Kansas COVID-19 Cases

Kansas New Coronavirus Cases:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Cases: 946,564
Kansas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 10,229
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023

Seneca and other towns across Kansas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Seneca, KS community.

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Coronavirus News for Seneca

Catholic priest shot dead at his parish rectory in Kansas: "Pain and shock"

A Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in the town of Seneca, Kansas, church officials said. "I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the ... More info »

CBS News - 04/04/2025 12:19am

A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas

In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (The Leaven via ... More info »

Yahoo - 04/03/2025 12:00pm

Kansas Catholic priest Father Arul Carasala fatally shot; Suspect arrested in 'senseless act of violence'

Father Arul Carasala, a longtime Catholic priest in Kansas, was fatally shot Thursday in Seneca, Kansas.Carasala, a priest in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and leader at Saints Peter and ... More info »

KMBC Kansas City - 04/03/2025 10:57am

Kansas Catholic priest was shot 'intentionally and with premeditation,' prosecutor alleges

The murder of a Kansas Catholic priest at his church’s rectory was carried out "intentionally and with premeditation," a prosecutor said. Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, remains in custody ... More info »

Fox News - 04/07/2025 04:49am

Beloved Catholic priest fatally shot at church in Kansas

SENECA, Kans. -- A man has been arrested in the murder of a Catholic priest, who was shot Thursday outside the residence at his church in the small town of Seneca, Kansas. Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, ... More info »

ABC 7 Chicago - 04/03/2025 12:00pm

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