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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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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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Missouri’s Medicaid program is now operating under a CMS-approved mitigation plan, which seeks to curb wait times that reached 115 days in late June — more than double what federal laws allow. -
If passed in November's election, the petition would legalize recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. The recreational system would include caps on licenses and give precedence to existing licensees, who would be permitted to serve both medical and non-medical purchasers.
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NexGen Mining Inc. plans to mine silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County despite blowback from residents concerned about how the mine might affect native wildlife or residents who get their drinking water from wells.
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The approval comes just under two weeks after historic flash flooding hit the St. Louis area, damaging more than 750 homes and over 130 businesses.
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For generations, scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric ocean life have flocked to a place that’s about as far from the ocean as you can get — dry, dusty western Kansas. What they’re finding could teach us both about life in the ancient world and about the future of life in a changing climate.
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Troops seeking abortion in states where it's illegal face career risks: 'They're absolutely trapped'More than 100 military installations are in states where abortion is now banned, including Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood Army Base in Missouri.
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Jennifer Gilmore sued the Olathe School Board and various individuals in January, claiming they violated her First Amendment free-speech rights and the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
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While oppressive heat swept through the metro over the weekend, there were fewer places for people to cool off. The city closed four pools on July 31.
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Kansas City area students are heading back to school this month. Meanwhile, school districts are pushing to hire enough staff amid a national teacher shortage.
