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Rapid COVID-19 testing to be available at 1,000 CVS pharmacies by end of year

CVS Health plans to add rapid COVID-19 testing at 1,000 pharmacies by the end of the year, according a Wednesday news release from the company. The sites will offer a self-swab test that takes about 30 minutes to deliver results, and… more

VA begins deployment of Cerner EHR system

The beginning of a nationwide electronic health record (EHR) system launch for has begun this week for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A Veterans Affairs (VA) center in Washington state is the first to begin the transition from its… more

Bellmont Promenade project in Shawnee receives approved funding from city council

A funding agreement plan for the Bellmont Promenade project in Shawnee, Kan. barely passed approval during a Shawnee City Council meeting earlier this week. Three of eight city council members present at the Oct. 26 meeting approved a funding agreement… more

Circuit court orders Clay County commissioners to cooperate with audit, release documents

A Clay County Circuit Court Monday ordered county commissioners to continue to cooperate with a on-going audit by Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway. According to court documents, the county must now release all the documents requested by Galloway's office within… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas lawmakers opt for local mask mandates over implementing statewide rule

Less than a week after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly pledged to consider all avenues for a statewide mask mandate, there will be no such order after a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Topeka. Instead, leaders from both major political parties pledged… more

Missouri rural broadband providers net over $90 million in latest investment from USDA

The latest investment for Missouri rural broadband expansion has brings in $91.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Grant funding will be distributed through the national ReConnect Program, or Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, originally launched in 2018. The… more

September home sales fall from August, up from last year

Homes sales in September 2020 experienced a slight lull, dropping 3.5 percent from the month prior, in August 2020. Despite the subtle dip, homes sales remained modestly elevated, displaying a strong 32.1 percent rise in sales from one year ago,… more

Case-Shiller reveals fastest price rise in two years

The remarkable surge in home prices continued into August as prices showed no signs of cooling down heading into the fall. By some measures, home prices are rising at a faster pace than they ever have – an incredible feat… more

Kansas City, Mo. finance committee to consider hiring freeze extension into 2021

Kansas City's elected leaders are set to discuss the city's hiring freeze Wednesday, as they consider whether to extend some of the measures they passed earlier this year. The city's Finance and Governance Committee, a committee arm of the City… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri to receive nearly 2 million rapid tests from White House

A shipment of over half of 1.8 million rapid COVID-19 tests from the White House is on its way to Missouri, the Trump administration announced Monday. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the rapid tests being… more