The special session featured a number of unprecedented actions that would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, when President Trump demanded that Republican leaders redraw the state's congressional lines.
Dive deeper: Missouri redistricting
- Missouri GOP senator defied party leaders on redistricting. They removed him as committee chair
- ACLU sues Missouri over gerrymandered map that splits apart Kansas City
- Missouri voters may get final say on gerrymandered map and constitution changes
- Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan to help the GOP in the midterms
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- Políticas migratorias afectaron escuelas del medio oeste previo a las redadas de restaurantes
- Antes de que la Copa Mundial llegara a Kansas City, los primeros en traer el fútbol fueron estos inmigrantes
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With more than 6,000 open food service job listings and no coordinated plan to address staffing, Kansas City restaurant leaders worry they won’t be ready for the massive influx of World Cup visitors in 2026.
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Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures.
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At Ding Dong Dogs just west of UMKC, you can get The Roo-Up Dog, a jumbo dog topped with pulled pork, pickled red onion, sport peppers and barbecue mustard. Or bite into The Big Salvy, the same jumbo wiener smothered with caramelized onion, giardiniera, tots and mustard.
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Missouri is one of eight states in the country where a human has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection spread by bugs. Scientists are now calling on health authorities to declare the disease endemic in the United States.
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According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, August droughts will likely have an effect on when leaves change and drop.
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Dale Carter said the Chiefs wanted him to make announcing adjustments that crossed a "red line" for him. He'll continue to host radio broadcasts and call high school football games.
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Taste of Brazil Express, a quick-serve kiosk with a limited menu, plans a late September opening in the food court of Oak Park Mall. It will serve fan-favorite snacks like coxinhas, acai bowls and cheese bread.
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Staff at Missouri's Public Service Commission said that regulators should reject a new proposal from Ameren, which they say would raise rates on customers while enriching Ameren shareholders.
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Autumn in Kansas City feels like a celebration every day, with festivals and fall events, corn mazes and pumpkin patches, art shows and much more. Here's our guide to the best things to do this season.
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