Frank White Jr.

Rae's Cafe and its owner, Amanda Wohletz, had defied the county's health order and allowed unmasked customers and employees into the restaurant.

The new order takes effect on Monday and will last 30 days. Any extension must be approved by the county legislature.

Tuesday's announcement from Mayor Quinton Lucas follows new CDC guidance urging that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with significant COVID-19 spread.

This is the first step in replacing the current Jackson County Detention Center which has been overcrowded since it opened in downtown Kansas City in 1984.

A joint lawsuit from the City and County of St. Louis seeks to overturn the state's new Second Amendment sanctuary law. Jackson County lawmakers want to lend their support to the legal action.

The project will focus on six east side Kansas City zip codes where vaccination rates remain low, especially among minority populations.

The Friday and Saturday vaccination effort is by appointment only.

More than 2,000 people in the Kansas City area died from COVID-19. Area leaders gathered to mark one year since they announced restrictions that would upend life across the metro.

Long at odds with the Jackson County Legislature over spending, the county executive disagreed with some of the audit's characterizations but said he will work with elected officials.

Following weeks of protests against racism in Kansas City, Missouri, the Jackson County legislature is leaving the future of two Andrew Jackson statues outside of the county courthouses to the voters.

After vandals defaced the statue downtown, Jackson County Executive Frank White said it is time to remove it and the one in Independence

The state audit calls into question the sale of a county building for $10 after spending more than $1 million on renovations.