Johnson County Department of Health

Director Sanmi Areola plans to resign in November. Data compiled by Kaiser Health News and the Associated Press show at least 303 state or local public health leaders in 41 states resigned, retired or were fired between April 1, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2021.

An ordinance proposed by Jackson County legislator Crystal Williams would return authority to the county health director. But Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has already threatened a lawsuit.

Biden administration officials announced plans for COVID-19 booster shots to be made widely available starting September 20. But local health departments and experts are scrambling to keep up with the latest guidance and research.

Local health agencies like the Kansas City Health Department are closing the mega-vaccine sites in favor of reaching out to individuals in smaller settings.

The FDA this week gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be administered to children in the 12-15 age range.

The first day of COVID-19 vaccine distribution Tuesday saw seniors lined up outside in freezing weather as they waited to get shots.

County health officials blamed the spread on adults in the community not following public health recommendations, like mask wearing and social distancing.

The numbers are headed in the wrong direction for an in-person start to the school year in many communities, and when buildings can reopen, it won't mean a return to pre-pandemic learning. Here's what the experts say to expect.

Missouri's top elections official says voting by mail during a pandemic isn't as easy as it could be, COVID-19 transmission rates in Johnson County are creeping up, and planners and artists in the wedding industry navigate an unprecedented market interruption.

Nine cases were discovered at the distribution center last week, but testing has turned up only two more cases among workers since.

Johnson County's top health official wants additional testing to focus especially on vulnerable and under-represented populations.

Johnson County's top health official discusses who should get tested for COVID-19, major sports leagues propose adjustments to their season schedules, barbecue joints and meat distributors are dealing with a meat shortage, and a Kansas musician sings the stay-at-home blues.