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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health, based on information provided by Excelsior Springs Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions program.

RICHMOND – Possibly high on methamphetamine and alleging Mexicans and fake police planned to kill her, Natalia Amberelle Mays, 32, reportedly peeped into one house and ran inside two other occupied houses about 9:10 p.m. Sunday.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, chairman, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, reports Missouri will receive another $135 million through the Department of Health and Human Services to expand coronavirus testing capabilities.

WASHINGTON – New coronavirus deaths and cases continue across the nation and state.

RICHMOND – The court system has not shut down, but operations are limited and different due to safety precautions forced by COVID-19, 8th Circuit Presiding Judge Kevin L. Walden said.

According to the Ray County Sheriff’s Department, as of March 30, 2020, there were 52 inmates in custody, including 49 from Ray County and 03 from other agencies.

Police Chief Chad Burnine of the Richmond Police Department reported the following incidents handled recently by the department.

RICHMOND – The weekly Richmond Farmers Market opened for business with one vendor, Ray Todd, offering goods for sale Saturday.

KANSAS CITY – Across the Kansas City region, cities and counties are relaxing stay-home orders.