Kansas City Missouri Health Department

La Tarjeta Fountain de Kansas City, que tiene menos requisitos que una tarjeta de identificación tradicional, ayudará a los residentes que tienen problemas para obtener una identificación emitida por el gobierno, facilitando el acceso a los servicios de agua, tarjetas de biblioteca, cuentas bancarias y otros programas de la ciudad.

Dozens of tenants in a Kansas City apartment building were left without heat and electricity for days, while freezing temperatures took hold of the city. Even after the utilities were restored, residents blame an absentee landlord for the building's poor living conditions.

Residents spent the weekend in the bitter cold at the Gladstone Court Apartments after losing heat Friday morning. By Monday, the landlord was working to turn the gas back on. But many residents said this was the first time they had seen an owner.

Dr. Marvia Jones is the first Black female to head the city's health department. She was appointed to the position last month.

The Kansas City Health Department says case numbers have decreased since the city reissued its mask mandate, but it's "not out of the woods yet."

The coronavirus pandemic has inadvertently created a kind of large-scale social experiment that has tested how people fare when their social lives are suddenly upended.

Financial and other incentives generally have not moved the needle much when it comes to persuading people to get COVID-19 vaccinations.

Some Garth Brooks fans took advantage of the pop-up vaccine clinic at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, saying it was convenient and “the right thing to do."

The Kansas City health department says it now faces "lots of extra steps" when it comes to issuing pandemic-related orders under a new Missouri law.

Dr. Rex Archer announced his retirement Tuesday on the steps of City Hall, saying he was not entirely ready to go fishing but has plans to move into higher education.

The city's health director says there is currently a surge of hospitalizations, particularly among young, unvaccinated people.

Though Missouri has been vaccinating seniors for months, nearly half haven't received COVID-19 shots.