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The nurse and beer heiress held off Lucas Kunce, who was in the race longer and raised more money.

One notable inclusion is the extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months, which advocates hope will reduce pregnancy-related complications. But the budget does not include school funding, which lawmakers are still debating.

A provision that would limit the amount of lead allowed in school drinking water to five parts per billion has been tacked onto an education bill.

The locally-owned soap company announced in April it would close its Soap Bar storefront and move into Mid Coast Modern just a couple doors down on Westport Road. It's also leaning more into wholesale through Made in KC.

Six teens are facing felony murder charges after a killing in Black Bob Park in Olathe. The Johnson County District Attorney is seeking to try four of them as adults — but in Kansas, it’s exceedingly uncommon for 14-year-olds to be prosecuted as adults.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died. He was 92 years old and served as Federal Reserve Chairman to Presidents Carter and Reagan. Later he was an adviser to President Obama.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released a plan for funding single-payer healthcare, after months of questions about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class.

Judge Kevin Harrell decided not to recuse himself or Jackson County's 16th District Circuit Court from the case — a ruling that could be appealed by the state attorney general.

Previous boundary changes have been contentious in the suburban school district, but Lee's Summit has been renovating old buildings to make facilities more equitable across the district.

Local Democratic leaders took pride in President Biden's proposals, but Republican lawmakers expressed concerns about a new $1.8 trillion plan.