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The Kansas Department of Labor has blocked more than 100,000 fraudulent claims during the pandemic.

Environmental groups plan to challenge the decision, which they say protects the pesticide industry and pits farmers against each other.

Hospital workers say that capacity is already reaching tipping points.

Jackson County voters will decide whether or not to remove two prominent statues of President Andrew Jackson. Some county leaders say that Jackson’s white supremacist views shouldn't be celebrated today.

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.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says he's confident the council will vote to approve Brian Platt of Jersey City, New Jersey as the next city manager.

Following three weeks in jail, Tyree Bell was released after a detective watched the patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.

Some voting rights advocates say St. Louis-area election authorities aren’t doing enough to accommodate absentee voters with physical disabilities.

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.

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.

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.

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.