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Workers were searching for a home equipped for 17-year-old Korbin Papadopoulos' medical needs. Instead, he was sent to a foster home whose caregiver said he wasn't trained or licensed to manage diabetes.

Caseloads have surged in parts of Missouri, and workers say new requirements for consultation, checklists and supervisory review are making cases harder and slower to resolve.

Variety KC announced the funding as part of its Ten Parks Project, a partnership with the Mallouk Family Foundation and city leaders to establish parks around Kansas City that are accessible to all children.

Giving birth without a doctor or midwife present or foregoing prenatal care are increasingly popular practices. They’re attracting people who mistrust the healthcare system or believe in all-natural approaches to birthing.

Childcare can be nearly as expensive as a mortgage in some Midwest states, but legislation sponsored by two lawmakers aims to reduce that cost by increasing subsidy eligibility and funding new childcare centers.

CTF will be distributing the $600,000 in federal funding to eligible prenatal home visit programs in rural Missouri. More than 10% of births in Missouri occur in maternity care deserts.

Pornography websites operating in Missouri will need to use a third party to conduct “reasonable” age verification. Under the bill, the attorney general could sue commercial entities accused of knowingly violating the law.

Children’s Division Director Sara Smith wants to have investigators take on more specialized responsibilities at the agency.

Starting pay for Kansas City public school teachers is now higher than $50,000, and other staff members will also see their pay increase.

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

Enrollment in the Kansas SNAP program declined 12% since the federal legislation was signed into law last year by President Donald Trump.

Missouri lawmakers have repeatedly introduced bills to try to significantly reduce the number of hospital boarding days each year and eventually end the practice altogether.