Regional News
AP — A federal judge in California has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress. On…
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A handful of counties in the Kansas City region have been identified as places with the most favorable cost of living, a recent study by SmartAsset showing the top 10 counties in Missouri that have it the best in this…
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Kansas City-based Operation LeGend gained large momentum over the summer, gaining federal support for its efforts to reduce violent crime, and spreading to eight other cities in the country. As the operation winds down, federal agents brought into the Kansas…
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Kansas City's Northland Park welcomes FedEx Ground to its industrial park, the company set to open operations at the location in October. The new FedEx center plans to open 300 jobs at its 548,500-square-foot distribution center to add to the…
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A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that, despite some concern in COVID-19 death rates across particular areas of the U.S., the average reported COVID-19 death rate in the U.S. is now 2.92 percent,…
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Another round of budget cuts will soon take place in Kansas City, Mo. to address a COVID-19-induced budget shortfall this year. This week, Kansas City, Mo. mayor Quinton Lucas said that the city is looking to make around $60 million…
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A new facility now under construction will benefit veterans receiving care at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and their families, by allowing veterans’ loved ones to live nearby. The new facility is called the Fisher House and is anticipated…
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A report this past Friday revealed another victim of cyber-attacks, this time the University of Missouri Health Care experiencing a data breach which has leaked patient information for thousands of patients. The original attack was said to have occurred between…
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A new study has begun at the University of Kansas Medical Center as it started clinical trials for a new COVID-19 treatment Tuesday. The new treatment aims to help infected individuals with mild COVID-19 symptoms that have not been hospitalized…
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On Wednesday, a state audit of Jackson County government was released revealing $2.7 million in contracts that were not competitively bid and another $1.3 million in contracts that went years without being reevaluated, according to findings by Missouri State Auditor…
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