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Adventuring In The Dark
Tom Sullivan can hear is the sound of snowflakes falling, even though he can't see the white blanket they form over the land.In the second part of…
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Poll: Rural Americans Rattled By Opioid Epidemic; Many Want Government Help
A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds opioid abuse a top issue for rural Americans.
Johnson County Librarians Name Best Books Of 2015 For Kids And Teens
Are you stumped looking for last-minute gifts for the kids and teens in your life? How about the gift of shape shifting or time traveling? It's all…
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Seg. 1: Activism From Tragedy | Seg. 2: Aarti Shahani's Memoir
Segment 1: Two men formed an unlikely friendship through a shared tragedy.Tariq Khamisa was a 20-year-old college student delivering a pizza in 1995 when…
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Kansas City's Dark Secrets
The dark streets of Kansas City hold many secrets.As Steve Paul writes in the introduction to a new book, Kansas City Noir, this is also a city that's…
Food Critics: The Best Festival Food In Kansas City In 2018
Summer in Kansas City means braving the heat and humidity for the metro's many outdoor festivals, where snack offerings are so plentiful and varied that…
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Food Critics: The Best Doughnuts In Kansas City
They can’t be greasy, they should be fresh and fluffy, and they taste best when they’re fresh out of the oven or fryer.You can get them topped with…
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Buckle up, it's the Missouri General Assembly's final week
Lawmakers in Missouri are fresh off of passing the biggest budget in state history. Now the General Assembly has just a few days left to make decisions on several big issues, all just a few months before an election.
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Breaking down the U.S. Senate race in Missouri
The Missouri general election battle for U.S. Senate has been somewhat tame compared to the wild primary season, but does that signal a unified rightward trajectory for the state? Plus: Voters in northwest Missouri say they’ve always been conservative but used to be able to call themselves Democrats.
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The former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine thinks Biden isn't doing enough to help end the war
As the war in Ukraine passes its one year mark, former Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst says sending U.S. weapons can speed the end of the fighting.
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