This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. Please support local journalism by subscribing to your local newspaper. TOPEKA — Defiance of Gov. Laura Kelly's handling of COVID-19 emerged immediately from members of the Legislature and gained momentum as barbers, ministers and gun-rights activists chafed under statewide government restrictions and led pandemic skeptics to increasingly thumb their nose at health risks. Criticism of the Democratic governor's performance since the crisis bloomed in March hasn't been universal...
