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Ashland Pride festival spreads love and inclusivity
Spread throughout Ashland Park, the third annual Ashland Pride festival included vendors of all trades, performances from different groups, laughing attendees and waving flags, in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Community members from Ashland and its surrounding areas gathered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday to celebrate who they...
Woman drowns in Big River attempting to save another swimmer
A 40-year-old woman from Valley Park, Missouri, drowned in Big River upstream of St. Francois State Park on Sunday afternoon. Melissa A. Hill entered the water to assist another individual who appeared to be in distress. During her rescue attempt, Hill lost consciousness and was found floating face down by bystanders. They pulled her from the water and immediately began life-saving measures.
Kansas man dies, 3 injured after violent rollover crash
HARRISON COUNTY–A Kansas man died in an accident just before 5p.m. Sunday in Harrison County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Kia Sorento driven by Karam J. Bedros, 65, Woodbury, Minnesota, was southbound on Interstate 35 seven miles north of Eagleville. The SUV traveled off the west...
Mizzou Chancellor Choi says remote classes are here to stay, but won’t replace the physical classroom
The pandemic may be over, but remote classes are here to stay, according to Mizzou chancellor Mun Choi. He believes they don’t pose a threat to the in-person classroom experience. “You know, the thought that online education would be – will create the death of (the) in-person, residential higher...
Cardinals forced to clarify home run celebration not an homage to Trump surviving assassination attempt
St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Alec Burleson hit a 435-foot solo home run to contribute to the team’s 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, but it was his celebration that caught the eyes of baseball fans. As Burleson rounded the bases, he and his teammates were seen putting a...
Chiefs give biggest headache an intriguing lifeline
There's no need to rehash every instance over the past year and a half in which wide receiver Kadarius Toney has caused virtually everyone in or around the Kansas City Chiefs organization to pinch the bridge of their nose in dismay and pain. Of course, the most egregious incident was lining up offside against the Bills to nullify what would've been the game-winning touchdown pass on a trick play.
Tutera Senior Living & Health Care celebrates completion of upscale senior living community in St. Louis market
Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, together with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group, announced the completion of The Lumiere of Chesterfield, an upscale senior living community in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 27 marked the grand opening of the new $55-million facility at...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes reveal the gender of Baby No. 3
Patrick and Brittany Mahomes have officially revealed that their new baby is a girl. The couple again took to Instagram on Friday to announce the gender after the Kansas City Chiefs star reported to training camp. The reigning Super Bowl MVP addressed his newest bundle of joy with reporters during...
During Kansas City's hot summers, community programs can be 'life-saving' for people without AC
At 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, cars began to file into the parking lot of Westlake ACE Hardware in Independence for a chance to get a free box fan from the Salvation Army. The event was set to begin at 8 a.m. But by 6:30 a.m., the parking lot was so full that volunteers decided to start handing out fans 90 minutes early.
In search of a smarter sensor
Mizzou’s Matthias Young develops a technique to detect nutrients in soil faster and more affordably. Every year, Missouri farmers lose millions of dollars in valuable nutrients that wash away into rivers and lakes. These nutrients — nitrates and phosphates found in fertilizers — are crucial for plant growth, but they wreak havoc on aquatic life when they end up in waterways.
Missouri uses money, laws to push evidence-based reading instruction
If you drop into an elementary reading lesson, you might see kids learning about the long U sound, building their vocabulary or practicing how to read aloud without sounding like robots. And if you visit Kansas City Public Schools this fall, you should see all students in the same grade...
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