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Many of the recent objections are to books that deal with race or LGBTQ issues — driven by parents who are appealing directly to school boards.
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From Bonner Springs to Powell Gardens and everywhere in between, the Kansas City metro is glowing this winter. Get lit with a holiday lights tour of the metro. -
The Seaboard plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, failed to record injuries that required more than basic first aid and place protections to prevent injuries from repetitive motions and lifting.
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The new ordinance notes that a mask requirement is the best way to protect Kansas City children as the majority of them remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
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The ruling found that health orders intended to stop the spread of COVID-19 violated the Missouri Constitution. A spokeswoman for the state department of health said "there are no plans to use internal or outside counsel" in order to pursue an appeal
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Only about 3% of Kansas City tenants receive legal representation in eviction court. KC Tenants and other housing rights groups have proposed a Tenants' Right to Counsel, which would provide that help free through the city.
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Jurisdictions with mask mandates averaged 15.8 COVID cases per day for every 100,000 residents, compared to 21.7 in unmasked communities.
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Police commissioners were mum Wednesday after a video surfaced in which Smith could be heard saying the "bad guy's dead" following the fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb, a Black man killed by KCPD Detective Erik DeValkenaere, who was convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
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Mark Rebegila from St. Marys is the third Kansan to plead guilty to charges stemming from the riot.
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The Kansas Department of Corrections has been losing staff throughout 2021. Now, it doesn't have enough people to have in-person visitation at one of its prisons. Visits were also shutdown earlier in the pandemic.
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