More than a dozen locations across the Great Plains and Midwest experienced heat indexes of over 120 degrees during this week’s record-breaking heatwave. Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to these kinds of temperatures, being 35 times more likely to die from the heat. The federal government is trying to create a heat standard for workers, but the process could take years. In the meantime, farmworkers in the Midwest face dangerous temperatures.
Plus more on these stories:
- Wichita schools are using a Winnie-the-Pooh-themed book to teach young children how to react to dangerous situations like a school shooting.
- An attorney for the Marion County newspaper recently raided by police says law enforcement kept a copy of the newspaper’s data after a district court judge ordered the seized materials be returned to the newspaper.
- Spirit Aerosystems is dealing with another quality issue on some of the Boeing 737-Max fuselages it makes.
- A decline in CBD production appears to be causing a drop in Kansas hemp growers.
- The Sedgwick County Animal Control department is warning about a phone scam.
- The City of Wichita is seeking input from the public for its bicycle plan.
- The Maker Faire is returning to Wichita for the first time since 2019.
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