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Kindergarten teacher makes the children feel celebrated, brings graduation to their houses

A kindergarten teacher at Enterprise Elementary School, Ashley Hicks makes the children feel celebrated. The teacher brought a graduation ceremony for all her 16 students at their houses with complete stage and props. Hicks said that she wants to make the children, as well as their families, feel special during these difficult times when the parents have also gone through separations and job losses. She also says that the biggest thing was when they are taking a family picture, standing together in unity. The parents are very grateful to the teacher for making their children feel memorable and celebrated.

President deemed church services essential, pastors still cautious

President Donald Trump has deemed church services essential. Yet Wichita churches stay cautious with the reopening plans. Reverend Jeff Gannon with Chapel Hill United Methodist Church says that as a pastor, if a person falls sick, transmits to another and eventually dies, it is on him. The Alter Church is looking forward for its congregation on May 31. The pastor of the Altar Church informed that the church would reopen from Pentecost Sunday, a week after March 31. For people cannot attend church, the pastors understand their hesitation and thus will be continuing their live streaming along with the reopening.

Kansas’ COVID-19 updates

Coronavirus cases have been identified in 84 out of 105 counties of Kansas. As per the reports from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 8539 instances exist in the state. And the death count statewide is 178. The probable cases are not yet described in the statistics of the health department. There have been a total of 62,664 negative tests. The data reveals that the patients range from infant to 100 years, where the median age is, and the average age is 43. Also, 258 ICU admissions have occurred, and 116 patients required ventilation.

Sedgwick County Health Department reported 539cases and local death count is 20. Three hundred sixty-seven recoveries occurred. With additional security measures, Sedgwick County Courthouse and Juvenile Courthouse will open and people will be permitted inside after screening and will be given masks.

Elective Gifts International, a charitable situated in Wichita, has made $19,200 in gifts to 16 food washrooms and sanctuary organizations over the United States.

A news discharge also revealed that Mulvane’s Kansas Star Casino Hotel Event Center would reopen on Saturday.

Local gaming store decided to close to keep people safe in Southeast Wichita

Jennifer Burton and her husband are local residents, and they opened Grinning Goblin in 2018. The building for the store was empty without walls.

Around two months ago, they had to close their store due to COVID-19 and planned not to open it again. "I would rather close to prevent people from getting sick, that I hold dear to my heart, that I consider family, and I mean it's just not worth it to me."

A week ago, the landlord asked them for the rent for the last two months, and they didn't have any money to pay for it. Many local consumers are sad that one more business is going to get shut due to Coronavirus.

According to Burton, it was a tough decision to make, but he feels it was a correct one. "I'm sad to see it go. We really were a home for a lot of people, and I didn't really expect the amount of support we got over this, it kind of blew me away."

Burton also told that one more gaming shop in Wichita decided to close. She also wants the customers that they will soon return to the business, and just the location will be different.

Kansas case count jumps 454

Last weekend, Kansas witnessed its substantial hike in its cases. The cases got a shoot up from 7886 to 8340 according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment Coronavirus Pandemic Report. The cases had an escalation by the number of 454 according to the Public Health Officials Report. Sedgwick County exhibited a case number of 512 and stood as a contradiction to KDHE report. While KDHE stated there was no significant difference in cases of Sedgwick County. The statistics for substantial cases were available while no record of plausible cases was found. 58650 negative cases were found that proved to be sort of encouraging news according to sources.

Thunderstorm, downpour: Causes damage in the Wichita fall region

The overnight storm started late Friday, damaged trees around the Wichita Falls region. Along the streets and at certain houses, tree appendages could be seen on the ground.

Although Lucy Park trees were uprooted and the Wichita stream expanded a couple of feet, Wichitans could at present be discovered strolling the path.

Around three creeps of downpour fell on the zone with drivers solicited to stay alert on the chance of flood.

As per the National Weather Service on Sunday it'll be radiant with a high of 83.

27-year old Wichita man attempts to abduct a 12-year old girl

The court records state that a Wichita man blamed for attempting to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in the Planeview neighbourhood was charged with endeavoured grabbing, tranquillize ownership and crime robbery.

Police captured 27-year-old Victor Manuel Lara-Aguilar in the 2900 square of South Hillside. Specialists informed that on Sunday, the young lady was strolling alone in the zone of 31st Street South and Clifton around 3:50 p.m. On Saturday, Lara-Aguilar moved toward her, snatched her arm and "said she was accompanying him. The young lady shouted and pulled away at that point, rushed to her grandma's home for help. She and her mom called police, who found Lara-Aguilar with the assistance of a physical portrayal the youngster gave.

Lara-Aguilar showed up in Sedgwick County District Court on the charges Wednesday, and the neighbourhood holds the culprit in prison on $75,000 bond. His next court date is May 28. The open protector's office, selected for the situation, didn't quickly react to a solicitation for input.

A restaurant in Wichita got destroyed due to Action fire, suspects arrested

The city police department had arrested two men as the suspect for the fire at a Wichita restaurant Tuesday. According to Police, the two suspects are Tareo Hadi Hadi, 25, and Ali Taraq Hadi, 21.

According to investigators, the two suspects may have connections with the fire at Wichita Chicken Fried House on North Hillside early Tuesday. The flames were so high in intensity that the fire crew had to get in a defensive operation to battle the fire. Battalion Chief Doug Winter, Wichita Fire Department, said, “We had a few utility issues and a few other things we had to address before we could get it extinguished. I can just tell you extensively. We had some structural issues inside, roof failure, and a few other things.” No injuries were reported from the scene, but the damage to the restaurant is estimated at $200,000. The WFD will present the case to the district attorney’s office to decide the charges.

Parolee charged with murder in the shotgun killing of woman

A malefactor suspected of killing a Wichita lady with a shotgun was charged weekday with second-degree intentional murder and possession of a weapon by a felon, court records show.

Police inactive 27-year-old patriarch Julius Pankratz on Sunday at a south Wichita housing many hours when officers found wife Phillips dead in an exceedingly aim the 4900 blocks of East Murdock. Police visited the address in response to associate degree unknown need facilitate and located the 36-year-old with head trauma. She was pronounced in dead on website.

Investigators later determined Pankratz, a follower of Phillips’, was at the house together with her, unemployed a shotgun at her and fled subsequently. The motive for the shooting was unclear.

Pankratz, United Nations agency has used the alias “Prodigy,” created his beginning in Sedgwick County District Court on the costs weekday to the afternoon.

The native public defender’s workplace that has been appointed to represent him failed to straight off answer associate degree emailed request for discussing the costs. His different previous convictions embody assault, felony and law-breaking felony.

Kansas reports a decrease in coronavirus cases

Kansas has reported a decrease in the number of fresh positive cases. The Kansas health department stated the total number of positive cases are 7116 and 158 deaths across the

state which 132 fresh cases since Sunday. Sedgwick County did not report any new cases and the county has a total of 451 cases. The KDHE released an update that there are four probable COVID-19 cases in Sedgwick County. Across the state 660 people have been hospitalized, but, KDHE hospitalization data is only available in approximately 63% of cases.

Of all the hospitalized cases, 233 patients have been admitted into intensive care units and 101 have required mechanical ventilation and 376 patients have been discharged from hospitals. The youngest patient to die due to COVID-19 in the state was 36 years old and the oldest was

99, and the median is 82. Black or African American, Asian and Hispanic or Latino communities are said to be affected by

the disease out of proportion.