Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte counties remove curfews, closing time restrictions for bars, restaurants – KMBC Kansas City

NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN MISSOURI. THE STATE IS MOVING TO THE NEXT TIER OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. THE GOVERNOR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT JUST WITHIN THE PAST HOUR AND KMBC9’S MICHAEL MAHONEY HAS MORE NOW ON WHAT THIS MEANS MICHAEL. WELL KELLY TO BEGIN WITH ANOTHER BIG GROUP MORE THAN A HALF MILLION MORE, MISSOURI AND WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE SHOT. IN ON MARCH THE 15TH. THAT’S A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY TIER THREE INCLUDES MISSOURI’S TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS CHILD CARE WORKERS GROCERY STORE WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK IN TRANSPORTATION PARSONS SAYS THE STATE CAN DO THIS BECAUSE THE SUPPLY OF VACCINE IS INCREASING NOT ONLY THE SUPPLY OF THE TWO VACCINES NOW IN USE THEY ARE NOW EXPECTING ANOTHER THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SINGLE-DOSE VACCINE TO BE APPROVED BY WASHINGTON FRIDAY AND SHIPPED INTO MISSOURI NEXT WEEK. WE EXPECT TO SEE A CONTINUED SLOW BUT STEADY INCREASE IN VACCINE SUPPLY. WE HEARD NEWS THIS WEEK. THAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE INCREASING THEIR PRODUCTION. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO INCREASE OUR ALLOTMENT. NOW PARSONS SAYS THE STATE GOT 120,000 DOSES DIRECTLY FROM WASHINGTON THIS WEEK. HE THINKS THAT WILL INCREASE TO 128,500 NEXT WEEK AS MISSOURI ANNOUNCES. THEY ARE OPENING UP A THIRD TIER OF VACCINATIONS STARTING ON MARCH 15TH, KELLY. THANK YOU. MICHAEL KNOW THE GOVERNOR IS ALSO DENYING THAT RURAL AREAS OF MISSOURI ARE GETTING MORE VACCINE DOSES THAN METRO AREAS LIKE KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT VACCINES IN OUR AREA IN, KANSAS. 171,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED AT THIS POINT. THAT’S ABOUT 5.9% OF THE POPULATION, MISSOURI HAS FULLY VACCINATED 346,000 PEOPLE. THAT’S ABOUT 5.6% OF THE STATE’S. SHOULD ABOUT THE POSITIVITY RATE IN BOTH STATES RIGHT NOW 5% OF COVID-19 TESTS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE IN KANSAS 6.1% OF THE TESTS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE IN MISSOURI, AND FOR BOTH STATES. IT IS THE LOWEST RATE OF POSITIVE TESTS IN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. WE’LL CONTINUE TO TRACK THE PANDEMICS EFFECT ON THE JOB MARKET IN KANSAS FEWER THAN 4,000 PEOPLE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK. THAT’S THE LOWEST NUMBER SINCE AUGUST IN MISSOURI 17,000 PEOPLE FILED LAST WEEK. THAT IS UP 30% FROM THE WEEK BEFORE. BUT IN KANSAS PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS KMBC9’S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER. MATT FLEENER SPOKE WITH A WOMAN WHO’S ON A HUNGER STRIKE IN TOPEKA. I’VE HAD TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. IT’S DAY FOUR OF RENEE. PERRIGO’S HUNGER STRIKE. OKAY ABOUT SITUATION. IT’S AWFUL IT IS THANK YOU WORD IS GETTING OUT ABOUT WHY SHE’S SITTING IN FRONT OF THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. I’M PUTTING IT AT THEIR DOORSTEP BECAUSE I’M SICK OF THEM NOT ACKNOWLEDGING IT. IT IS THE OTHER EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS HER FAMILY HAS NOT RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SHE WANTS TO REPRESET OTHER KITTENS. I WAS GETTING HUNDREDS. MESSAGES STILL NOT GETTING THEIR MONEY A YEAR INTO A PANDEMIC JUST AN AWFUL FEELING TO WATCH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SUFFER. IT’S NO SECRET THE STATE LABOR DEPARTMENT HAS STRUGGLED TO PAY CLAIMS PERICLES STRUGGLE TO GET THROUGH ON JAM PHONE LINES. SO SHE WANTED TO TRY ANOTHER WAY EARLIER THIS WEEK GOVERNOR. LAURA. KELLY WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS HUNGER STRIKE. I CAN’T TALK ABOUT H SECRETARY CAN’T TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR ISSUES GOVERNOR. KELLY LATER SAID PAYMENTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. SHE USED THE WORD CLAIMANT. AND SHE SHE DISREGARDED ME AS A HUMAN BEING BUT PERRIGO SAYS SHE STILL HASN’T SEEN HER MONEY. SHE’S HERE UNTIL SHE DOES BUT I AM WILLING TO SIT HERE. AND SO THE RIGHT PEOPLE LISTEN MATT FLEETER KMBC9 NEWS. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT’S OFFICE IS IN TOPEKA ARE CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC. SO THE ONLY WAY TO GET THROUGH IS BY CALLING AN OVERWHELMED HOTLINE POWER WILL STAY ON IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, EVEN IF CAN’T PAY THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS THE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES SAYS IT WILL NOT DISCONNECT UTILITIES THROUGH MARCH 31ST, BECAUSE OF HARDSHIPS CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED THOUGH TO STAY CURRENT WITH THEIR BILLS TO AVOID GETTING BEHIND AND POSSIBLY CUT OFF WHEN DISCONNECTS RESUME ON APRIL 1ST. JOHNSON COUNTY IS RELAXING SOME OF ITS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THIS AFTERNOON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO REMOVE CURFEWS FOR BARS RESTAURANTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE LICENSED TO SELL ALCOHOL