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O'Neil was not among 17 Negro Leagues greats who were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. A vote on Sunday could finally correct that omission.

A vaccinated person in Franklin County is the first confirmed Kansas case of the COVID-19 omicron variant.

With a highly contagious variant circulating and COVID-19 cases on the rise, an infectious disease physician has tips for navigating this holiday season.

Testing of wastewater from Jackson and Buchanan counties has revealed the presence of the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Western Kentucky is dealing with the aftermath of a deadly tornado now, but 10 years ago Joplin, Mo., was in the same place. Joplin Mayor Ryan Stanley offers his advice for those in Kentucky.

With the holiday weekend approaching and COVID cases rising fast, Kansas City health officials are warning people to get vaccinated and gather only in small groups in order to prevent more hospitalizations and deaths.

As COVID cases surge, local hospitals are getting calls from as far away as Michigan and Texas seeking beds for patients. But Kansas City has its own crisis to deal with.

COVID has killed almost 16,000 Missourians and 7,000 Kansans in total. Experts now warn that the more transmissible omicron variant could bring a new spike in cases and deaths.

Any devotee of TV crime dramas or police procedural shows hears the phrase regularly. But court decisions in recent years have chipped away at that principle.

At her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Vitter was grilled by Democratic senators about her failure to disclose public statements of controversial anti-abortion views.