Jill Hummels
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Kansas Reflector
Records from Marshall's first U.S. Senate run appear to show the Kansas senator and his top aide repeatedly using congressional staff and government resources in ways that experts say likely crossed the line between official business and campaigning.
Jonathan Ahl
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St. Louis Public Raido
@kcur893 Could Kansas elect its first Democratic senator in nearly 100 years? It’s a complicated question. The race between Kansas’ Republican incumbent senator Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton has been in the national spotlight recently. A lot of that attention is from how close it could end up being, despite Kansas’ long history of electing Republican senators. KCUR’s Grace Hills reports on what’s been heating up this competition. 🎙️Hosted by Grace Hills 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg 📄Featuring reporting by The Kansas News Service #kansascity #kansas #election ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
On Nov. 3, voters in Kansas and Missouri will decide multiple consequential ballot issues and major federal and state races. Get KCUR's comprehensive guide.
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Pumpkin spice lattes are old news. As more Kansas City coffee shops embrace matcha and hojicha, they're now offering the green tea drinks with fall flavors like toasted marshmallow, sweet potato, caramel and, yes, pumpkin. -
The Modern Skies Act could improve runways and control towers nationally. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Missouri alongside Schmitt to promote the bill. -
Ukrainians in the St. Louis region are worried about their futures in the U.S. now that their Temporary Protected Status will expire on Oct. 19. U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell is urging Congress to quickly work on extending TPS because Ukrainians cannot safely return to their war-torn country. -
Deep Fission’s planned one-mile underground nuclear reactor project in Parsons, Kansas, passed an initial regulatory milestone, but new questions surround whether the project is financially viable and will be completed as planned. -
One part of City Council's financing plan authorizes $615 million in bonds to fund the future stadium in Crown Center. Another creates a "stadium impact area," where certain future tax revenue increases will be redirected to pay off the debt. -
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt had staff members quickly flash a poster with text messages to claim that Jack Smith was in Atlanta during a development in Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. However, the accusations were immediately debunked, and Democratic committee members did not have a chance to review the records. -
Paul J. Essel has been a Grants Accounting Manager at Missouri State since 2019. He is originally from Ghana. Greene County Jail records indicate Essel was detained by ICE in Springfield Wednesday afternoon. -
The former Missouri attorney general finished a roughly yearlong stint as co-deputy director of the FBI. -
In August, the U.S. Forest Service started repealing the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a law that prevents road construction and timber harvesting within millions of acres of national forest land across the country.
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