Missouri


Kansas City, Mo. finance committee to consider hiring freeze extension into 2021

Kansas City's elected leaders are set to discuss the city's hiring freeze Wednesday, as they consider whether to extend some of the measures they passed earlier this year. The city's Finance and Governance Committee, a committee arm of the City… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri to receive nearly 2 million rapid tests from White House

A shipment of over half of 1.8 million rapid COVID-19 tests from the White House is on its way to Missouri, the Trump administration announced Monday. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the rapid tests being… more

Missouri report shows decrease in number of college students needing remedial courses

Remedial education rates continue to decline at Missouri’s public colleges and universities, potentially reducing the amount of time and money it takes for many students to earn a degree. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development recently published… more

UMKC awarded thousands for research on residential hazards

The U.S.  Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $699,997 to the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC), included in the $9.4 million to 13 universities and public health organizations to improve our understanding of the longer… more

KCMO considered as temporary home for NBA Raptors

A report last week that the Raptors were considering Louisville, Kentucky, as a home base for the upcoming season has been shot down. But Louisville and Kansas City were among options studied in a column by Jason Mills of raptorsrapture.com.… more

Coping with COVID: Vaccine distribution plan details made available in Missouri, Kansas

A COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be available within the next month or two, according to experts, but not just anyone will be able to receive it at first. Regardless, Missouri and Kansas leaders plan to make the vaccine available… more

DFA moves up as second largest cooperative in U.S.

Noted among the top 100 Co-ops in the U.S., regionally headquartered Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has shifted in an annual ranking by National Cooperative Bank. The Kansas City, Kan.-based milk marketing company is now considered the second largest cooperative… more

Missouri receives millions for rural broadband expansion

Missouri Senator Roy Blunt on Thursday commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it is investing an additional $91.5 million in grant funding through the ReConnect Pilot Program to expand rural broadband in Missouri. The Fiscal Year 2020 government funding bill,… more

FedEx Ground looks to hire hundreds for new metro facility

FedEx Ground is looking to add hundreds of new jobs not just at its new Northland facility, but across the Kansas City metro as well. On both sides of the state line, the FedEx Corp. delivery division has announced that… more

Coping with COVID: New information prompts CDC to change guidance on close contacts

As experts study COVID-19, new information comes out almost daily, changing guidance on how to stay safe. “The information is coming much quicker than it might have prior to COVID," said Dr. Mark Steele at Truman Medical Center. Since the… more