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Kansas News Service
When it launched in 2016, KC Cattle Company made it a priority to hire veterans like founder Patrick Montgomery. With a retail store in Parkville and a ranch in Weston, they were put on the map with an all-beef wagyu hot dog named the best in the nation by Food & Wine.
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Kansas Reflector
Sherman Smith
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Kansas Reflector
A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City, from KCUR Studios, is out now wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Eric Schmid/St. Louis Public RadioFor the first time this fall semester, students at Truman State University can declare a new major: cannabis and natural medicinals. -
Blaise Mesa/Kansas News ServiceThe program will provide landlords with a bonus and access to a damage claim fund when they take on a tenant using federal housing assistance. The bonus is a one-time amount equivalent to two months' rent.
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