COVID-19

The St. Louis Housing Defense Collective held a rally downtown on Aug. 2, 2021, demanding that housing assistance get into the hands of those facing evictions.

Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say

The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow in Missouri.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Mask On, Mask Off Debate in Days Ahead of Garth Brooks Concert

Kansas City’s new mask mandate takes effect today. Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium will be the event of the week.

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A sign marks the entrance to the a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Shannon County Health Center on July 8, 2021.

Fight Over Mask Orders Growing at Rate to Rival Missouri Delta Variant Cases

Politicians are fighting over masks. Public health officials are begging people to get vaccinated. And meanwhile, the Delta variant continues to spread almost unchecked in Missouri.

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The Cerner "Continuous Campus" at Village West in western Wyandotte County opened in 2013.

Cerner Plans to Sell KCK Campus, Move Employees to South Kansas City

Cerner Corp. plans to sell its “continuous campus” in western Wyandotte County and relocate the remaining employees to its South Kansas City Bannister campus.

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The Columns at Mizzou

Remote Learning Report Card: Average GPA Increased at Missouri Universities During Pandemic

The average GPA increased at all of Missouri’s public universities from spring 2019, prior to the pandemic, to spring 2020, when remote instruction began.

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