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Three women who say they experienced abuse at religious boarding schools in Missouri staged a demonstration this week in Springfield. Survivors have called on the state attorney general to investigate the private facilities.
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Harrison Sweazea/Missouri Senate CommunicationsThe Missouri Senate has been at a standstill since Monday evening when nine Democrats staged a filibuster to stop a GOP bill that would make it tougher to amend the constitution. The record-breaking filibuster comes just days before the session adjourns on Friday. -
Zach Wilson/KCURRicky Kidd, an exoneree who works as a motivational speaker and mindset coach, will hold a workshop, "Raising Men," aimed at helping young men in Kansas City develop their ability to make responsible decisions.
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Kansas City’s municipal website and some city services have been down for nearly two weeks, and the city won’t say exactly why. Officials are still investigating the full scope of the issue. -
The budget approved by Missouri lawmakers for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is $1 billion less than the current year’s appropriation. It might not cover all the costs of a wide-ranging new education law signed by Gov. Mike Parson. -
This year saw one of the wettest Aprils on record in Missouri, which is welcome during the state’s ongoing drought. And the state is already seeing more rain in May. -
Senate Democrats staged an all-night talk-a-thon that continues into Tuesday afternoon, just days before the legislature is slated to adjourn for the year. They're hoping to block a Republican resolution raising the threshold for voters to approve initiative petitions like the upcoming abortion rights amendment. -
The Pittsburg health center will be the third clinic providing abortions to open in Kansas since the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, causing an influx of patients from surrounding states. -
New findings from a St. Louis pilot study show bee pollinator habitats along highway corridors can potentially increase bee populations and improve food sustainability efforts. -
After the federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Acts expired, many states passed their own laws to require employers to provide paid sick leave. Missouri does not have a paid sick leave policy in place. -
Spring’s severe weather can stress out animals, especially the hundreds living in Kansas City shelters. The storms can also decrease adoption rates. Workers and volunteers constantly watch the weather to know when to provide de-stressing activities and encourage adoptions. -
Black women hoping to conceive using donor sperm often have to choose a donor from a different race or put their fertility journey on hold because of a shortage of Black sperm donors. Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center are trying to find out why.
