Jewish education center in Kansas City vandalized
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City police continue to investigate vandalism at a Jewish community and educational center on the city’s upscale Country Club Plaza.
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Poll: Pandemic stress has weighed on Gen Z
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil.
Trump media deal gets SEC look
NEW YORK – Regulators are asking questions about the deal to bring Donald Trump’s new social media company to the stock market, one that has attracted both legions of fans of the former president and people looking to make a quick profit.
Missouri finds masks effective, study not released
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the delta variant wave, an analysis by the state Department of Health and Senior Services shows.
State legislators oppose vaccine mandates
JEFFERSON CITY – At a time when the coronavirus remains a formidable threat, Missouri lawmakers are poised to debate a number of proposals that could affect efforts to get more people vaccinated. On Wednesday, the first day that members of the House and Senate could file legislation for the upcoming session, more than a half dozen bills were introduced that could prohibit vaccine mandates or allow "natural immunity" to be considered the equivalent of having been inoculated.
Missouri leaders discuss ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
As school boards across the U.S. face conservative backlash to policies on masks, library books and social studies curriculum, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is proposing a “Parents' Bill of Rights” for the next legislative session.
COVID-19 cases spike as officials watch for new strain
A waning delta variant summer surge gave way to a spike of cases in November, as infections and hospitalizations rose amid concerns about a new variant spreading out of South Africa. The omicron variant hasn’t been detected in Missouri, but public health officials are watching.
Former nurse convicted of rape
A Jackson County judge found an Overland Park, Kansas, man who worked as a nurse at Centerpoint Medical Center guilty of first-degree rape of a patient at the Independence hospital more than two years ago.
Labs working to track omicron variant cases
With the nation’s first case of omicron identified in California and a case verified in Minnesota, public and private labs nationwide are scouring virus samples to learn how far the new coronavirus variant has traveled.
Harris’ top aide to leave VP office
WASHINGTON – Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior adviser, is leaving the White House at the end of the year, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the announcement.