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David White, KCUR 89.3/Images Courtesy of the Kansas City Public Library and Bek Shackelford-NwangangaAs Kansas City’s first Black-owned housing co-op, Parade Park helped residents pursue the American Dream of owning a home and building a community. But after 60 years, it’s uncertain if it can survive foreclosure and redevelopment. -
David White, KCUR 89.3/Images Courtesy Of Parker Smith and Kati RayThis isn't the first time Missouri has banned abortions. Residents may have heard ghoulish tales of “Doc Annie” Smith, a physician who looms large in Missouri’s mythology for performing illegal abortions in the early 1900s. Today, the truth about her work has largely disappeared.
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The Democratic lawmaker visited the Olathe home of Jerry Land, whose lead service line was recently replaced by the city. -
Stephanie Grisham, who served as White House Press Secretary under President Trump, says she regularly saw the president "rip up documents" and encourage a careless approach to record retention. But she worries that backlash to the FBI search could hand Trump a second term.
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Jury nullification is allowed, but few know about this legal process because courts don’t tell juries they have this power.
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Research shows that students who are worried about having a safe place to stay ihave lower grade point averages than their peers and higher rates of anxiety and depression. But housing options are rare at urban community colleges — and not offered at other systems in the Kansas City area.
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As students prepare to head back to class, some schools are looking at new ways to keep them safe.
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A professor who studies rural schools in Missouri says the teacher shortage is now a crisis, and condensed schedules reflect that.
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As Kansas City’s first Black-owned housing co-op, Parade Park helped residents pursue the American Dream of owning a home and building a community. But after 60 years, it’s uncertain if it can survive foreclosure and redevelopment.
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A federal climate bill aims to press carmakers to assemble cars in North America and to source or recycle certain components here. Panasonic Energy plans to build a $4 billion electric vehicle power plant on the edge of the Kansas City area.
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The schedule change is designed to boost recruiting and keeping staff as schools across the country struggle with teacher shortages.
