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CARES Act allocations approved in Wyandotte County

On Monday, the Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners gathered for a Special Meeting which resulted in an approved allocation of over $37 million in CARES Act funding. The funding is intended to support the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas and Missouri update

The good news, according to the data analytics pros at the website rt.live, is that in 34 states, the spread of the COVID-19 virus had slowed to levels below sustained growth as of Tuesday. The bad news? Missouri and Kansas… more

Cerner’s south Kansas City campus nears completion

A large Cerner project which began in March 2018, the south Kansas City Innovations Campus will soon open two towers that have been built to add 775,000 square feet in office space. The added square footage is said to provide… more

Missouri governor extends prosecution power to attorney general in STL

A backlog in St. Louis homicide cases has prompted Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call on help from Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Parson’s special session on violent crime has included giving Schmitt’s office to prosecute cases in which 90 or… more

Coping with COVID: Pfizer to produce antiviral COVID-19 drug in Kansas plant

Remdesivir, a drug used to treat COVID-19 and currently in short supply, is soon to be produced in a Kansas Pfizer plant. Pfizer made an agreement on Friday last week to produce the drug in its McPherson, Kan. manufacturing plant.… more

Business leaders say economy still improving after reopening

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy continues to recover in nine Midwest and Plains states, but businesses are still cutting jobs amid the ongoing impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a monthly survey of business leaders released Monday. The… more

K-State Pollution Prevention Institute awarded U.S. EPA grant

MANHATTAN (K Kansas State University) — The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) has been awarded $550,000 over the next five years to provide communication and collaboration tools, including a website, in support of the National Small Business Environmental… more

Missouri senate passes crime bill, which now heads to House

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State senators on Friday passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson to address a surge in violent crime in Missouri’s cities. The bill would temporarily lift a requirement that St. Louis police live… more

Whataburger announces expansion into Kansas, Missouri

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KSN 3 News) – In an anniversary statement, the popular Southern fast-food burger chain announced that it will be expanding into three new states in 2021, including Kansas and Missouri. The company had already confirmed they were… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day average for new cases shows small decline across Kansas City

The current seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in the Kansas City area is 361. As of one week ago, the average was 497 and two weeks ago it was 438. These numbers are showing a slight downward trend in… more