Regional News

Restrictions remain in JoCo with two-month extension

In a 5-2 vote by the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, certain COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place in the county for at least the next two months. The board's vote moves the expiration of a public… more

Kansas labor department selects new secretary

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Amber Shultz of Lawrence, Kan. as the state's new Secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL). Shultz will serve in an acting capacity until the Kansas Senate confirms her as the new head of the… more

Affordable housing ordinance receives vote of approval from Kansas City Council members

Future incentivized apartment housing projects in Kansas City, Mo. face a new ordinance that will take effect in April. During a Thursday Kansas City Council meeting, members unanimously approved an ordinance that requires a minimum of 20 percent of units… more

Overland Park OneDigital adds $7B in assets with acquisition

OneDigital Retirement + Wealth in Overland Park, Kan., one part of the whole that makes up OneDigital Investment Advisors in Atlanta, Ga., has gained new strength through the company’s latest acquisition of Fulcrum Partners. The acquisition has added roughly $7… more

Boulevard Brewing president, two other top officials resign

Boulevard Brewing Co.’s President, Jeff Krum, resigned on Wednesday following accusations that sexual harassment was pervasive at the company and went unchecked by top officials for years.  Krum joins two other top officials that have resigned from their positions with… more

KCMO Council to vote on affordable housing ordinance

Members of the Kansas City, Mo. City Council are expected to vote Thursday on an ordinance that would require any housing developer receiving tax incentives from the city to reserve a portion of their units for affordable housing. The proposal comes… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day moving average of daily new cases on a downturn in Kan., Mo.

The bi-state region is beginning to show recovery in terms of daily new cases. Over the last two weeks, Kansas has shown a steady decline in the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases. As of Thursday, Kansas showed… more

Kansas unemployment system to temporarily close, add new security to combat fraud

The Kansas Department of Labor will launch a new identity theft system on Saturday, according to a Wednesday news release from the department. “Since the start of the pandemic, the Kansas Department of Labor has been fighting two battles –… more

Support for Medicaid on the rise among Missouri voters

Support for Medicaid is experiencing a shift among Missourians, more of the state's residents showing support of its implementation in 2020. In Missouri nearly two-thirds of voters favored implementation in August 2020. With the vote, Missouri adopted a constitutional amendment… more

Missouri to increase vaccine dosing through state-enrolled locations, create less reliance on pharmacies

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced plans this week divert thousands of unused doses of coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators. The decision was made to help speed up the vaccination process, Missouri among the states… more