COVID-19
Is the Kansas City region at a tipping point with medical resources to treat COVID-19 patients? In large part, the answer to that may be determined by where you live—some hospitals are seeing significantly more demand than others. Perhaps the…
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Without pinpointing a specific reason why, Kansas officials on Monday implied funding has run dry for small businesses that have applied for grants, and that many will continue without aid unless the state receives more federal funding. A continued rise…
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The flagship university of the UM System, the University of Missouri-Columbia, announced last week plans to keep students remote after Thanksgiving. While students will continue to attend classes virtually, the university has said it will not require in-person learning. A…
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With winter closing in and COVID-19 cases on the rise, Kansas City area school districts are working once again to adjust not just learning schedules, but sports schedules as well. Metro counties have begun releasing recommendations to school districts as…
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Missouri is postponing a special session to deal with budgetary matters and legal protections related to COVID-19 amid an uptick in cases within the legislature. State Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, a Republican who represents District 19 in mid-Missouri, tweeted Monday that the…
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As a rise in COVID-19 cases sweeps the region, a number of city and county governments have made the decision to update guidelines and implement new restrictions. Kansas City, Mo. joined the list Monday, the city’s mayor, Quinton Lucas, announcing…
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A recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases sweeping the U.S. and the Kansas City region has led to a decision by the Jackson County Health Department that it will be temporarily closing its clinic, The closure will last…
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Proposed new legislation related to COVID-19 will soon be addressed during a Missouri special session, according to a Thursday news release. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expanded his call to special session to include a new bill regarding COVID-19 liability. The…
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We're just weeks away from a new year, and the ability—mercifully—to reference 2020 in the past tense. Eventually, the daily counts of new COVID-19 infections will fall, the numbers of deaths from the pandemic will inevitably tail off. But the…
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A decrease in the number of open ICU beds at hospitals in Kansas City, Mo. and throughout the region has confirmed a broader trend showing that the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise. New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations…
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