The Kansas City Beacon analyzed national datasets of COVID-19 metrics to create our COVID data dashboard for the Kansas City area.
Madison Hopkins
Madison Hopkins is the previous health care accountability reporter for The Beacon.
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Here’s how Kansas City spent $32 million in CARES Act money
In the first installment of a new series exploring how CARES Act funds flowed through the Kansas City area, The Beacon takes a look at relief money in Kansas City, Missouri.
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COVID Help Desk: Your questions answered
Do you have a question about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Kansas City area? The Beacon is here to help. We use our reporting resources to cut through the confusion and find clear, verifiable answers for our community. We’ll publish some responses and respond directly to others. To share a COVID question […]
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COVID in 2021: A look back at data visualizations showing Kansas City trends in year two of the pandemic
As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back on local COVID data and trends, which offer an interesting glimpse into the questions and topics that shaped our view of the second full year of the pandemic. We updated some of our most telling graphics of the year to see what’s changed, what hasn’t and what data we’ll be watching in the future.
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KCMO COVID-19 metrics are trending up. These indicators might signal future Kansas City mask mandates.
In general, many of the local COVID-19 metrics are as bad today as they were when the last mask mandate was enacted and are significantly worse off than when it expired last month.
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As debate over sheltered workshops heats up, Missouri doubles down on paying people with disabilities less
A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the state at the forefront of a national debate over disability rights in the workplace.