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Students across the Kansas City region have lost a lot of school days because of snowy conditions and below-zero temperatures. That's left families scrambling to find child care, and schools figuring out how to make up that educational time. Plus: Middle-schoolers from across Missouri competed to design the city of the future.

A sweet smell is filling the air in Old Town Lenexa as Jude’s Rum Cakes begins baking thousands of tasty treats for the holiday season. Plus: You can thank a group of scrappy Kansas City women for the invention of the Crock-Pot as we know it today.

The four day work week is gaining popularity with employers around the world — including Kansas City clothing company Charlie Hustle.

Three Kansas City startup owners describe their products and why they chose to start their businesses in the midst of the pandemic.

Missouri highways are lined with signs warning against drinking and driving, but these are not exactly what they seem. The signs are part of a penalty the state pays for allowing passengers to drink. Also, how the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904 offered the best and worst of America.

Synexis uses its patented dry hydrogen peroxide system to fight not only viruses but bacteria, mold, odors and insects as well.

Now vaccines requiring ultra-low temperatures can be stored with uninterrupted power in underserved areas.

Two companies explain how they put their know-how to use in battling COVID-19 and why Missouri's junior senator plans to object during the Senate's verification of the Electoral College votes.