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Lucas plans to enforce his rules, which allows businesses to increase their capacity to 50%, over more restrictive measures announced by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday.

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

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

With rules varying from city to city, metro leaders fear the confusion around reopening will result in a lack of compliance.

Why the Kansas City region's gradual reopening is so confusing, how effective distance learning is proving to be during a pandemic, and kids call in to tell us what it's like to be stuck at home.

Former Vice President Joe Biden wins ranked, mail-in Kansas primary, concerns for non-essential workers headed back to their jobs, the effects of social distancing on funerals and grieving, and the story of a marriage proposal.

Restaurants that emphasized carryout before COVID-19 may be able to weather the pandemic without a major overhaul, but those more focused on dining rooms and bars are hustling to change, with no guarantees.

The new task force is meeting to draw down stay-at-home rules in the county. Members of the group say their ranks are diverse and their decisions are based on science.

Kansas' most populous county is deliberating how to reopen for business safely, listeners discuss if they're ready for the easing of restrictions, and a Kansas City doctor is using a donated camper to quarantine.

Officials in Kansas and Missouri struggle to keep up with the unprecedented volume of claims, burdened by their own inadequate infrastructures.

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt assessed Congress' response to COVID-19.

A majority of Americans believe that while their communities will suffer in the short term from the COVID-19 pandemic, they will eventually recover. And...