Our older reader’s will remember the nationwide campaign spearheaded by Lady Bird Johnson to “Don’t be a Litter Bug.” Well a similar campaign is what researchers in Wichita State University’s […]
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Kyle Rittenhouse Says He’ll Sue Whoopie Goldberg
Kyle Rittenhouse told Tucker Carlson on Monday night that he is looking into suing co-host of “The View” Whoopi Goldberg as well as online political commentator Cenk Uygur for comments […]
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Missouri Candidates Sign up for Office Without New Districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Uncertain of her district but committed to running for Congress anyway, Sara Walsh was up before dawn Tuesday to claim a spot near the front […]
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Federal Lawsuit Targets Missouri’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Food Assistance Program
Mary Holmes, a 55-year-old St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, says she has struggled to put food on the table for more than a month. Holmes relies […]
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Senate Panel Signs Off on Kansas Income Tax Deduction Increase
Bill also calls for credit for teachers who spend their own money for classroom supplies. Senate Bill 519 increases the standard deduction by 25% in Kansas from $3,500 to $4,375 for […]
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New Voice KC Newsletter Has News, Events, Jobs and More
The newsletter focuses on Kansas City news and explains the issues and why they matter in easy-to-consume bits. Kansas City readers may have been missing Kansas City-related news from our […]
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All 3 Defendants Convicted of Hate Crimes in Arbery Killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting […]
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History of Black Officers in the Kansas City Police Department
The Kansas City Police Department came into existence in 1874 and employed its first two Black officers the same year. The first Black KCPD police officers were William Davis and […]
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Wichita Collaborative To Deliver Goal Setting Vision Organizing Workshop
A trio of Wichita entrepreneurs has announced their first in a series of goal-setting and personal development events for 2022. 6:00 p.m., tomorrow, 2-22-2022, The “ Turn Your Vision Into […]
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Missouri Takes Months to Process Medicaid Applications — Longer Than Law Allows
Aneka French applied for Medicaid in October, not long after Missouri became the 38th state to expand eligibility for the program. But her application sat for months in a backlog […]