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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to allow student athlete compensation

Kansas City-based National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the passage of new legislation Tuesday. Said to be the first legislation of its kind in college sports, the approved change now allows student athletes in the college athletics association the… more

Coping with Covid: Statistical update

As the human toll attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. has surpassed 200,000, the “grim milestone” references in daily news reports have overlooked one positive indicator: As of Tuesday, the nation had gone 13 consecutive days with fewer than 1,000… more

Mortgage delinquency rates improve, though still behind

Although there has been improvement in mortgage payments as data shows that mortgage delinquencies are on the decline, the same shows that improvement is beginning to slow, according to a Monday report by Zillow. In August, 6.88 percent of outstanding… more

Voter registration ends tomorrow in Missouri, Kansas deadline approaches

The Nov. 3 general election is only 28 days away. The deadline to register to vote in Missouri is Oct. 7. Kansas voters have until Oct. 13 to register. New voters can complete submit their registration in-person, online or via… more

Kansas Department of Labor launches website to combat false unemployment claims

A spike in the number of fraudulent unemployment claims, identity theft and other fraudulent activity has taken a rise nationwide. Kansas has seen a notable increase in false unemployment claims and is aiming to combat it through the launch of… more

Coping with Covid: Kansas to receive more rapid-response COVID-19 tests over next few months

More rapid-response COVID-19 tests are on their way for the state of Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly announcing on Monday that the state will receive 870,000 COVID-19 tests from the federal government over the next three months. This shipment will follow… more

U.S. Department of Labor reports half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released an announcement that a recent report shows half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored. A Friday news release from the U.S. Department of Labor included a statement from U.S.… more

Missouri receives $1 million investment in rural business development

The tail-end of September and beginning of October brought good news for rural organizations and businesses in Missouri, the state receiving just over $1 million in funding for rural business development. An investment of $1,068,984 has been given to Missouri… more

Coping with Covid: Missouri among three states reporting a decline in new cases over the weekend

Missouri fell among only three U.S. states that reported a decline in new COVID-19 cases this past weekend compared to new case numbers from the week prior. As of Saturday night, new cases were down in Missouri, Texas and South… more

Coping with Covid: Reactions, current impact of President Trump testing positive for COVID-19

In the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 2, word spread of President Trump and First Lady Melania testing positive for COVID-19. Vice President Mike Pence sent out a tweet wishing both a swift recovery, the news also drawing in… more