A NINTH PERSON IN KANSAS HAS DIED FROM THE H1N1 VIRUS. THE 62-YEAR OLD FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS HAD OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE VIRUS. KANSAS DOES HAVE LIMITED QUANTITIES OF THE H1N1 VACCINE.
THE 17-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO HAD AN AMBER ALERT ISSUED FOR HER HAS BEEN FOUND. MARION COUNTY RESIDENT TARA SIMHISER WAS FOUND YESTERDAY AROUND NOON IN A BANK IN BROWN COUNTY. THE SUSPECT ROJELIS HERNANDEZ WAS PICKED UP OUTSIDE THE BANK. AUTHORITIES SAY A WOMAN RECOGNIZED SIMHISER AT THE HIAWATHA BANK.
MORE KANSANS ARE LOSING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE HEALTH INSURANCE CONSUMER ORGANIZATION FAMILIES USA HAS RELEASE A REPORT THIS WEEK IN WHICH THEY DOCUMENT THAT NEARLY 27,000 KANSANS LOST THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE IN 2009. THE RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THIS. ACCORDING TO FAMILIES USA, 61.9 PERCENT OF THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 65 GET THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR OWN JOB OR THAT OF A FAMILY MEMBER. THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 2009 WAS 6.6 PERCENT AS COMPARED TO 4.4 PERCENT FOR 2008. NATIONALLY, FAMILIES USA ESTIMATES THAT THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED WORKING-AGE ADULTS ROSE BY 4 MILLION. AS A RESULT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNINSURED AMERICAN NOW EXCEEDS 50 MILLION. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RON POLLACK SAID: “PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE A PINK SLIP EXPERIENCE A DOUBLE WHAMMY. THEY NOT ONLY LOSE THEIR JOBS, BUT THEY USUALLY LOSE THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE AS WELL. THAT IS WHY HEALTH CARE REFORM IS SO IMPORTANT.” FAMILIES USA ANALYSIS OF DATA SHOW THE UNINSURED IN KANSAS GREW FROM 16.2 PERCENT IN 2006 THROUGH 2008 TO A PROJECT 17.5 PERCENT IN 2009. THE DATA IN THE FAMILIES USA REPORT, “ONE-TWO PUNCH: UNEMPLOYED AND UNINSURED” IS BASED ON A MODEL CREATED BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED AND THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FROM JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST 2009. IN SEPTEMBER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE EVEN FURTHER TO 9.8 PERCENT.
Recently Obama administration officials have launched an operation against La Familia drug cartels. 303 arrests have been made over the last 2 days in 19 different states. According to the Justice Department "62 kilograms of cocaine, 729 pounds of methamphetamine, 967 pounds of marijuana, 144 weapons, 109 vehicles, 2 clandestine drug labs were also seized in the past two days." These raids were part of an anti-drug operation named Project Coronado which has made 1200 drug arrests in the last 4 years.
Grammy Award-winning rap artist Dwayne Carter, better known as Lil Wayne, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon on Thursday. When he was arrested in July of 2007 for smoking marijuana on the street, Carter had a .40-caliber pistol in his possession. The trial was set for January, but now with this guilty plea, sentencing will be in February. Lil Wayne is expected to receive a one year jail sentence.
THE K-STATE HUMANS VERSE ZOMBIES GAME FOR THE FALL SEMESTER STARTED TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK. HUMANS EQUIPPED WITH NERF BLASTERS AND ROLLED SOCKS HAVE BEEN DEFENDING THEMSELVES AGAINST A GROWING ZOMBIE HORDE ALL WEEK LONG, AND LAST NIGHT WAS NO DIFFERENT AS THEY BATTLED FOR OVER AN HOUR TO COMPLETE THEIR THIRD MISSION. THE MISSION BEGAN WHEN A PAIR OF HELICOPTERS, RETURNING FROM THE ZOMBIE OVERRUN KANSAS CITY AREA, CRASH LANDED ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE CAMPUS. THE HUMAN PLAYERS BANDED TOGETHER TO DEFEND THE HELICOPTER CREW MEMBERS AND REPAIR ONE OF THE HELICOPTERS USING PARTS SALVAGED FROM THE OTHER HELICOPTER. AGAIN AND AGAIN ZOMBIES CHARGED THE HUMAN DEFENDERS DURING THE LONG COLD HOUR WHILE THE HELICOPTERS WERE LOCATED AND PARTS RETRIEVED. OF THE NINE CREW MEMBERS THAT SURVIVED THE CRASH, ONLY THREE AVOIDED FALLING TO THE ZOMBIE HORDE. IN THE END THE HUMANS WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE HELICOPTER AND SENT THE CREW ON THEIR WAY TO FORT RILEY. HUMANS VERSE ZOMBIES IS PLAYED ONCE A SEMESTER AT K-STATE. INFORMATION ON THE GAME CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING WWW DOT K DASH STATE H V Z DOT WEEBLY DOT COM OR BY GOOGLING K-STATE H V Z.
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