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Dale and JoAnn Romano recently opened Nana's Tiny Town on Main Street in downtown Spring Hill, offering a hands-on children's play center that's designed to look like its own, child-sized main street. It's next door to their other store, the nostalgic ice cream parlor Pop's Sweet Shop.
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The holidays are here, and there's no shortage of festive cheer for the entire family to enjoy.
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The number of severe complications during labor and delivery has increased for Kansas moms. For moms of color or women enrolled in Medicaid, complications are even more common. One of the state’s Medicaid contractors is now covering doula services as a way to help.
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On the first Monday of each month, the Johnson County Museum dims lights and limits capacity to make the space more welcoming for kids with sensory-processing challenges.
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A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children was underutilized. In 2021, it served only about half the number of people that qualified.
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As Latino residents across the Kansas City metro prepare for the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday, many are reflecting on the emotions and memories that the season brings with it. And the 124-year-old American Royal Livestock Show draws thousands of competitors of all ages from across the country to show their sheep, pigs, goats and cattle. What's it like?
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Cornerstones of Care has had 17 kids sleep in a new shelter. The agency says it's an improvement over an office stay, but it's at a campus that critics call "grim.”
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The reports, which range from September 2022 to little more than a month before her death, warned that the child wasn’t supervised, was living in a home without utilities and was around drugs, among other allegations. A 25-year-old man has since been charged with capital murder, first-degree murder and rape.
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Missouri’s share of children being disenrolled from Medicaid is third-highest among the states that report age breakouts. Nearly 40,000 kids total lost coverage — mostly for paperwork reasons — and it's not yet clear how many were able to cycle back or move to another program.
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Two schools in the Hickman Mills district, Smith Hale Middle School and Ruskin High School, are participating in a national program that provides counseling and clinical mentoring to girls who have experienced traumatic stress.
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State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says a review of the Children’s Division, which has struggled for years to recruit and retain staff, may not happen right away because of staff constraints in his own office. Meanwhile, Missouri has a backlog of more than 10,000 open child abuse and neglect cases.
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The non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch gave Missouri an "F" grade for its compliance with international child rights standards. Missouri still allows 16-year-olds to be married, and allows corporal punishment in public and private schools.