COVID-19

National Beef plant in Dodge City, Kansas

In Grip of Pandemic, Kansas Meatpacking Workers Say ‘We’re Right Next To Each Other’

Workers in Kansas meatpacking plants are worried that precautions now being taken aren’t enough to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

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A masked woman holds a dog.

Pet Placement Surges During Pandemic

A population stuck indoors during the global pandemic has given pet placement an all-time boost.

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Fashion model Vincent Sung.

Artists in Residence: Vincent Sung Discovers ‘COVID Style’

There’s an opportunity in every crisis, if you care to look. The in-person modeling industry, which is collaborative by definition, has come to a virtual standstill. But for fashion model and artist Vincent Sung, adjusting to the ongoing pandemic led to the serendipitous discovery of a whole new visual style. “People are adapting,” Sung says….

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Kansas Statehouse at sunset

States Ponder Rules of Engagement as They Reopen Amid Pandemic

Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states are taking various routes to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Supporters wearing Zero Reasons Why wrist bands.

Pandemic Spurs Concern About Suicide Among KC-Area Youths

Beds are going unfilled at Kansas City-area child psychiatric facilities, raising questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out for teens.

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