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Students in Felicia Bowles' third grade class at Pitcher Elementary work on an assignment on March 6, 2020, the week before schools closed due to the pandemic. Even when teachers are vaccinated, students will be expected to wear masks and practice social distancing because there's no vaccine for kids yet. Elle Moxley / KCUR 89.3 A day after state education officials expressed frustration with the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines for teachers, Kansas City Public Schools announced most employees will be able to get vaccinated next month. KCPS is partnering with Truman Medical Centers ...

KC company threatened to leave Missouri without more incentives. Now it's staying put Kevin Hardy and Allison Kite, The Kansas City Star Dec. 19—A Kansas City firm that threatened to leave Missouri in an unsuccessful attempt at raking in more taxpayer incentives will now stay put for well over a decade. Over the summer, BlueScope Construction sought $14 million in state and local incentives to stay at its West Bottoms facility. It said it had received an offer worth some $20 million to hop the state line and move to Kansas. That request was met with skepticism and outrage �...