Clay County

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A man with untreated schizophrenia spent two and a half years in the Clay County Jail, which subjected him to unsanitary conditions and physical abuse. His experience is a cautionary tale about the dangers of an overwhelmed system where vulnerable defendants and jailers await help.

Las escuelas, junto con las empresas y organizaciones locales, se están asegurando de que los estudiantes del área de Kansas City tengan todo lo que necesitan para su regreso a clases el próximo mes.

Local schools, businesses and organizations are making sure Kansas City area students have everything they need when they head back to class next month.

Area health departments are putting the finishing touches on plans to keep residents and travelers healthy during the FIFA World Cup. Officials are hopeful increased wastewater surveillance and unified messaging will help prevent outbreaks.

El área metropolitana de Kansas City ha sufrido recientemente una sucesión constante de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, entre otros la amenaza de tornados y las estridentes alarmas que los acompañan. Los residentes generalmente se confunden con esas sirenas porque otros medios de comunicación no mencionan el peligro.

The Kansas City metro has had a steady stream of severe weather recently, including the threat of tornadoes and the piercing sirens that accompany them. Residents are often confused by those sirens, when media reports are not telling them they're at risk.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Clay and Jackson counties around 9 p.m.

Los Angeles-based Metrobloks says it will build a $1.4 billion AI data center in Liberty, Missouri, after the city approved a bond and 25-year tax incentive package. The news comes as Independence residents organize against a data project there.

Missouri Mental Health Director Valerie Huhn told state lawmakers that the department and courts need options to get defendants treatment in their communities.