Mike Sherry
Contributor and Former Senior Reporter
Stories by Mike Sherry
Age of Cornonavirus: Nearly Half of US Child Care Centers Say They May Not Survive Pandemic
Nearly half of U.S. child care centers say they may not survive the financial losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Age of Coronavirus: Kansas City Confronts Hospital Bed Crunch
Kansas City-area hospitals could face a hospital bed crunch if the worst-case scenario occurs during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘High’ Time To Get Missouri Medical Marijuana Off The Ground
Missouri's nascent medical marijuana industry is battling delays in getting growers, manufacturers and retailers up and running.
State Of Emergency: Kansas City Goes Into Overdrive To Fix Potholes
Kansas City is responding to mounting complaints about potholes on city streets.
City Hall Declines To Provide Immediate Aid To reStart
A Kansas City Council committee on Wednesday declined to consider an emergency cash infusion for a struggling downtown homeless shelter.
Downtown Homeless Shelter On Brink of Closure
reStart's 90-bed downtown homeless facility is on the brink of closure unless it gets a last-minute financial bailout.
The People Have Spoken on Honoring MLK in KC…
It can be easy to miss as you motor along Swope Parkway near Bruce R. Watkins Drive on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri. Yet this broad swath of open space, wedged between the parkway and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, is a public park named for the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King…
Maddening Process For Rejected Reefer Applicants
Hundreds of medical marijuana applicants throughout the state appealing application denials issued through the Missouri Department Health and Senior Services.
Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans
Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the '20s.
Climate Impact Index Turns Up Heat on Kansas City
Kansas City ranks as one of the worst cities in the country in a new transportation climate impact index.