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- Latinos se reúnen en Kansas City, Kansas, durante la celebración del Cinco de Mayo: ‘Estamos aquí para quedarnos’
- Una madre e hijo colombianos buscaban una vida mejor. ICE lo dejó morir en Missouri
- La detención de una persona cerca de una escuela en Kansas City no fue una operación del ICE, pero algunas familias aún están muy consternadas
- Los grupos de asistencia médica de Kansas City reclutan a los padres en la lucha contra la crisis de salud mental juvenil
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Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs. Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt spoke in favor of revoking funding. -
Through a new partnership with Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, a rural maternal health clinic will bring doula services to Kansas City’s Westside. -
A new World Cup countdown clock is up and running at the Scheels Soccer Complex in Overland Park. -
Ameren Missouri has disconnected more than 100,000 households that were behind on their bills in the past year. Advocates say Missouri laws need to change to better protect people in extreme heat. -
Rising housing costs have put property taxes are calculated under the microscope, with lawmakers looking to provide relief to taxpayers without bankrupting local governments. A property tax cap included in the governor’s stadium funding plan may not be constitutional. -
Six state parks in Missouri now offer the vehicles, which are like wheelchairs but with a bulldozer-like track instead of wheels. -
Critical mineral producers in Missouri are exploring extraction methods as international trade policies fluctuate, and the president's tariff regime plays out. -
Kansas City will be the smallest city in North America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have embraced the sport at all, if not for the efforts of early immigrants who fought for the beautiful game — before there were even soccer fields to play on. -
Advocates say understaffing at the Kansas agency that regulates adult care homes puts elderly and disabled residents at risk of abuse and neglect.
As the gay rights movement began picking up steam in the 1970s, Barbara Grier co-founded the largest lesbian publishing company in the world — right from her Kansas City home.
