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COVID-19

Coping with COVID: Active COVID patient count at KU Health System holds steady

A daily media briefing with health officials from The University of Kansas Health System reports the number of COVID-19 patients at the health system is holding steady Tuesday. Seven people with the active virus are being treated, the same as… more

Kansas bill requires schools to offer in-person learning option

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due… more

Amtrak to resume full route service through Kansas City

Full Amtrak services in the region will soon resume after an interruption that began in October 2020. Daily service across Kansas will resume May 31 through the assistance of renewed federal funding. In October, service on the Southwest Chief route… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri to not issue COVID-19 vaccine passport requirement for travelers

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he won’t require vaccine passports for travelers in the state, but is comfortable with private companies adopting them. Vaccine passports, also known as health certificates or travel passes, are documents that show a traveler has… more

Coping with COVID: KU Health reports steady number of COVID-19 patients ahead of weekend

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Coping with COVID: Kansas executive order extending statewide mask policy struck down by state council

A series of executive orders signed Thursday by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly aim to encourage Kansas counties to keep COVID-19 mask mandates. Among them was an order to extend the mask mandate, although it was revoked by the Republican-controlled Legislative… more

Children’s Mercy KC begins vaccinating younger age groups

On Thursday, Children's Mercy Hospital began a series of vaccination clinics for some of the youngest people eligible to get the shot. The hospital is holding three clinics for people age 16 to 21 to get the Pfizer vaccine, which… more

Kansas opens vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older

While both Kansas and Missouri have been making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents, the former this week has expanded eligibility to all residents 16 and older. The expanded rule began Monday as part of Kansas' start to its… more

U.S. nursing facilities see 96 percent drop in COVID cases

Representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the U.S., a report from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living shows  nursing homes in the U.S. continue to see a rapid decline… more

Amazon employees in Mo., Kan. receive on-site COVID vaccine

Amazon employees in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan. and other areas across Missouri and Kansas can now participate in an on-site COVID-19 vaccination program put on by the company and local government. The multinational e-commerce giant started the program… more