Matt Kile
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KHN
Noble Health, a three-year-old private equity-backed startup, acquired Audrain and nearby Callaway Community Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Facing staggering debt, lawsuits and two federal investigations, it sold the hospitals to a Texas-based Platinum Health Systems. This month, Platinum Health told hospital workers they no longer had jobs.
Tim Bommel
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Missouri House Communications
Savannah Hawley
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KCUR 89.3
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Savannah Hawley/KCUR 89.3Kansas City has a reputation for being car dependent and unsafe for pedestrians. The city might have a long way to go before it becomes a truly walkable city, but people are working toward that change. -
FreepikA project at Yale University has developed a nasal delivery method that could go beyond use for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Scientists say atrazine maker Syngenta has long muddied the public's understanding of risks related to its product in an effort to delay stricter regulations -
The prison system announced the change after the Kansas News Service pointed out possible issues.
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Central United Methodist Church will become a satellite for the Leawood-based Church of the Resurrection. Its history says much about Kansas City's, and it's own, past ties to slavery.
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The first few weeks of legal sports betting saw high interest from people in Kansas but decades ago, placing a bet involved a whole network of shady characters.
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After weeks of requiring people to submit online eligibility forms to receive the monkeypox vaccine, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is now letting clinics determine eligibility for the shots. LGBTQ advocates fear the online form, which asks questions about sexual behavior, discourages some people from seeking the vaccine.
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With the official start of fall, pleasant weather will likely continue through October, offering ample opportunities for hiking and outdoor adventures across the Kansas City region.
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A slate of conservative women seeking office pitched campaign messages to Johnson County voters Friday. Johnson County sheriff Calvin Hayden and Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach, who were expected to speak, did not appear.
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A new initiative pairs an artist with conservation efforts to remove the invasive species of bush honeysuckle in Johnson County’s parks.
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The visits from law enforcement didn’t result in any actions, but they highlight the potential stakes of Missouri’s new law criminalizing certain books in schools.
