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Rae's Cafe and its owner, Amanda Wohletz, had defied the county's health order and allowed unmasked customers and employees into the restaurant.
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Several leaders of Taking KC Back, which is leading an effort to recall Mayor Quinton Lucas and multiple City Council members, have close ties to the Kansas City Police Department. -
Local resettlement agencies expect hundreds of refugees to arrive in the next few months. Engoma Fataki, once a refugee himself, is an interpreter who will help students from a dozen different countries when they attend the Global Academy at the International Welcome Center.
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To honor missing and murdered Indigenous people, a group of Native American advocates is making a months-long trip across the country on foot and by bike.
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Only 45,000 of Missouri adults who received the vaccine since the state announced its vaccine lottery have entered the statewide drawing. That's fewer than 15% of the 600,000 people who entered the drawing for $10,000 prizes, which ends next month.
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Parents criticized the school's response after a group of students allegedly circulated a petition to bring back slavery. The school won't give more specifics about the incident or any disciplinary actions taken.
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After pushback from LGBTQ advocates, Chick-Fil-A has been removed as a possible fast food option at the new KCI Airport terminal. But the proposed vendor still faces opposition from Kansas City staples Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que and J. Rieger & Co. Distillery
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Here's your must-do list of autumn events in Kansas City, plus scenic drives, Dia de Los Muertos celebrations and ghost tours to fill your fall.
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U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a bill that would give federal health officials the authority to implement federal eviction bans during a public health crisis.
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More Kansas City health care workers are feeling burnout and even quitting as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to kill unvaccinated patients.
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