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The CDC reports that only 16% of adults and 7% of children have received the updated COVID vaccine. Although hospitalizations are currently low in Kansas City, providers warn the virus can still be deadly.

After two Jackson County officials were sentenced in 2018, the FBI and Justice Department said they were running an “active investigation” in at least two jurisdictions. Since then, there’s been silence — meanwhile, one of the officials is back working in Jackson County government again.

Justin Easterwood, aka "Chef J," opened his current location in the West Bottoms in 2020, just weeks before the world shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now he's "slangin" barbecue on the main concourse of Arrowhead Stadium, and will open another location inside the Pennway Point entertainment district.

Kelly, the second-term Democrat, proposed several tax plans to the Republican-led Legislature during the regular 2024 session. She vetoed three bills passed by the Legislature that would have shed more than $500 million annually in state revenue.

Thirteen states across the U.S., including much of the Midwest, introduced bills this year that could give some rights to embryos and fetuses usually associated with people. None passed but people in the fertility world are concerned that lawmakers will try again and what that means for reproductive rights.

Gov. Laura Kelly’s likely doomed push for Medicaid expansion is aimed at setting the table before this fall’s election. But Republican leaders want to focus on other ideas, like cutting taxes.

Janna and Pete Linde opened Meshuggah Bagels’ first retail location on 39th Street in March 2016, and it was an instant hit. Now they're pursuing a location in Lawrence.

As President Biden visited the Midwest to tout the recently passed infrastructure measure, the Midwest Newsroom breaks down a regional “wish list,” and explains how some of the money will be spent.

A spokesperson for Mayor Quinton Lucas’ office told KCUR that the ruling does not affect Kansas City. The city’s current school mask mandate was issued by the city council, which, unlike local health departments, consist of elected officials.

"We're going to make a decision, and hopefully, it's going to be the right decision," President Trump said at Friday's White House task force briefing.