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Lucas, White, Schmitt Spar Over Mask Mandate

Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican who is running for US Senate in 2022 to replace Sen. Roy Blunt who is retiring, is said to be making decisions that are politically driven as he continues to spar with Kansas City and Jackson County leaders on matters that should not have any political...

Kansas City Going Green with Electric Vehicles

The push toward a healthier environment is taking another step forward with City Manager Brian Platt’s announcement that new municipal fleet purchases for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, must all be full battery electric vehicles where available.

15 and the Mahomies Playground Opens Sat.

City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation together with the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation will mark the official opening and celebration of the15 and the Mahomies playground, Saturday, August 28 at 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, located on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard...

FDA Grants Full Approval for Pfizer Vaccine

Msr.com--A major public health milestone was reached on Monday as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has become the first vaccine to be approved by the FDA.

Naming Ceremony Held for ‘Carol Coe Bridge of Opportunity’

KCMO Third District Councilwoman Melissa Robinson, left, presents Ailey Pope, Carol Coe’s daughter, with the sign that displays the name of the bridge at 19th and Vine (located in the Historic 18th & Vine District), which was named in Coe’s honor - “The Carol Coe Bridge of Opportunity.”

-BACK TO SCHOOL-

GETTING FRESH CUTS FOR FRESH STARTS—Joey Thomas, owner of Joey Cuts 180V at 18 th & Vine in Kansas City, Mo. and other volunteers have been providing free haircuts and hairstyles to local school children every year for the past 13 years, and on Aug. 22 nearly 100 students and their parents waited...

Chiefs Defeat 49ers in Preseason Opener

The Kansas City Chiefs played their first football game in six months since their crushing Super Bowl defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Although it was just a preseason game, fans were very intrigued to see the new faces on this Chiefs roster and how they would perform.

HURRICANE DISPLACES, DISRUPTS FAMILIES, BUSINESSES

LACES, DISRUPTS FAMILIES, BUSINESSES--In the hurricane-ravaged Haiti, a mother holds her injured son as hundreds continue to go without food or shelter.     To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. https://publisher.etype.services/Kansas-City-Globe

KCMO Council Votes to Extend Mayor Lucas’ Mask Mandate

The full KCMO Council voted 12-2 today (Thursday) to pass an ordinance introduced by KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas last week and approved by the council’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations committee Wednesday to extend the current mask mandate until September 23, 2021.