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September 7, 2021 | Posted in Safety & Security
Firefighter outside Kauffman Stadium

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, forever changed how communities prepare for and work to prevent intentional terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

September 3, 2021 | Posted in Economy & Housing
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The monthly Workforce Indicators newsletter delivers current information on seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment and hiring trends by industry for the Kansas City region.

August 25, 2021 | Posted in Aging
Fruits and vegetables on a grocery store display

New funding will support program expansion to reach more SNAP recipients.

August 18, 2021 | Posted in Transportation
Screenshot from the Advanced Air Mobility virtual meeting

Kansas City is known as the Paris of the Plains, but one day that could change to Paris of the Planes. 

August 4, 2021 | Posted in Safety & Security
Prescription medication
Properly disposing of medications protects your household and avoids disastrous cumulative effects on your local environment.
August 2, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Wildfire with lots of heavy smoke

Smoke from wildfires in Canada swept into the Kansas City region over the weekend. The MARC Air Quality Program encourages residents across the region to limit outdoor activity on Monday, Aug. 2.

July 28, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for July 29. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

July 27, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for July 29. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

July 17, 2021 | Posted in Environment
Car at an emission clinic

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for June 18. This alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected tomorrow in the Kansas City region.

July 16, 2021 | Posted in Health
Regional public health map and health department logo

In consultation with area hospitals’ Chief Medical Officers, the region’s public health departments are issuing a Public Health Advisory in response to rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the Kansas City metro related to the emergence of the delta variant.