Anna Spoerre
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Missouri Independent
Supporters say the proposed ban protects women facing medical emergencies and survivors of sexual assault. Critics question whether those protections would work in practice.
Haines Eason
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Startland News
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Carlos Moreno
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Kansas News Service
@kcur893 A 9-year-old Kansas City girl named Hazen Workman-Duffy was killed by a car last year while riding her bike to school. Her death led to cries from Kansas City parents and advocates for more pedestrian safety measures on roads — and for a culture change among drivers. A year later, how much has the city actually done? KCUR’s Jodi Fortino reports on Kansas City’s latest efforts to eliminate traffic fatalities, and how local families are taking their kids’ safety into their own hands. 🎙️Hosted by Jodi Fortino 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #traffic #safety ♬ original sound KCUR - Kansas City
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Whether you’re getting in the Halloween mood or pursuing a deeper connection with the supernatural, Kansas City is home to its own raft of magicians and occult practitioners to watch and learn from. -
More than a dozen Historic Northeast neighbors and community members took Mayor Quinton Lucas on a walk along the length of Independence Avenue to highlight the area’s best qualities — and point out the problems in need of city solutions. -
The burden of medical debt came into focus after a New York Times report on Kansas U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall's billing practices as an OB-GYN. The nonpartisan civic engagement group Somos Votantes stepped in and bought up $42 million of Kansans' medical debt. -
Officials are pursuing the change after learning that the city’s public safety sales tax would not cover an all-new jail and other key projects as planned. -
In the Nov. 3 election, Missouri voters will decide whether 15 judges, including a supreme court justice and appellate court justice, will keep their seats. Here's what to know about the retention process and the judges up for a vote around Kansas City. -
Nationwide, the report found PFAS at 83% of 1,602 testing locations across 40 states and the District of Columbia. -
The Trump administration is narrowing longstanding interpretations of what it means to harm plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation experts say the change will pose greater challenges for already-vulnerable populations, and several groups have sued the administration. -
The vice president will come to Kansas to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in his tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. President Trump rallied for Marshall earlier this week. -
MoDOT announced the locations of the higher speed limits after studying the interstates that run through Missouri.
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