Authors, artists and more at Kansas City Public Library events
The Kansas City Public Library is offering online and in-person events in the coming days. Some programs require you to RSVP.
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Missouri bills against vaccine mandates move in GOP House
JEFFERSON CITY – Bills to ban public employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination, ensure unvaccinated patients can still get organ transplants and enact other protections for workers who don’t get the shot advanced Monday in Missouri’s GOP-led House.
Report: Conspiracies fuel recent extremist killings
Newer strains of far-right movements fueled by conspiracy theories, misogyny and anti-vaccine proponents contributed to a modest rise in killings by domestic extremists in the United States last year, according to a report released Tuesday by a Jewish civil rights group.
Area COVID-19 cases continue decline though still elevated
Although new COVID-19 cases in the area still show high community transmission, they have declined now for weeks since the pandemic highs reached last month. According to the Jackson County Health Department's dashboard, the case rate Monday in Eastern Jackson County – the county outside of Kansas City and Independence – was at 247 per 100,000 in population over seven days, down from 483 last week and 1,200-plus four weeks ago.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today's sports broadcast highlights Wednesday's television • Winter Olympics: 5 a.m. through all day, USA (52) • Champions League soccer: Liverpool at Internazionale, 2 p.m., KCTV (3) • Winter Olympics: Cross country skiing, biathlon, 1 p.m., KSHB (8) • Winter Olympics: Curling, 4 p.m., KSHB (8) • College basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Illinois at Rutgers, 6 p.m.
Public safety tops Independence citizen concerns
A majority of Independence citizens who responded to a city budget survey say reducing crime and disorder is most important to them, and increasing police officers ranks only behind basic street and sidewalk maintenance for most emphasis.
WHAT’S UP NEXT
AREA SPORTS CALENDAR (Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16 ECHL MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY 7:05 p.m.
Airports, ERs and Uber – quite the combination
Sir’s got a dose of “the wobblies.” There we were last week in sunny Palm Desert, where the Divine Boston Lil and the Pamster greeted us again with open arms, and Sir came down with a rotten, stinking cold two days into the festivities, poor bugger. Thinking “man cold,” I can’t say I was overly sympathetic, until the wobblies entered into the picture.
IN BRIEF
Simmons: Struggles in Philadelphia began before last season NEW YORK – Ben Simmons said Tuesday his mental health struggles began well before the 76ers’ season ended and he didn’t believe he’d be able to overcome them in Philadelphia. He’s eager to begin moving on with the Brooklyn Nets, though isn’t sure yet when he will join them on the court.
Independence man arrested, faces kidnapping charge
An Independence man faces a kidnapping charge after he allegedly took a 4-year-old girl last week from a home he shares with the child's relative. Jackson County prosecutors charged Juan Lopez, 35, with kidnapping after he allegedly took the girl with him to get ice at a convenience store and had not returned more than 20 hours later.