Jacob Martin
News InternJacob Martin is a news intern at KCUR. Follow him on Twitter @jacob_noah or email him at Jacobmartin@kcur.org.
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Owner Jeff Mattucks took over Hank's Auto Repair from his father, the original Hank. Mattucks says he's going to miss serving residents of Westport: "We're the neighborhood garage, we're sorta old fashion."
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KCPS Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell says one of the keys to turning the district around was time and patience — from the school board, families and the community.
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As health care systems serving Johnson County deal with resignations, fatigue and other issues related to COVID-19, hospitals offer programs and amenities to try to help workers who are feeling the effects of burnout.
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A new survey of more than 180 members of the Greater Kansas City Area Chamber of Commerce showed that more than 80% of local businesses and organizations are so far not requiring workers be vaccinated, though nearly 80% are requiring masks be worn on their premises.
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Some 60,000 Evergy customers who opted into the Energy Savings Event program may have their temperatures remotely controlled on Thursday in order to deal with the expected heat spike.