COVID-19


Gov. Kelly Picks Recovery Leadership Team

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly recently chose two people to head up efforts for the state's COVID-19 recovery plan. She selected Cheryl Harrison-Lee as the Recovery Office’s executive director and Lyle Butler as chair. Harrison-Lee , who is on the Kansas… more

Tracking Site Shows Viral Spread Slowing in Kansas

A Web site created by the founders of Instagram to track the COVID-19 virus rate of transmission by state shows that Kansas is on the threshold of stopping the spread. Today’s update on the site, rt.live, put at 1.0 the… more

Trump Says Government Buying $3B From Farmers, Ranchers

The federal government plans to purchase $3 billion in crops, meat and dairy products from farmers that will be used in food banks and other facilities, announced President Donald Trump over the weekend. Farmers and ranchers, which were already suffering… more

Doctors Urge Greater Use of Masks

With today’s additional relaxation of restrictions on business activity and social gatherings comes the potential for increased spread of the COVID-19 virus, and medical professionals are urging heightened individual vigilance to keep transmission in check. Physicians from the University of… more

KCMO Starts Reopening Plan May 15

Kansas City, Mo., will start what Mayor Quinton Lucas is calling "responsible reopening" on May 15. "As we continue working to increase our testing capacity and contact tracing capabilities, I implore all who can to continue working from home and… more

J. C. Penney Close to Bankruptcy Filing

J. C. Penney, which operates seven stores and a distribution center in the Kansas City area, could file bankruptcy this week and close about a quarter of its 850 stores. A report by Reuters said that company, which has closed… more

Delta Suspending Service to 10 Airports

Delta Air Lines, one of the largest carriers at Kansas City International Airport, is suspending service to 10 airports across the country until Sept. 30, due to COVID-19. The locations include Chicago Midway International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Hollywood Burbank… more

COVID-19 Presenting New Challenges

Nearly two months into the COVID-19 outbreak in America, with 74,000 deaths recorded by the Centers for Disease Control, the Kansas City region is at an inflection point on multiple levels: With the finances of its health-care delivery system. With… more

KS Ranked a ‘Best Place to Make a Living’

The State of Kansas was ranked seventh in the nation in a study titled the "Best States to Make a Living 2020." MoneyRates has had Kansas in its top 10 for the third time in a decade, due to the… more

NCAA Comes Down on Jayhawks

The NCCA's scrutiny of the University of Kansas men's basketball program continues with a 92-page report its enforcement office submitted to the school.  The report says that the program committed "egregious" and "severe" rules violations, according to ESPN, stemming from… more