KCUR 89.3 Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced on Monday that face masks will still be required at most indoor gatherings, but capacity and social distancing requirements will be dropped.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said the city is approaching a time when there will be no coronavirus-related health orders.
Kansas City is easing coronavirus-related restrictions again as vaccination rates increase, but face masks will still be required at most indoor gatherings.
Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Monday that business and indoor gatherings will no longer be subject to any capacity restrictions or social distancing requirements. But people over the age of 5 will still be required to wear a mask indoors when within six feet of another person.
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Will criminal charges be filed this week against Britt Reid? He’s the former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach involved in a crash that left a 5 year-old girl in a coma.
That was over two months ago.
Now the Kansas City Police Department says it has completed its investigation and handed the case to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
An early police report claimed Reid confessed to having “two or three drinks” before leaving the Arrowhead Stadium complex and was taking the prescription drug Adderall.
By The Examiner staff
Independence residents have a chance to get rid of unneeded materials in the garage and elsewhere Saturday, as the city will host its annual household hazardous waste disposal event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the edge of the Square.
The free event, in the county/city parking lot bounded by Liberty, Osage and Walnut and Kansas, is open to Independence residents only. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or recent utility bill, will be required.
All types of residential household hazardous waste will be accepted. That includes: paint and paint products, automotive oil and fluids, automotive and household batteries, household cleaners and solvents, outdated medicines, poisons, herbicides and pesticides, kerosene, gasoline and fluorescent light bulbs.
CDC vaccination data shows Johnson County leading Kansas City metro After some logistical hiccups at the start of its vaccine rollout, Johnson County has now fully vaccinated nearly 20% of its population, according to newly published data form the CDC. That s the highest vaccination rate of any Kansas City area county. File photo.
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Johnson County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate is the highest among counties in the greater Kansas City region, according to newly published CDC data.
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