Author: Heather Hollingsworth
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Girl Scouts were told to stop bracelet-making fundraiser for kids in Gaza. Now they can’t keep up
A Missouri Girl Scout troop that made bracelets to raise funds for children in Gaza was ordered to stop and threatened with legal action by regional scout leaders
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Court worker serving an eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say
Authorities say a court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday after the court process server tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Missouri
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An ecstatic Super Bowl rally, upended by the terror of a mass shooting. How is Kansas City faring?
Kansas City was at its highest moment of community pride, celebrating a Super Bowl win, when it experienced one of 21st-century American culture’s most traumatic events — a public mass shooting
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An arrest has been made in the theft of a Jackie Robinson statue later found dismantled and burned
Police say a 45-year-old man has been arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled and burned in Kansas
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Chiefs fans are hoping for a Taylor Swift appearance at victory parade. But her schedule is tight
Kansas City will be turning red on Valentine’s Day as the Chiefs celebrate their come-from-behind overtime Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers with a parade
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Ignitable cakes, sweatshirts and more. Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift gear flies off store shelves
Merchandise commemorating the romance of pop superstar Taylor Swift and her star Chiefs tight end boyfriend Travis Kelce is flying off the shelves
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Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
WASHINGTON • Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. Months of spot shortages at pharmacies and supermarkets have been exacerbated by the recall at Abbott, which was forced to shutter its largest U.S. formula manufacturing plant…
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U.S. is still battling delta variant
WASHINGTON • While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in the Midwest and New England. “Omicron is a spark that’s on the horizon. Delta variant is the fire that’s here…
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U.S. COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
WASHINGTON • COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying largely on a distinct group: 71 million unvaccinated Americans. The increasingly lethal turn has filled hospitals, complicated the start of the school year,…
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Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
MISSION, Kan. • The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators, even as there are signs of hope that the spread of the virus is slowing down in pockets of the U.S. In Tulsa, Okla., a hospital recently called 911 after coming within just a few hours of running…