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Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
A series of changes to Missouri's child care subsidy program have created a major headache for day care providers, who say they've been forced to make difficult budget decisions as they wait on money owed to them by the state (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). This spring, the state of Missouri owed...
Missouri Gov. Parson to be in Kansas City for discussions about the Chiefs, Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The future of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the state of Missouri will be a topic of discussion Monday in a meeting between Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and local officials. Parson will be in Kansas City on July 8. Parson's office said in...
Major corporations, wealthy donors fuel growth of Missouri private school scholarship program
The largest donors to a tax credit program supporting private school tuition scholarships in Missouri are a Fortune 500 health care corporation, a cable company and the founding family of the Kansas City Chiefs. UnitedHealth Group Inc. has given the most since 2023 to the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program, dubbed MOScholars, with a $2 […] The post Major corporations, wealthy donors fuel growth of Missouri private school scholarship program appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Josh Hawley Was An Early No-Fault Divorce Skeptic
Long before red-pilled streamers like Steven Crowder, Tim Pool, and Matt Walsh were agitating for an end to no-fault divorce laws, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was urging conservatives to “reconsider” the wisdom of legal reforms that made it easier to dissolve a marriage. Just two years after the last state in the country adopted no-fault divorce, Hawley questioned the practice in an op-ed for National Affairs. Trump Angrily Demanded Mike Johnson Help Overturn Conviction: Report “Americans are in a disagreeable mood,” Hawley, then a plucky young lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, wrote in 2012. The problem, he concluded,...
🎥Crews rescue four stranded in floodwaters south of Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —Emergency crews rescued four people who were stranded in flood waters south of Kansas City. Just after 9 p.m. Thursday, the Cass County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the area of Purvis Road. north of 203rd Street in Pleasant Hill, according to a media release. Four people...
KCKPD primes local students for upcoming school year with Cram the Cruiser
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - With less than a month before many metro area students return to school, one local police department got a head start to help students get prepared. On Saturday, July 6, Legends Outlet officials teamed up with the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department to Cram the Cruiser on The Lawn, 1865 Village West Pkwy., for an afternoon of fun and giving.
Great Overland Station to transform into Station 9 3/4 for wizarding experience
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Great Overland Station will transform into Station 9 3/4 for a wizarding experience. According to Shawnee County Parks + Recreation officials, guests can experience the magic as Great Overland Station transforms into Station 9 3/4, a fantastical event celebration all things wizarding. The day will be full of enchanting activities and spellbinding fun for the entire family from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4.
Non-profit made of Chiefs fans works to give back to people in need
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)-“Whenever there’s a need we try and help,” founder and CEO of Kingdom Cares Ashley Brown said. Brown started the Kingdom Cares Foundation last year with the hope of connecting and helping people across the world. Right now, the non-profit works through Facebook and has already grown to more than 3,000 members.
346: Art as Mentorship Prepares for AMERIK’ANA Fest
Join us on this week’s Northeast Newscast as we sit down with Juliana Chi and Art as Mentorships’ Erika Noguera — a local, non-profit, music-driven organization. With its founding. band “Making Movies” at the forefront, this program works to bring musical and artistic education to youth within...
1 Saturday roster move bound to upset and anger KC Royals fans
Concerned about and disillusioned with their club's bullpen, KC Royals fans got their wish Friday when the team's series of afternoon roster moves included the promotion to the majors of lefty reliever Walter Pennington. He'd been phenomenal out of Triple-A Omaha's bullpen all season, making the bump to Kansas City inevitable ... and probably overdue.
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