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Court fees and traffic fines cost thousands of Kansans their licenses every year. A new law gives drivers some latitude
New reforms to Kansas’ suspended license rules went into effect at the start of 2025. Here’s what it means for drivers ...
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Ivanhoe farmers market was 'part of the solution' for food insecurity. Then Trump canceled its grant
The Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council in Kansas City recently learned its three-year, $165,000 grant from the USDA to expand its ...
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Southwest Kansans anxious as anti-immigrant rhetoric and talk of deportations swirl
Anxiety has spread through southwest Kansas after policy promises of mass deportations from the Trump administration. That ...
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Missourians with developmental disabilities are dying and 'treated less than human' in state system
From 2017 through 2023, roughly 2,680 people with developmental disabilities died under the care of the state of Missouri — ...
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Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're vulnerable to funding cuts
Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises ...
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Planned Parenthood still waiting on Missouri health department to resume abortions in St. Louis
Officials at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers are awaiting approval of what’s known as a complication plan before offering ...
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Jackson and Clay County lawmakers jostling to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri
Elected officials from Jackson County will travel to the state Capitol this week to meet with legislative leaders and Gov.
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Sports betting in Missouri delayed by months — you likely won't be able to gamble until fall
Months after Missouri voters approved a ballot amendment authorizing sports betting, you still can't place a wager in the ...
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If Trump's layoffs hit the Kansas City FBI office, job cuts are 'only going to make us less safe'
President Trump’s pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, has been confirmed — prompting fears of possible layoffs in the bureau.
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Days after losing her federal job, a Prairie Village woman still wants to give a helping hand
After 10 months of providing behavioral health support, Maria Loconsolo was ready to commit 20 years at her federal job with ...
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To prevent wildfires in the Great Plains and Midwest, more landowners are burning their land
Wildfires have become more frequent, burning bigger areas during longer seasons thanks to conditions exacerbated by climate ...
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Why federal cuts worry Midwest farmers fighting bird flu
Federal agencies have mandated and facilitated testing for the H5N1 virus to try to protect birds, cows and humans; ...