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Last week federal officials announced plans for a new federal prison in Leavenworth which could replace the U.S. Penitentiary. The penitentiary has been in Leavenworth for over 100 years and is one of the oldest in the country, currently housing…
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Yet another local annual event has been canceled, on Monday organizers of the Garmin Kansas City Marathon announcing the cancellation of this year’s marathon due to COVID-19 concerns. “Out of concern for the safety of race participants, partners, staff and…
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Fox Sports Kansas City, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has extended its agreement with the Kansas City Royals and will continue to broadcast games over its airwaves. The team made the announcement Monday, revealing they agreed to a new multi-year…
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Plans for a large-scale trial to be conducted with Pfizer and BioNTech’s first vaccine (referred to as B1) were soon altered, the companies instead conducting the trial using a second vaccine, called B2. On July 1, the companies presented data…
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For 27 Missouri high schools in the Kansas City metro, fall sports and select activities have been approved to continue following a unanimous vote from the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference (GKCSC). Despite local health departments that have advised against…
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The airline industry has been no exception to the list of industries impacted by COVID-19, a local survey of 1,006 Kansas City residents finding that most respondents believe personal air travel will experience a quicker return to normal than business…
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The impact of COVID-19 has stretched into the 2020 fall semester, back-to-school preparations looking dramatically different compared to last year. With varied school reopening plans and policies occurring across the Kansas City metro and U.S., one broad similarity is the…
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Kansas State University and the KSU Foundation announced on Monday the name of a new business and research hub for their partnership, the Edge Collaboration District at K-State. The hub was formerly known as the North Campus Corridor, the new…
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A much different start to the school year kicked off Monday for 22 school districts in the Kansas City metro. This week, several districts have chosen to make an altered plan for students beginning studies as COVID-19 persists. Nearly every…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With Missourians under a stay-at-home order this spring as a coronavirus precaution, the Associated Industries of Missouri began surveying businesses to gauge how they were affected and gather suggestions for reopening the economy. The results…
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