Voters approved the constitutional amendment in August, and now it's up to state lawmakers to implement it.
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While COVID-19 deaths are surging, the National Guard’s response is not. Federal funding for pandemic duty is in question, and a major new challenge is looming on the horizon. -
Hospitals across Missouri will soon receive help from a Texas-based company the state is hiring to provide additional workers and hospital beds. The support announced Wednesday will help hospitals care for additional coronavirus patients.
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During a recent outbreak at Centennial Homestead in rural central Kansas, the nursing home had to wait five days for COVID-19 test results from a lab hours away.
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Some Missouri lawmakers want to curtail local governments' ability to enact COVID-19 restrictions. This comes amid some GOP outcry over indoor dining limitations and reduced bar hours.
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The National Juvenile Defender Center says Kansas needs a statewide system for training and assigning defense attorneys to work with children.
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A group of area researchers, faith leaders and health agencies will receive $1.9 million to expand COVID-19 testing and education efforts at African American churches.
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The measure still needs to be approved by the full city council and would face an uphill battle getting the needed buy-in from state lawmakers.
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Missouri tops 4,000 deaths Tuesday as University of Kansas Health System officials say further restrictions may need to be enacted.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the politics that surround it have triggered an exodus of local public health workers in Kansas.
