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Unity Southeast Church on Meyer Boulevard has gathered 50 cots used last year when Bartle Hall was temporarily used as a warming center. Rev. Randy Fikke says he felt moved to add more shelter space in the face of more extreme weather.

After a year of water and utility work on Main Street, sewer upgrades are just beginning, as well as actual work on the KC Streetcar extension. But some businesses are still struggling with the traffic diversions and lack of parking, with years of work still ahead.

In 2008, there were 114,000 newsroom employees. By 2020, that number had declined to 85,000.

A previous pilot program funded by Kansas City showed that the vast majority of renters who received legal representation were not evicted. The newly-approved ordinance would provide representation to tenants, regardless of income.

President Joe Biden toured the Kansas City Area Transit Authority on Wednesday and spoke about the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he signed last month.

Only about 3% of Kansas City tenants receive legal representation in eviction court. KC Tenants and other housing rights groups have proposed a Tenants' Right to Counsel, which would provide that help free through the city.

It’s unclear how many employees already got the shots. Pittsburg State University says 80% of its benefit-earning workers got vaccinated when the school offered bonuses.

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The board of the school heard opposition Thursday to the firing of coach Ricky Oliveras earlier this month.

Ricky Oliveras says he was fired for insubordination, a charge he disputes. Two years ago, he coached the boys soccer team to a state championship. Cris Medina retired from Guadalupe in April.

How coaches working with players from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences are approaching getting everyone on their teams vaccinated.

Yust took the witness stand in his own defense, blaming his deceased half-brother for the killings.