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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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Kansas News Service
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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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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. -
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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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.
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While it's free to ride the bus in Kansas City, only 13% of low-income households are near a transit system. KCATA says it's working to hire drivers and expand routes.
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Carbondale, Illinois, is set to become the closest place with abortion access for millions of residents in Missouri and the South.
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Lead left behind in soil from mining and smelting poses a major health risk to people who live nearby. Researchers in Nebraska and Kansas believe plant life and organic material can limit lead’s spread.
