COVID-19
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DHSS to offer FREE Covid testing sites in the coming days.
Due to the increase in demand for COVID-19 testing, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and partners are…
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Staff absences plague schools, health care amid COVID surge
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – Employee absences fueled by a surge in COVID-19 cases are straining Kansas hospitals, schools and emergency…
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Kansas hospital runs out of ventilators as virus cases soar
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) – A hospital in eastern Kansas ran out of ventilators Friday as the state continued to report…
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Communities for Immunity, Quapaw Nation, fighting pandemic
Communities for Immunity is an initiative supporting the work of museums and libraries in engaging their communities for COVID-19 vaccine…
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Missouri agencies unite to combat human trafficking
JEFFERSON CITY – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of…
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Kansas court ruling keeps law allowing COVID lawsuits alive
(AP) — People still can sue Kansas counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain a quick trial-court…
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Kansas Governor issues 15-day disaster declaration to aid hospital capacity
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a State of Disaster Emergency to alleviate healthcare staffing shortages and facilities’ constraints caused…
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Missouri’s 2022 legislative session has begun
(AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has kicked off the 2022 annual session Wednesday amid a coronavirus surge and during an…
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Missouri temporarily pauses at-home COVID-19 testing orders amid increased demand
Due to a significant increase in demand, there is currently a temporary pause on at-home testing kit orders to update system…
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Blunt presses Biden Admin for answers on COVID-19 testing shortage
Today, Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt appeared on Fox News with Martha MacCallum to discuss the ongoing shortage of COVID-19…
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