The Kansas City Star daily briefing — Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021, including Kansas City area hospitals are so full, they’re asking people not to go to the emergency room unless they have a true emergency, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City’s new mask mandate, President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to enact a partial moratorium on evictions following a five-day protest outside the U.S. Capitol led by Missouri Rep. Cori Bush and a vehicle fleeing from shooting suspects crashed Tuesday in Kansas City, sending four people to hospitals.