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An ordinance proposed by Jackson County legislator Crystal Williams would return authority to the county health director. But Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has already threatened a lawsuit.
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It's down to the wire for Kansas City and other cities vying to serve as hosts for 2026 World Cup soccer matches. Plus, the fired Kansas health secretary says politics hindered the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Though holiday case numbers so far remain well below those from 2020, the COVID trendlines appear similar.
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A UMKC psychology graduate with a bird’s eye view of Kansas City’s public health says arguments aren’t the best way to convince someone to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Only Nebraska had a higher percentage than Missouri of kids with detectable blood-lead levels. And the authors of a new nationwide study say there is no amount of lead that is safe for children.
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Despite rising cases, local leaders are shunning mask mandates largely because they say they don’t work.
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Although mask mandates are unlikely to return, a recent recommendation by the Kansas City Health Department signals that the pandemic is far from over.
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Fears mount as COVID-19 numbers continue to climb across Missouri, and a local cannabis company is the first Black-owned brand to be sold at a dispensary in the state.
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COVID-19 cases are mounting again in Missouri, and unvaccinated individuals are at much higher risk than vaccinated people in crowds and indoor spaces.
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The numbers may not be statistically significant, but a trend was clear in the most recent resident satisfaction survey that was conducted for Kansas City, Missouri.
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What we can learn from Kansas City's residential satisfaction survey, and why a group of Jackson County lawyers were nationally recognized for their work.
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Local health agencies like the Kansas City Health Department are closing the mega-vaccine sites in favor of reaching out to individuals in smaller settings.