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Over the last week, several cities and counties in the Kansas City region have begun implementing mask mandates when visiting businesses and other public spaces. Mask requirements continue to spread, this week the city of North Kansas City, Mo. and…
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Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed senators in a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee Tuesday, saying that the U.S. is, “going in the wrong direction” with the recent coronavirus surge. Fauci said some…
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Saint Luke’s Health System announced Tuesday that is closing Cushing Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas, on Oct. 1, according to reporting by KMBC. Health systems across the country have been dealing with the unexpected costs of COVID-19, causing a financial strain…
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In the last week of June, U.S. Army officials, legislators and others met to celebrate the start of a $295 million, 52-acre hospital complex project, according to a news release from the U.S. Army. With an expected completion date in…
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The Current RMI fell into the basement to a value of 9.2, the lowest level since RCLCO began recording the index at the end of the Great Recession, according to a Wednesday report from RCLCO Real Estate. The previous low…
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It’s been an interesting era in Kansas City and it’s felt more like the 1960s than nearly 60 years after. I like the message I read Wednesday from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation, but—respectfully—wouldn’t agree with its characterization of Miller…
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The St. Louis law firm Gray, Ritter & Graham - a firm experienced in successful class-action lawsuits - has filed one in Missouri against Monsanto Co., claiming illegal and misleading advertising of its Roundup weed killer, according to the St.…
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As of Tuesday, updated numbers from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show that the state now sits at 1,015 deaths since the start of the pandemic and 21,551 confirmed cases. New numbers show that the death toll…
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Months of speculation that NPC International was in untenable financial peril proved correct this morning, as the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the world filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court. One of the Kansas City region’s biggest private companies,…
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The Cordish Companies, responsible for the development of One Light and Two Light, have laid out the plan moving forward on development of affordable housing in the former Midland office building, according to a news release from Baltimore-based developer. Estimated…
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