Wednesday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

POLICE.SAY THE SHOOTER LEFT IN A CARNOW TO THE PANDEMIC WHEREDOUGLAS COUYNT COMMISSIONERS AREDECIDING TO ALLOW THE COUNTY’SMASK MANDATE TO RUN OUT.THEY RECOMMEND PEOPLE NOTVACCINATED TO CONTINUE WEARING AMASK LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTILL REQUIRES STUDENTS TO WEARA MKAS IN CLASS NOW TONIGHT’SDECISION LEAVES.WYANDOTTE COUNTY CASEY K IS THEONLY LOCAL AREA WITH A MASKMANDATE UNIFIED GOVERNMENTCOMMISSIONERS.WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHAT’S NEXTTOMORROW.HE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITYOF LIFTING THAT MANDATE.STLA WEEK, BUT PUSH THECONVERSATIONO TTOMORROW HEREARE THE LATEST COVID-19 CASENUMBERS, MISSOURI REPORTS 372FEWER CASES IN ITS SEVEN-DAYROLLING AVERAGE COMPARED TO LASTWEEK.KANSAS NUMBERS ARE ALSO DOWN 446FEWER CASES COMPADRE TO ONE WEEKAGO THE KANSAS POSITIVYIT RATEIS NOW AT 2.7% OF COVID-19TESTS.AND MISSOURI POSITIVITY RATE IS3.3 PERCENT PRESIDENT.BIDENS I CALLING ON USINTELLIGENCE AGENCIES TOREDOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS INFINDING THE ORIGINS OFHE T 19PANDEMIC THERE IS GROWINGPRESSURE FOR CHINA TOE B MOREOPEN ABOUT THE OUTBREAK BIDENSAYS THERES I INSUFFICIENTEVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE WHETHER THEVIRUS STARTED FROM HUMAN CONTACTWITH AN INFECTED ANIMAL OR FROMA LABORATORY ACCIDENT KANSASCITY RESTAURANTS ARE STILLFINDING IT A CHALLENGE TOET GENOUGH EMPLOYEES TO WORK BLUEKOI RESTAURANT POSTED ONFACEBOOK THAT ITS I CLOSING.IT’S MIDTOWN LOCATION BECAUSE OFTHE SHOAGRTE OWNERS WILL KPEETHEIR LEAWOOD LOCATION OPEN THEGREATER KANSAS CI RTYESTAURANTASSOCIATION IS TRYING TORESTAURANTS ATTRACT TALENT WE’REDOING THE BEST THAT WEAN C TOGIVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WECAN FROM A NATIONAL FROM A STATEAND FROM A LOCAL LEVEL.BENEFITS INSURANCE PNSLA ALLTHESE DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGHOUR RESTAURTAN ASSOCIATION TOPTRY TO ENTEIC AND TO HELP OURRESTAURANTS IN OUR CONSTITUENTSGET GDOO QUALITY PEOPLE BACKTHROUGH THEIR DOORS SO THEY CANBE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN.MISSOU GRIOVERNOR, MIKE PARSONSIS ENDING THE FEDERALUNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, JEUN 12THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HOPESTHAT MIGHT ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLETO START LOOKING FOR WORK.THERE IS STILL TIME FOR YOU TOSIGN UP TO SEE THE FIRST LADYAND GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE DR.JOE BIDEN WILL BE IN KANSAS CITYTOMORROW.SHE’LL VISIT A VACCINATIONCLINIC ON THECC M PENN VALLEYCAMPUS ON SOU