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Kansas COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections
TOPEKA — As the Kansas and Missouri medical communities prepare for respiratory illness season, health officials grapple with an early COVID-19 infection spike and higher-than-normal tuberculosis infections in Wyandotte County. COVID positivity rates have been steadily increasing in Kansas, Missouri and across the country since July. The increase is...
Renaissance Festival returns to Kansas City for 2024 season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Saturday, Aug. 31, the Kansas City Renaissance Festival kicked off its 2024 season in Bonner Springs. Attendees were treated to a medieval experience that included fair food, a market, carnival rides and even jousting. Some at the festival attend each year to connect with...
Iconic orange water tower will stay orange
IT WILL GET A NEW (ORANGE) PAINT JOB. Platte City’s orange water tower will stay orange into the future. Platte City’s iconic orange water tower at 1500 Branch Street (Hwy. 92 across from the high school) will be cleaned and repainted in its current orange with black “Welcome to Platte City” lettering.
Kansas secures $62.6 million to replace 18th Street bridge in Kansas City, Kansas
Gov. Laura Kelly and Mayor Tyrone Garner joined federal officials Thursday to celebrate a $62.6 million infrastructure appropriation to replace the 18th Street bridge over the Kansas River near some of the oldest neighborhood and business sites in Kansas City, Kansas. The federal award to the Kansas Department of Transportation...
Kansas City superintendents say they'll focus on mental health as students return to school
Teachers, administrators and students are looking at ways to address mental health as students return back to the classroom for the new school year. Dr. Michael Schumacher, the new superintendent at Shawnee Mission School District, said part of the district's five year strategic plan will focus on addressing mental health.
Summer COVID surge starting to recede in Missouri. The next wave is likely only weeks away
A summer COVID wave fueled by a highly contagious variant, increased travel and hot days that crowded people indoors may be starting to ebb in the Kansas City area. Health officials said they hope that surge prompts far more people to sign up for the new COVID vaccine, which could reach area pharmacies next week. The new shot was approved last week and is recommended annually for people 6 months and older.
Developer wants to remake historic De Soto ‘village’ near new Panasonic plant
Developers have rolled out a $55 million plan to rehab a historic pocket of homes in De Soto with the aim of turning the area into a site for affordable housing near the new Panasonic EV battery plant. Gardner-based Wheatland Investment Group made its first public presentation of the plan...
The Victory Project honored as Community Champion at annual Kansas City Sports Awards ceremony
The Victory Project was honored on Tuesday during the Kansas City Sports Awards presented by Populous as the recipient of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation's Spire Community Champion award. The Victory Project Executive Director Lexie Clark accepted the award during the annual event, which celebrates the positive impact...
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