COVID-19


Missouri receives over $4 million in CARES Act funding for small businesses

With help from federal funding, Missouri will be able to further help businesses and entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19. On Friday, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.8 million in… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri reports no new deaths from Sunday, up one death in Kansas

Missouri and Kansas are beginning to see a slowdown of COVID-19’s impact after new data over the weekend shows no new deaths in Missouri from Sunday to Monday and only one new death in Kansas over the same time period.… more

Coping with COVID: KU sets up coronavirus testing units on campus

New technology primarily used to detect the presence of COVID-19 has been introduced to the University of Kansas campus this month. The university has now set up four Rapid Modular Health System mobile testing units created by Black & Veatch,… more

Kansas to seek to provide extra benefits to jobless workers

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will apply to participate in a federal program that provides additional benefits to workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday. Kelly’s announcement came less than two… more

Over 7,000 businesses, nonprofits apply for Kansas SPARK grant funds

On Thursday, the state of Kansas revealed that 7,000 applications have rolled in from businesses and nonprofits for the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Economic Development and Connectivity grant application. Of the 7,000 applications, more than 5,000 were for… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas moving up ranks in positivity metrics

As of Wednesday, Kansas shows to be inching toward the top when it comes to states with high COVID-19 numbers and positivity rates. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman said Wednesday that currently the state ranks… more

Unemployment insurance weekly claims down

Unemployment has continued to show a decrease week-over-week, the number of people seeking unemployment insurance making a notable drop last week. In the week ending Aug. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims made a 98,000 drop from… more

Missouri coronavirus saliva test approved by FDA

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday. The St. Louis-area university worked with biotechnology company Fluidigm to develop the… more

Fans welcomed back at Children’s Mercy Park on Tuesday

For the first time in five months, Sports Kansas City hosted it first match at home with fans. The sports team is only one of four clubs in Major League Soccer to host fans in their home venues under the… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas and Missouri mid-week update

New numbers coming in Wednesday afternoon show that the state of Kansas now has 39,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 437 deaths since the start of the outbreak, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The Missouri Department… more