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A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected. -
Blaise Mesa/Kansas News ServiceRepublican state Sen. Gene Suellentrop was sentenced for two misdemeanors and avoids a felony conviction for charges of drunk driving, going the wrong way on I-70 and evading police.
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Climate change is making farming harder, but farmers in the Midwest are still managing to produce record-high amounts of corn and soybeans. -
It’s unclear how many employees already got the shots. Pittsburg State University says 80% of its benefit-earning workers got vaccinated when the school offered bonuses.
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For decades college towns like Lawrence, Manhattan and Emporia lost the political power of their students when it came to state legislative districts. This year things are different.
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Vacant lots, absentee owners, little accountability. What’s going on with the Kansas City Land Bank?The Kansas City Land Bank is supposed to revitalize neighborhoods. But a Beacon investigation found that the Land Bank has potential conflicts of interest between board members and buyers, and fails to hold buyers accountable to its own requirements. The result: Properties sit vacant for years.
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Mexico is phasing out genetically modified corn for human consumption by 2024. But U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he's been assured by his Mexican counterpart that the ban won't shut off the biggest international customer for U.S. corn.
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The Blue Springs restaurant closed after violating Jackson County's mask mandate but could reopen in Independence next month.
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The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.
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At the home she rented on East 83rd Street, Sabrina Davis' microwave burned up, she got shocked when using the garbage disposal and was also shocked while unplugging a replacement microwave oven.
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A support group helps Tigrayan expats in St. Louis and Kansas City process the violence and turmoil in Ethiopia.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas are among a dozen U.S. mayors calling for local reparations to address the racial wealth gap by ending racist policies.
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On any given night, an estimated 943 people in rural Kansas and 1,569 people in rural Missouri are homeless. But the actual numbers are likely far greater.
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Schools across Kansas can't find enough substitute teachers in the midst of a lingering pandemic and national labor shortage. That could have long-term consequences for students.
