Passengers can drop their masks on U.S. planes after the Senate passed a resolution to repeal a mask. It also covers other public transport. The White House immediately said they would veto ...
Read More »Enrollment up in area religious schools where masks are optional
Enrollment is increasing in several Kansas City-area schools without mask mandates. “Our enrollment is up again, which is obviously a huge blessing,” Janet Fogh, head of Maranatha Christian Academy in Shawnee, told ...
Read More »Kansas City sued by state to halt new mask mandate
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit challenging mask mandate in Kansas City. He filed the suit in Jackson County, arguing the mandate is “unreasonable, unconstitutional and arbitrary and capricious” ...
Read More »Alaska state rep. banned from airline over mask rules
An Alaska State Rep. has been banned from an airline over mask rules. Sen. Lora Reinbold says she was not informed personally of the ban by Alaska Airlines but read about it ...
Read More »Planning a vacation? Here’s the states that still have mask mandates
If you’re planning a summer vacation you are probably wondering which states have mask mandates. More and more states are dropping the regulations as Covid rates decline and pushback from the public ...
Read More »Kansas votes to end mask mandate imposed by Gov. Kelly
Lawmakers in Kansas have voted to end a short-lived statewide coronavirus mask mandate extension put in place by Gov. Laura Kelly. She extended the order last week but a new law allows ...
Read More »Shawnee County to lift health orders on Monday; mask mandate remains
Starting Monday, March 22, COVID-19 Health Orders in Shawnee County will become just recommendations. Shawnee County Commissioners made the move on a 2-1 vote Thursday, with commission chair Kevin Cook voting against ...
Read More »Pastor, alone in church, issued ticket for not wearing mask
Is it against the law to walk through an empty church without a mask? It is in Maryland after a church was cited when the pastor — who was alone in the ...
Read More »Lee’s Summit gym owner defies Jackson County mask restrictions
Ryan Waters, owner of the Shredd KC gym in Lee’s Summit, doesn’t think much of the mask requirements in Jackson County. In a recent Instagram post, he said he doesn’t require masks ...
Read More »KSBE rejects Gov. Kelly’s school reopening plan
Kansas’ elementary, middle and high schools will be able to reopen for in-person instruction in August, despite Gov. Laura Kelly’s school reopening plan to delay the 2020-21 school year until after Labor ...
Read More »Shawnee County tweaks face mask order
Shawnee County commissioners voted 2-1 July 6 to make face masks mandatory indoors and outdoors when people can’t practice social distancing. The order went into effect July 9. Since then it has ...
Read More »Woman removes mask, coughs on baby, in social distancing attack
Social distancing attacks have been taken to a whole new level after a woman assaulted a baby in a restaurant. Police have identified a woman, who purposely coughed on a baby, as ...
Read More »Shawnee County continues reopening with relaxed mask rules, Spirit of Kansas fireworks show
Shawnee County Parks + Recreation, which opened community centers, Gage Park mini-train and carousel on June 1, will now open pools and aquatic centers as of June 22. SCP+R has three major ...
Read More »Shawnee County Phase 3 Reopening; here’s what that means
The Shawnee County Covid-19 Response Team and the Shawnee County Health Officer have moved the county into Shawnee County Phase 3 Reopening as of Monday, June 8. Under Shawnee County Phase 3, ...
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