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Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl last Friday. The teen mistakenly rang Lester's doorbell in April 2023 when he was picking up his brothers.
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Val Montanez/The University Daily KansanThe University Daily Kansan would have had its funding cut by 80% under a budget proposed by the student government. Although the newspaper was saved for now, it now faces an uncertain future — echoing larger trends in media funding. -
Suzanne King/The BeaconFederal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's workforce could lead to a recession.
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- Los abortos se reanudarán en Missouri después de que un juez suspenda los requisitos de licencia
- El ex sheriff del condado de Johnson quería procesar a un Alto funcionario electoral por intimidación de votantes
- Un año después del tiroteo en el desfile del Super Bowl, los sobrevivientes suman confusión al trauma
- Los defensores dicen que los inmigrantes deben 'hacer un plan' antes de cualquier redada de ICE. He aquí cómo
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Gov. Mike Kehoe's executive order directs all state agencies to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, mirroring an order by President Trump. It also bars state funds from going towards such programs. -
Republican state Sen. Rick Brattin has proposed giving families a direct refund for expenses related to educating their children at home or private schools. Public educators raised multiple concerns about the plan. -
Appointments at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia are not yet available due to doctors’ schedules, but will be in the “next few weeks.” Patients in mid-Missouri have long had to travel long distances to obtain abortion care. -
Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. -
After several years of failed attempts, Kansas Republican lawmakers mustered the votes necessary to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto and force a gender-affirming care ban for minors into law. -
While tax season ramps up, the Trump administration’s wave of federal employee layoffs is expected to hit the IRS offices in Kansas City this week, according to one union leader. Workers with less tenure at the already-understaffed location are likely to be most affected. -
A federal freeze on certain USDA programs has held up billions of dollars for conservation and caused layoffs at a nonprofit in Iowa that supports soil and water quality. -
Under the state-federal partnership, an unspecified number of KBI agents would receive ICE training allowing them to issue immigration detainers, serve warrants for some immigration violations and arrest people allegedly in the U.S. without authorization. -
Ed Martin was chair of the Missouri Republican Party, chief of staff for Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and chairman of the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. He helped advance bogus claims about election fraud in swing states in 2020, and spoke at a boisterous rally in D.C. the day before the Capitol siege.
