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Doctors are pleading with the public to wear masks, as COVID hospitalizations continue to break new records around the Kansas City area.

Majority Leader Caleb Rowden tweeted that the chamber would delay its session until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

An ordinance introduced by Mayor Quinton Lucas would force some taxpayer-funded organizations to pay employees at least $15 an hour by 2022.

Research shows that Kansas City's lowest-income neighborhoods are nearly 10 times more likely to be located near a tobacco retailer than its highest-income ones and that flavored products are disproportionately marketed to Black communities.

The story, which has since been taken down, said Jersey City city manager Brian Platt had been offered — and accepted — the top job in Kansas City.

The officer is charged with using excessive force against the teenager, who pleaded ‘I can’t breathe.’

Deja Stallings says her unborn daughter is the latest victim of police brutality. Both the Kansas City Police Department and the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office say they’re reviewing the incident.

Lucas’ comments set up a showdown with organizers, who vow to remain camped at City Hall until Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith is fired and the police department’s budget is cut by 50%.

Kansas City officials are deliberating who will become the next city manager, overseeing everything from snow removal to the annual budget.

Local newspapers say they've seen an increase in readership and subscriptions as people have yearned for local news on the coronavirus.

Lucas says planning for the violence prevention framework has been in the works for nearly a year, but some neighborhood groups say the announcement took them by surprise.

Kansas City would be one of only a few cities in the country to make hair discrimination illegal.