Gov. Laura Kelly says she'll pay for the increased capacity with federal funding. Her announcement comes as the state passed 1,000 COVID-19 and positivity rates in in sparsely populated areas are on the rise.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is taking on State Auditor Nicole Galloway in one of the only competitive gubernatorial races in the country. The Republican incumbent said he's ready for a full term as the state's chief executive. -
The story, which has since been taken down, said Jersey City city manager Brian Platt had been offered — and accepted — the top job in Kansas City.
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The board abruptly went into closed session after some clergy members called for a vote on Smith’s termination. Civil rights groups have been calling for Smith’s termination since his handling of protests against police brutality in June.
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The lawsuit by KC Tenants accuses Jackson County Circuit Judge David M. Byrn of allowing landlords to continue filing eviction cases in defiance of a CDC moratorium.
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When a Lenexa lab's own employee came down with COVID-19, he holed up at home and his coworkers spent long days running experiments on his saliva.
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The order stems from a voter-requested audit of the troubled county commission, which has been sued for violating a government transparency law and underfunding jail contracts.
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Unlike other parts of the country, new case growth in Kansas and Missouri has been slowly climbing since the middle of the summer.
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Vaccination rates are lower than usual this year, especially in school districts still learning virtually. Now pediatricians are urging parents to bring their kids in for well-child checks and childhood immunizations.
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With community spread of the coronavirus remaining high in Kansas City, rules parents once thought would be short-lived now account for a huge chunk of kids' formative years. Can the lessons be unlearned?
