9:41 p.m.KANSAS CITY, Mo. — | Theatre in the Park has postponed its indoor production of "Bill More Chill," which was scheduled to open Friday, March 20.
8:04 p.m. | Inmate visitation has been suspended indefinitely at the Platte County Detention Center.
7:55 p.m. | Johnson County announced precautionary measures related to COVID-19, which include:
- The cancellation of all spring break camps;
- Closing all Children's Services programs (Out of School Time, Natureplay Preschool and the Early Childhood Development Center) until further notice;
- Cancellation of Kansas City Corporate Challenge
- The Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center is closed until further notice;
- Large events and gathering of more than 250 people are banned;
- Beginning Monday, all JCPRD facilities are closed until further notice, including Ernie Miller Nature Center, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center and Johnson County Museum, Mill Creek Activity Center, Roeland Park Sports Dome, Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse, Okun Fieldhouse at Mid-America West Sports Complex, New Century Fieldhouse, Roeland Park Community Center, Lanesfield Historic Site, and 50 Plus programs at Matt Ross Community Center.
7:18 p.m. | The Kansas City Broadway Series announced that all performnces of Disney's Aladdin, which were scheduled for April 15-26 at the Kansas City Music Hall, have been postponed.
7:14 p.m. | Lee's Summit Community of Christ becomes the latest church in the Kansas City area to announce a closure related to COVID-19. All activities at the church are canceled until April 1.
7:12 p.m. | All four campuses in the University of Missouri System — University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri Science and Technology in Rolla — will move to online classes only for remainder of the spring 2020 semester.
6:44 p.m. | Johnson County declares a state of emergency.
6:33 p.m. | At the recommendation of the Leavenworth County Health Department, Basehor-Linwood and Tonganoxie School Districts have canceled classes, athletics and all activities through March 22.
6:30 p.m. | Branson-based Silver Dollar City said Friday that it is delaying its season opening until March 28.
6:20 p.m. | Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said early Friday evening that access to the Kansas capitol building will be limited only to people conducting official business. The limitations go into effect on Monday, March 16.
Kelly added that all public events at the statehouse have been postponed.
Members of the public can watch legislative proceedings on5:15 p.m. | In a news conference Friday night, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that
More information about the announcement is available on the are warning residents about possible price gouging related to COVID-19. Under Kansas law, businesses are prohibited from significantly increasing items that may be more in demand due to the virus.