Kansas City COVID-19 Friday Night Catchup

Here's some of the most worthwhile local coronavirus news links we wanted to share at the end of the day . . .

Prez Trump Signs EPIC Check

Trump signs $2T coronavirus relief package

President Trump Donald John Trump Defense industrial base workers belong at home during this public health crisis Maduro pushes back on DOJ charges, calls Trump 'racist cowboy' House leaders hope to vote Friday on coronavirus stimulus MORE on Friday signed a $2 trillion economic relief package aimed at helping American workers and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Local Hotel Industry Hurting

Nearly 300 employees laid off as COVID-19 temporarily closes 2 local hotels

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Two local hotels have decided to close indefinitely and now 289 employees are finding themselves without work. The two hotels use slightly different verbiage in their press releases about the layoffs, which were discovered today, but neither has a set date for when they will reopen despite hoping to be able to do so.

Internets Scammers Target Local Shoppers

Price gouging complaints increase in Kansas, Missouri

Missouri and Kansas are receiving a lot of complaints about price gouging connected to the coronavirus crisis.While some store shelves are empty, most of the price gouging is happening on what they call the online secondary market, where users come on, and they've bought a bunch of items and they're trying to sell them at an increased price.

JoCo Science Debuts

Pathology group in Lenexa able to do same-day testing for COVID-19

LENEXA, KS (KCTV) -- As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the region, doctors have expressed their concern about the lack of testing kits. One group in Lenexa, MAWD Pathology, has decided to do their part to address that issue. On any given day, they are busy.

Faith Community Suffering

Churches see drop in donations during COVID-19 pandemic

Churches are shifting to virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that means a drop in donations. KMBC 9 found out how a church in the Northland has been impacted and how the pastor there is keeping members connected.Empty pews are a difficult sight for Father Joe Cisetti.

Foodies Respond To Crisis

COVID-19 Is Seriously Impacting the Food Scene - Here's How Feast Is Covering It

Last week, as I sat down to write my monthly publisher's letter for the April issue of Feast, St. Louis restaurants and bars were scheduled to close for dine-in business by midnight. In my two decades of covering the culinary scene, I never thought something like that could happen.

Counting Kansas City Money

Calculate how much you'll get from the coronavirus stimulus checks

(AP/CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday approved the historic $2 trillion stimulus package that passed the Senate earlier this week, overcoming last-minute drama by using an unusual procedural move to thwart a demand by a conservative Republican to force members to vote in person.

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