In 2024, 100% of H-1B petitions filed by Health Care and Social Assistance employers across KC Reporter publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
Alyse Weatherford, a teacher at Meadowbrook Elementary School in Gladstone, Missouri, has been recognized as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for September.
Dr. Jennifer Mellick, a pediatrician in Olathe, is among many physicians awaiting final recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding who will be eligible for the updated COVID-19 vaccine this year.
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 25 months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported following a conviction for an aggravated felony.
There were two companies in a city associated with Clay County that received FDA citations as a result of two inspections conducted in the county over the second quarter of 2025, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs' leadership team, including Chairman & CEO Clark Hunt and President Mark Donovan, visited the Ronald McDonald House in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday morning.