Health experts in Kansas and Missouri said hospitals may soon have to institute crisis standards designed for catastrophic public health events.
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Along with $1 billion in American Rescue Plan money to help small processors expand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is revising regulations intended to protect against monopoly behavior. And it's setting up an online portal to field complaints.
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Douglas Frank claims he "negotiated a deal" with Jay Aschroft regarding allegations of voter fraud. The secretary of state’s office says that’s not true.
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Nationwide, COVID-19 disproportionately affected communities of color — in part because the U.S. relies on immigrant workers in food and agriculture.
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After residents of Nevada, Missouri — a city of nearly 8,300 people near the Kansas border — learned that Barone Alzheimer's Care Center would be closing due to financial hardship, they started organizing in protest.
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Many Kansas City area students will not be required to mask up when they return to class this week despite concerns about the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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The average number of daily COVID cases in both Missouri and Kansas climbed to record levels on Monday, and hospitalizations are near all-time highs in the Kansas City metro. But tests are in short supply.
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New numbers from the USDA show rural areas are losing their grocery, specialty food and convenience stores and gaining some dollar stores and superstores.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was part of the group that sued to stop President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for employees of Head Start, a federal pre-K program for low-income families.
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The House commission remains active. But appellate judges will draw lines for Missouri's 34 state Senate districts.
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