COVID-19
Nick’s Picks | Everything You Need to Know This Thanksgiving Week
Nick Haines provides an overview of new COVID-19 restrictions and how they will affect Thanksgiving in Kansas City.
CDC Confirms Kansas Mask Mandates Helped Reduce COVID-19 Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published new research that reaffirms mask mandates helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas’ largest counties.
Calling students, teachers and parents: What questions do you have about the future of education?
Teachers, parents and students, send us your education questions. Our engagement team will report on the stories that matter to you.
Nick’s Picks | 10 Things You Really Need to Know in KC This Week
Local responses to the latest surge in COVID-19 cases are expected to dominate this week’s news in Kansas City.
‘Just Not Enough People’: Health Care Workers Face Fatigue as COVID-19 Surges
As cases and hospitalizations hit all-time highs, both in Missouri and across the country, hospitals, officials and healthcare workers themselves are warning that staffing is stretched thin.
Nick’s Picks | Navigating Election Day, And Days to Come
“Kansas City Week in Review” host Nick Haines previews Election Day, and the days to come.
Missourians Fight to Keep Homes as End of Eviction Moratorium Looms
Housing advocates are bracing for a spike in evictions as federal moratoriums sunset at the end of the year.
Families Scramble to Keep the Lights On As Utility Bills Pile Up
Thousands of people around the Kansas City region who have lost jobs due to the pandemic are seeking help with their utility bills.
Nick’s Picks | Pandemic, Politics, Police and Pot
This week features a surge in COVID-19 cases, the last presidential debate, protests over police violence and medical marijuana sales in Missouri.
Attending a Chiefs Game During Pandemic Feels Surprisingly Safe
Flatland’s Clarence Dennis went to Monday night’s game between the Chiefs and Patriots at Arrowhead Stadium.