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The coronavirus pandemic has introduced unprecedented challenges for nursing homes and the nursing home industry. Those involved say they are facing some of the same problems as hospitals, and that, until a vaccine is found, the future will mean a different operating model.

APM Research Lab looked at racial disparities among COVID-19 deaths and found the disparities in Kansas and Missouri to be some of the worst in the country.

As social-distancing becomes the new norm, owners and operators of restaurants, retail and office buildings are rethinking their physical work spaces.

Weeks of political wrangling over Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s authority to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic ended when Republican leaders agreed to a compromise that increased their oversight of emergency orders and $1.2 billion in federal relief funds.

A parks board commissioner has proposed renaming the J.C. Nichols Fountain. Its namesake was a prominent real estate developer who used restrictive covenants to keep African Americans and Jews from living in his projects.

With input from the community, area educators are looking for safe ways to carry out the upcoming school year. Maintaining social distance and other CDC guidelines will complicate the traditional classroom setting.

The Kansas City, Missouri, health director says the metro is already experiencing a second wave of the new coronavirus, and the number of deaths are once again climbing.

Wyandotte County's COVID-19 caseload is the second-highest in Kansas with 1,688 known cases reported on Tuesday. As known cases increase, county contact tracers are struggling to keep up.

Alvin Edgell died of COVID-19 last month at the age of 96. His daughter, Holly, remembers traveling with her father, and how he enjoyed talking about politics and current events.

What are journalists' responsibilities to the public in times like this? Is being objective even a realistic goal? The Media Critics are in.