The number of Missouri deaths from COVID-19 reported since Jan. 1 has exceeded the number reported during 2020. As of Dec. 31, 2020, the Department of Health and Senior Services […]
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First-Look at the New Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park
The team behind the redesign of Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park has released conceptual plans for the new park this week. The park will serve as an entryway to […]
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Wichita Author Sontia Levy-Mason Aims to Diversify Children’s Literature
Children’s books are a vital instrument in developing young minds, and books, like mirrors, reflect our own experiences back at us; thus, reading is a form of self-affirmation. Sontia Levy-Mason, […]
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KC Fashion King Introduces Custom, One-of-a-Kind Hat Business
Fashion has always been a huge part of William Haskell’s life. From growing up seeing his father always wearing dress pants – even while mowing grass — to starting his […]
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Amid the Pandemic, Missouri Standardized Test Scores Declined Across Grades, Subjects
Preliminary results from Missouri statewide assessment tests administered last spring amid the pandemic show scores declined across nearly all grade levels and subjects tested, with the greatest drop in mathematics. […]
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New Documentary to Spread Lupus Awareness and Education
Keisha Jordan has always been creative. She started out drawing at a young age and later broke into an art advertising career, working with big brands like Coca Cola and […]
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Missouri Republicans Vow to Push Again for Voter ID Law
With several months to go before state lawmakers return for the 2022 legislative session, Republicans are promising to once again push to require photo identification to vote. Committees in the […]
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Pastor Robert Johnson Chooses Advocacy Over Activism
Rev. Robert Johnson, the senior pastor at Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Wichita, grew up in Mississippi, listening to and being inspired by great activists and leaders of the […]
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New KC Emergency Rental Assistance Center Opens This Week
More help is on the way for tenants struggling to apply for rental assistance. The Kansas City Emergency Rental Assistance Center (KCERAC) is opening at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 to […]
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Ex-cops Accused of Violating Floyd’s Rights Face Arraignment
Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday at a hearing that could also address some pretrial […]