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The COVID-19 pandemic has farmers facing unprecedented challenges, and this has some worried about a mental health crisis in this community.

Parents are scrambling as hundreds of child care programs and summer activities have been canceled this summer due to COVID-19 restrictions. For our ongoing series The Next Normal, we explore how the summer crisis may forecast challenges for students and teachers in the fall.

A historic meeting at the Paseo YMCA in 1920 may never have happened if not for a series of world-altering events, including the 1918 flu pandemic.

COVID-19 postponed April municipal elections to June 2, when North Kansas City and Lee's Summit school districts will ask voters to approve bond measures to renovate old schools and build new ones.

Many rural residents are avoiding crowds by shopping closer to home during the pandemic.

Massive facilities like Burns & McDonnell require more time and work to put protections in place against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Poll workers will disinfect surfaces and wear masks. Voters are also encouraged to come at “off-peak” times and follow social distancing guidelines.

Rural hospitals have been planning for the arrival of the coronavirus, but the preparations are putting some of these hospitals in financial danger.

In the absence of public events throughout the month of Ramadan, some Muslims in Kansas City have found it easier to focus on their faith and family.

A symphony commissioned for the University of Kansas music program in response to the Syrian refugee crisis turns out to be relevant in a pandemic, too.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has cut routes and limited capacity on buses to prevent spread, but not all riders are practicing safe habits.

The shift away from local bars and taprooms could spell doom for small breweries, but Kansas City’s craft beer industry is fighting back.