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Families of incarcerated people in Kansas were long able to take out a newspaper subscription in a person’s name and have it delivered to a state facility. The Kansas Department of Corrections changed that policy without notice, claiming safety concerns but causing confusion.
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In a federal filing, 10 women claim they suffered seizures due to the stifling heat in a facility once described as “a wood-fired pizza oven.” They say they were also forced to stand in raw sewage because of plumbing problems and were not given basic needs, like underwear or menstrual products.
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Last month, Kansas City, Kansas, planning commissioners delayed their vote on a permit for 30 days and told the company that it must do more to meet with the public. Members of the community are concerned about the Reworld waste processing plant.
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Purchasing a pet monkey or ape in Missouri is easy. Animal rights advocates say it can be unsafe for both pet and owner.
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Staff said Freedom's Frontier, a National Heritage Area that recognizes historic, cultural and natural resources, would have ceased to exist without federal funding.
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People trying to kick addiction should have access to medical detox programs, but these treatments aren’t widely offered in Kansas.
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The Trump administration is considering placing marijuana in the same federal classification as codeine, instead of where it currently is alongside heroin.
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The border belongs to Mizzou after facing rival Kansas for the first time since 2011. The win came on Tigers home turf, Faurot Field.
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Union leaders say Diane Albert and Hazel Stabler have changed significantly since they joined the board as part of a conservative wave of candidates who focused on mask mandates, critical race theory and other culture war issues.
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Retailers in other states have offered steep discounts that threaten market stability, analysts said at the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference in St. Louis.
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Charles Adair, 50, died July 5 after detention facility staff moved him back to his cell from the infirmary as he physically resisted, according to an initial report from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The homicide finding has been referred to the Wyandotte County District Attorney's office.
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Nearly four years after a New York Times reporter found a tracking device on his car in Lawrence, Kansas, authorities have yet to tell him what happened.
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The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it's up to businesses to determine what is done with employees’ earned paid sick leave.
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Nebraska ecologist Chris Helzer blends art and science to open people's eyes to an underappreciated ecosystem that is shrinking more and more every year.