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An interventionist works on reading skills with a small group of students Feb. 1 at Faxon Elementary School in Kansas City. Kansas City Public Schools has used federal COVID relief dollars to hire more staff in an effort to give students focused attention and help them catch up from pandemic-related learning loss.

Deadline Looms for Missouri Schools to get $1.95 Billion in COVID Money

Missouri legislators face a March 24 deadline to release most of the funding before it returns to the federal government.

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Downtown Cape Girardeau on May 6, 2020.

Uncounted: Inaccurate Death Certificates Across the Country Hide the True Toll of COVID-19

Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren’t attributed to COVID-19. Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus.

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A general view of Busch Stadium as fans watch during the third inning of the Cardinals home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 8, 2021 in St Louis.

Science Backs Mask Mandates. But in Missouri and Elsewhere, They’re Politically Toxic

Studies have repeatedly found mandates encourage mask use and slow COVID spread. Politics and lawsuits make them unattractive to policymakers.

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A photo of a doctor, a parent and a child getting a vaccine against a backdrop of light yellow and pink. This illustrates local doctors' urgency to get folks vaccinated during the recent COVID surge.

10 Things KC Doctors Want You to Know About the Recent COVID Surge

On Dec. 17, physicians and hospital leaders united to share their message of urgency in light of the recent COVID surge. Here are 10 takeaways.

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School buses wait Tuesday outside Thomas Hart Benton Elementary School in Columbia to take students home from the first day of classes.

Confusion Around COVID Ruling Swirls as Two Missouri School Districts End Semester Early

As a growing number of Missouri school districts drop COVID mitigation measures under threat from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, at least two closed the doors on their fall semester early due to large numbers of staff and students out sick.

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