Clay County

Local health departments, hospitals and pharmacies are gearing up to start offering the vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 years old.

As new COVID-19 cases decline, Kansas City-area pharmacies and local health departments begin to offer Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots.

Despite downward case trends, much of the Kansas City area is still rated at the highest level of COVID risk by the federal government.

A rising number of employers and public venues across the Kansas City area are requiring proof of vaccination.

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday showed that 508,000 people now call Kansas City home, while Platte and Clay Counties are growing at even faster rates than the city.

A growing list of private businesses and entertainment venues are implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Residents from Platte, Jackson, Clay and Cass counties elected public school board members and Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed that city's 1% earnings tax.

Samantha Mungai, an immigrant from Kenya, left her child alone while she went to work in July of 2017. This is the story of what participants in this case, and those who work in the system, say that parents who are Black, low income, or immigrants can face as they try to be reunited with their kids.

As Missouri and Kansas move through the phases of their vaccine distribution plans, local counties are allowing residents to sign up to be notified when they're eligible.

The restrictions are a result of rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

The resignations came shortly before a countywide vote Tuesday to adopt a new county constitution, fueled by voters’ frustration with the current county government. The three-member commission is being audited by the state over concerns about transparency and spending.

The order stems from a voter-requested audit of the troubled county commission, which has been sued for violating a government transparency law and underfunding jail contracts.