Missouri

A Sad Day in KC: A Hollow Gesture from KC Park Board

It’s been an interesting era in Kansas City and it’s felt more like the 1960s than nearly 60 years after. I like the message I read Wednesday from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation, but—respectfully—wouldn’t agree with its characterization of Miller… more

Coping with COVID: Numbers on the rise as Missouri surpasses 1,000

As of Tuesday, updated numbers from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show that the state now sits at 1,015 deaths since the start of the pandemic and 21,551 confirmed cases. New numbers show that the death toll… more

Lawsuit filed in Missouri against Monsanto

The St. Louis law firm Gray, Ritter & Graham - a firm experienced in successful class-action lawsuits - has filed one in Missouri against Monsanto Co., claiming illegal and misleading advertising of its Roundup weed killer, according to the St.… more

Large U.S. franchisee faces bankruptcy

Months of speculation that NPC International was in untenable financial peril proved correct this morning, as the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the world filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court. One of the Kansas City region’s biggest private companies,… more

Midland affordable housing plan unveiled

The Cordish Companies, responsible for the development of One Light and Two Light, have laid out the plan moving forward on development of affordable housing in the former Midland office building, according to a news release from Baltimore-based developer. Estimated… more

Brief filed imploring court to halt eviction proceedings

On Tuesday the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Missouri filed an amicus brief with the Circuit Court of Jackson County, asking the court to immediately halt all stages of eviction proceedings and to quickly address violations of… more

National Case-Shiller Home Price Index released

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index® rose 4.7% year-over-year in April (non-seasonally adjusted), up from 4.6% in March, according to a report from Zillow released Tuesday morning. Annual growth was also up from March in the smaller… more

PPP application window closing today

Three months since the Trump administration launched the pandemic aid program for small businesses worth $670 billion, the window to apply ends Tuesday with about $134 billion in funds obtainable as of Monday night, reports The Wall Street Journal. The… more

Children developing severe inflammation, linked to COVID-19

A condition called multisystem inflammation syndrome, or MIS-C, has been found in dozens of children by two different U.S. research groups, according to STAT News. Researchers say it is a side effect of COVID-19 and reports have described children who… more

Coping with COVID: Metrics update

Regionally, the 905 newly diagnosed cases in Kansas on Monday represented a surge of nearly 60 percent from last Friday’s previous record of 568. It was the seventh time in eight days that new cases had surpassed the previous day’s… more