t receive wide attention outside of tech publications.

Apple’s explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get “full admin access” to the device. That would allow intruders to impersonate the device’s owner and subsequently run any software in their name, said Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security.

Security experts have advised users to update affected devices — the iPhone6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey. The flaw also affects some iPod models.

Apple did not say in the reports how, where or by whom the vulnerabilities were discovered. In all cases, it cited an anonymous researcher.

Commercial spyware companies such as Israel’s NSO Group are known for identifying and taking advantage of such flaws, exploiting them in malware that surreptitiously infects targets’ smartphones, siphons their contents and surveils the targets in real time.

NSO Group has been blacklisted by the U.S. Commerce Department. Its spyware is known to have been used in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America against journalists, dissidents and human rights activists.

Security researcher Will Strafach said he had seen no technical analysis of the vulnerabilities that Apple has just patched. The company has previously acknowledged similarly serious flaws and, in what Strafach estimated to be perhaps a dozen occasions, has noted that it was aware of reports that such security holes had being exploited.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.Apple released two&nbsp;<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412" target="_blank">security</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413" target="_blank">reports</a>&nbsp;about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn’t receive wide attention outside of tech publications.Apple’s explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get “full admin access” to the device. That would allow intruders to impersonate the device’s owner and subsequently run any software in their name, said Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security.Security experts have advised users to update affected devices — the iPhone6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey. The flaw also affects some iPod models.Apple did not say in the reports how, where or by whom the vulnerabilities were discovered. In all cases, it cited an anonymous researcher.Commercial spyware companies such as Israel’s NSO Group are known for identifying and taking advantage of such flaws, exploiting them in malware that surreptitiously infects targets’ smartphones, siphons their contents and surveils the targets in real time.NSO Group has been blacklisted by the U.S. Commerce Department. Its spyware is known to have been used in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America against journalists, dissidents and human rights activists.Security researcher Will Strafach said he had seen no technical analysis of the vulnerabilities that Apple has just patched. The company has previously acknowledged similarly serious flaws and, in what Strafach estimated to be perhaps a dozen occasions, has noted that it was aware of reports that such security holes had being exploited.

Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs

WASHINGTON —On Thursday, the White House National Monkeypox Response team announced a series of actions the Biden Administration is taking to further accelerate its response to the monkeypox (MPV) outbreak and mitigate the spread of the virus, according to a statement from the White House.

<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/08/18/press-briefing-by-white-house-monkeypox-response-team-and-public-health-officials-2/">Click here to see the transcript</a>&nbsp; of the press briefing by the White House Monkeypox response team and public health officials.

Since the first case was confirmed in the United States, the Administration has led a whole-of-government response to make tests, vaccines, and treatments more widely available to communities across the country and has worked with the LGBTQI+ community to provide information and resources directly to communities most at risk of contracting the virus.

To date, the Biden Administration has delivered nearly 1 million doses of JYNNEOS vaccine to jurisdictions – the largest JYNNEOS MPV vaccine program in the world. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Emergency Use Authorization of the JYNNEOS vaccine to be administered intradermally in individuals 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk of MPV, without compromising the level of immune response achieved or the safety of the vaccine. The action means that each vial of vaccine can be used for up to five doses, since the appropriate dose for intradermal administration is 0.1mL versus 0.5mL required per dose administered subcutaneously. Paired with that announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a robust set of resources and tools to help jurisdictions train providers and health care professionals on how to administer the vaccine intradermally.

In less than ten days following FDA’s EUA on intradermal administration, some of the country’s largest counties have transitioned completely to intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine for eligible adults, including Los Angeles County, California, and Fulton County, Georgia. The increased availability of vaccine doses has also enabled more jurisdictions to offer second doses to eligible individuals, as the JYNNEOS vaccine is administered as two doses, four weeks apart for maximum protection The Biden-Harris Administration has also significantly increased availability and convenience of orthopoxvirus tests, expanding capacity of tests from 6,000 tests per week to 80,000 tests per week. Additionally, the Administration has taken a number of steps to make TPOXX, a treatment for MPV, more accessible to prescribe, and today’s announcements build on those actions.

To increase availability of vaccines, tests, and treatments, and protect communities most at risk of contracting the virus:

HHS to make 1.8 million doses of vaccine available for ordering beginning Monday. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allocated and began distributing another 442,000 doses of vaccine to jurisdictions across the country. The announcement was the first allocation of vaccine following FDA’s EUA allowing for intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine, so the 442,000 doses reflect the number of total doses that could be available through intradermal administration.

