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Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer to […] The post Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Unexplained Noises Heard Along Missouri’s Meramec River at Night
Something is stealing fish at night along the Meramec River in Missouri and if you ask the campers and fishermen, they'll also tell you they're hearing things they simply cannot explain. These reports are part of a fascinating new investigation of the heavily-wooded area of the Meramec River in Missouri...
Missouri Issues Urgent Warning about Deadly Mosquito-borne Virus
This is one of those warnings from the Missouri Department of Health that you hope is precautionary and not an indication of something that will become a widespread issue in the state. A new bulletin has been issued about a deadly mosquito-borne virus of which there is no cure. This...
Buc-ee’s could break ground on Kansas City location this year
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Unified Government of Wyandotte County is negotiating a development agreement with Buc-ee’s, the massive travel center known for its brisket, beef jerky, and plenty of gas pumps. On Friday, KCTV5 met with Wyandotte County Administrator David Johnston about the recent STAR Bonds legislation...
Liberty Hospital joins University of Kansas Health System
The merger between the Missouri community hospital and Kansas academic health center was met with resistance by some state lawmakers. Despite resistance from lawmakers in both Kansas and Missouri, Liberty Hospital has officially joined the University of Kansas Health System, executives announced Monday. Leaders of the health system announced the...
Zoo celebrates the birth of healthy baby giraffe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium welcomed a new baby giraffe over the weekend. The zoo said the female Masai giraffe calf was born around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. The Masai giraffe is considered an endangered species. The zoo said the baby weighs...
See Brittany and Patrick Mahomes Ace Wimbledon Style
Watch: Brittany & Patrick Mahomes Say Their Kids Are "Big Taylor Swift Fans" Swing on over to see Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes’ looks for Wimbledon. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and the former soccer player, both 28, took in a match between Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 5.
Three Royals Trade Targets to Fill Their Need at Closer
This year’s Kansas City Royals have somewhat surprisingly risen to and remained in contention as the All-Star Break nears. It was believed that they’d at least improve upon 2023’s 106-loss outcome, but eight games above .500 88 games into the season? Not so much. It’s still up...
Cam Newton Makes Bold Claim That AFC Squad, Not Cowboys, Is 'America's Team'
Cam Newton has never been short of words — well, except after a loss in the Super Bowl. But now that he has his own podcast, 4th & 1, he's letting it all loose. In a recent episode, Newton focused on the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott, arguing that the veteran starting quarterback needs to be ...
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