News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Blue Springs educator named tops in Missouri
Linda Glasgow, a third-grade teacher at John Nowlin Elementary School in Blue Springs, has been named Missouri’s 2015-16 Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Big Data Summit keynote focuses on healthcare
As Techweek at Union Station in Kansas City, continues, the Big Data Summit began its series of lectures Wednesday morning discussing the next breakthrough in technology: healthcare. “The Big Data Summit is not just about the cool new app, it is not just about a new wearable technology,” said Don Peterson, emcee of the Big…
Truman Medical Centers Shutting Down Behavioral Health Emergency Department
Truman Medical Centers said it is closing its behavioral health emergency department effective immediately and will transfer current patients to the hospital’s inpatient facility or to another psychiatric facility.
Sebelius lays down health challenge to KC
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City invited Kathleen Sebelius to help it celebrate its first decade of grant making, but the woman who has served as both U.S. health secretary and Kansas governor came armed with a big idea for the next decennial.
Take 5 for your health
Program Has Been Giving Children A ‘Head Start’ In Kansas City For 50 Years This year marks historic anniversaries for several pieces of landmark legislation, including Medicare and the Americans with Disabilities Act. It’s also the 50th anniversary of another significant program, Head Start, which was launched as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. The…