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 </figure>WASHINGTON —On Thursday, the White House National Monkeypox Response team announced a series of actions the Biden Administration is taking to further accelerate its response to the monkeypox (MPV) outbreak and mitigate the spread of the virus, according to a statement from the White House.<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/08/18/press-briefing-by-white-house-monkeypox-response-team-and-public-health-officials-2/">Click here to see the transcript</a>&nbsp; of the press briefing by the White House Monkeypox response team and public health officials.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660078962277.png" alt="Monkeypox photo courtesy KTVU-TV" />
 <figcaption>Monkeypox photo courtesy KTVU-TV</figcaption>
 </figure>Since the first case was confirmed in the United States, the Administration has led a whole-of-government response to make tests, vaccines, and treatments more widely available to communities across the country and has worked with the LGBTQI+ community to provide information and resources directly to communities most at risk of contracting the virus.To date, the Biden Administration has delivered nearly 1 million doses of JYNNEOS vaccine to jurisdictions – the largest JYNNEOS MPV vaccine program in the world. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Emergency Use Authorization of the JYNNEOS vaccine to be administered intradermally in individuals 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk of MPV, without compromising the level of immune response achieved or the safety of the vaccine. The action means that each vial of vaccine can be used for up to five doses, since the appropriate dose for intradermal administration is 0.1mL versus 0.5mL required per dose administered subcutaneously. Paired with that announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a robust set of resources and tools to help jurisdictions train providers and health care professionals on how to administer the vaccine intradermally.In less than ten days following FDA’s EUA on intradermal administration, some of the country’s largest counties have transitioned completely to intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine for eligible adults, including Los Angeles County, California, and Fulton County, Georgia. The increased availability of vaccine doses has also enabled more jurisdictions to offer second doses to eligible individuals, as the JYNNEOS vaccine is administered as two doses, four weeks apart for maximum protection The Biden-Harris Administration has also significantly increased availability and convenience of orthopoxvirus tests, expanding capacity of tests from 6,000 tests per week to 80,000 tests per week. Additionally, the Administration has taken a number of steps to make TPOXX, a treatment for MPV, more accessible to prescribe, and today’s announcements build on those actions.To increase availability of vaccines, tests, and treatments, and protect communities most at risk of contracting the virus:HHS to make 1.8 million doses of vaccine available for ordering beginning Monday. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allocated and began distributing another 442,000 doses of vaccine to jurisdictions across the country. The announcement was the first allocation of vaccine following FDA’s EUA allowing for intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine, so the 442,000 doses reflect the number of total doses that could be available through intradermal administration.The HHS is announcing that it has accelerated Phase 4 of its National Vaccine Strategy and will be making an additional 1.8 million doses available for ordering starting Monday, August 22. Jurisdictions that are adopting the intradermal administration of vaccine and have used 90% of their current supply of vaccine will be able to order additional doses.The Administration is making these doses available ahead of schedule to encourage rapid distribution of vaccine to individuals at high risk of contracting the virus, particularly gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. The Administration is also encouraging intradermal administration of vaccine and providing technical assistance, support, and resources to jurisdictions in the process of adopting and expanding intradermal administration.The Administration is making more vaccines available for jurisdictions hosting large LGBTQI+ events. HHS is launching a pilot program to provide additional vaccine allocations to state and local health departments in jurisdictions that are hosting large events that attract gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the coming weeks and months. The pilot program is setting aside 50,000 doses of vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) that jurisdictions can request to order on top of their existing vaccine allocations and supply. The number of additional doses made available to a jurisdiction will be based on the size and nature of the event, and the ability to reach attendees at highest risk for MPV.In addition to making more vaccine doses available, the CDC is offering assistance and support to jurisdictions to prepare for these large events, including helping develop vaccine and testing strategies to be stood up in and around these events, developing tools for information-gathering from event participants, and providing messaging and communications resources on vaccines, testing, and strategies to reduce one’s risk of contracting the virus. CDC is also working with jurisdictions to quickly adopt the intradermal administration of JYNNEOS vaccine so more doses can be administered at these events to more people.The Administration has already started working with North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana health departments to prepare for large LGBTQI+ gatherings in those states in the coming days and weeks. For example, the Administration worked with North Carolina to develop a plan to administer vaccines during the Charlotte Pride Festival &amp; Parade on August 20th&nbsp;and 21st. The Administration will support North Carolina with up to 2,000 additional doses by replenishing their stock of vaccine with the number of doses administered during these events. Those doses are in addition to the more than 18,000 doses North Carolina has already received through its existing allocations.ASPR is making 50,000 courses of TPOXX available to jurisdictions for prepositioning to facilitate timely access to TPOXX for eligible patients. The Biden-Harris Administration will make available 50,000 patient courses of TPOXX to jurisdictions next week – nearly five times more courses than confirmed cases in the United States – to make the treatment more readily available for providers and patients. Jurisdictions will be allocated courses of TPOXX using formula based 75% on the number of cases in their jurisdiction and 25% on the number of individuals who are at the highest risk of contracting the virus, including individuals who are living with HIV or who could benefit from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.&nbsp; This allocation is in addition to over 20,000 courses ASPR has already deployed to jurisdictions from the SNS. Since TPOXX was approved under the FDA’s Animal Rule for the treatment of smallpox based on efficacy data in animals and safety data in healthy human volunteers – &nbsp;in the absence of clinical studies in patients with MPV – it is important that this drug be used judiciously in accordance with the Expanded Access protocol and applicable treatment guidelines.