COVID-19
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Judge orders restaurant temporarily closed in mask dispute
A Jackson County judge has ordered a suburban Kansas City restaurant to close because it continues to defy a mask…
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Governor Parson condemns Biden vaccine mandates
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has officially announced that his administration will reject the Biden Administration’s attempt to enforce an “unconstitutional”…
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Kansas pandemic response panel approves extra nurses’ pay
(AP) Kansas hospitals will receive $50 million to provide extra pay for nurses, but a plan approved by a state…
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Parson pushes back against new federal vaccine mandates
Missouri Governor Mike Parson is pushing back on President Biden’s new vaccine mandates that are expected to affect 100 million…
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Spending federal COVID aid proves tricky in Kansas
(AP) — Spending the latest round of federal COVID-19 aid is moving slowly in Kansas, and one town said it…
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Missouri doctor: ERs treating people who took ivermectin
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A doctor for Mercy hospitals says several people have been treated in Missouri emergency rooms after…
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Two Kansas counties sued over mask mandates
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – Lawsuits were filed Friday challenging a mask mandate for students and staff in elementary schools in…
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MO AG says KC, Jackson County kids can ignore mask mandate
(AP) Residents of Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding county can be excused if they’re confused about whether to adhere…
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Police: Man robbed young children of go-kart at gunpoint
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police in St. Louis say they’ve arrested a man suspected of pulling a gun on three…
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Hospitals hit by nurse staffing crisis amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to…
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