COVID-19

Businesses are grappling with how to bring employees back into the workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shaping the New Normal in a Post-Pandemic Workplace

By Julius A. Karash | May 11, 2021

Kansas City-area businesses are grappling with how to bring employees back into the workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Steven Berlin Johnson and David Olusoga narrate the new series "Extra Life" on PBS.

‘Extra Life’ Traces Our Astonishing Gains in Life Expectancy

By Dawn Fallik | May 7, 2021

A new PBS series that premieres Tuesday, May 11, examines scientific and medical innovations that have conquered some of the deadliest diseases.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | COVID Cases Rise As We Strive For New Normal

By Nick Haines | May 3, 2021

Kansas City area COVID cases are increasing as people try to move toward post-pandemic life in time for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day.

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When vaccinations started, folks who noticed flare ups started to wonder if this had to do with the new vaccine that was supposed to curb the rise in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. (Adobe Image | Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

Getting Shingles or Hives After the Shot? Experts Connect the Dots

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | April 28, 2021

Medical experts break down recent occurrences of shingles and hives and folks’ concerns about the vaccine for COVID-19.

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Juliana Tornabene poses underneath the journalism school at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Class of 2020 Finally Gets Its Proper Goodbye at the University of Missouri

By Jacob Douglas | April 27, 2021

Flatland reporter Jacob Douglas returns to the University of Missouri-Columbia to observe the pandemic-deferred graduation ceremony for the “cursed” class of 2020.

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