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The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday about whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overstepped when it revised requirements for how a medication abortion drug should be dosed and prescribed. The case was brought by attorney Erin Hawley, the wife of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires that Medicaid applications for the largest group of participants — who are low-income children, families and adults — be processed within 45 days. In February, Missouri took an average of 77 days to process applications.
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Substance abuse contributes to around 13% of Kansas children entering foster care. Now, Kansas is testing a new Family Treatment Court in rural counties that will help parents complete addiction treatment and reunite with their kids.
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Constitutional law experts and anti-abortion advocates agree the ballot petition campaign could upend decades of laws aimed at limiting abortion access in Missouri. But even if voters approve the amendment, it wouldn't restore access overnight, and would face years of legal challenges.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent out a letter to the governors of 44 states — including Missouri and Kansas — that are not meeting federal standards for processing SNAP applications.
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Abortion opponents want the Kansas Legislature to increase funding for anti-abortion counseling centers, begin child support at conception and ask more questions of abortion patients.
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A family-owned funeral home in Missouri purchased the 19th-century building and converted it into an operation for performing alkaline hydrolysis — a water-based alternative to traditional cremation.
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All 12 of the patients Children's Mercy took in from the Chiefs parade shooting have gone home. There are still three shooting victims in stable condition and one in critical condition hospitalized in Kansas City.
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The burst of gunfire that killed a young mother and wounded almost two dozen others at the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally on Valentine's Day could have turned out even deadlier. But with mass shootings now regular events, local hospitals and trauma doctors have been trained on how to accommodate and triage large numbers of victims.
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The Kansas City Police Department says there were 23 total victims, including one death, from the Valentine’s Day shooting at Union Station. Three Kansas City hospitals took in a total of 29 patients with gunshot wounds and injuries from fleeing the scene, and some have since been released.
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Missouri’s highest court for the second time in four years rebuked the efforts by Republican lawmakers to ban abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.
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Liberty Hospital announced it would partner with the University of Kansas Health System to help meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. But the idea of a Kansas institution taking over a Missouri hospital sparked opposition from lawmakers in both states.
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Citizen groups are rushing to get roughly 171,000 signatures by early May for a ballot item to effectively repeal Missouri’s abortion ban and replace it with language allowing the procedure up to fetal viability. Meanwhile, Missouri Republicans are working to make that initiative process harder.
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Gambling industry lobbyists say a bipartisan bill that would prohibit smoking in Kansas casinos would drive customers away.