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Lead levels in some Kansas City kids are 9 times higher than the national average. A new study by Kansas State University researchers is looking for cheaper ways to reduce lead exposure in soil.
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Only Nebraska had a higher percentage than Missouri of kids with detectable blood-lead levels. And the authors of a new nationwide study say there is no amount of lead that is safe for children.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates there are at least 330,000 lead pipes funneling tap water into Missouri homes and other buildings — the sixth-highest of any state in the nation.
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Segment 1: Inequality in the story of lead contamination and lead removal.Homes in Kansas City's oldest and one-time affluent neighborhoods are now lived…
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TrumpbachPresident Donald Trump came to Topeka Saturday and did what he usually does: Told a thrilled room of supporters how well he’s doing as…
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The federal government recently tore up Debbie and Tony Morrison’s front yard in the small southeast Kansas town of Caney.And the two are happy about…
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Segment 1: As rates increase among children in Kansas City, lead poisoning remains a persistent concern.It's been decades since companies stopped adding…
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This story was updated at 2:39 with comments from a spokeswoman for the St. Joseph Health Department.More than 15 percent of children tested in seven…
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A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council says more than 5,000 public water systems — including 68 in Kansas — are in violation of…