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Rep. Ron Estes announces disaster aid and media appearance for Kansas constituents
Wichita Standard - Kansas
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July 18, 2025
Rep. Ron Estes, who represents Kansas’s 4th district in the U.S. Congress, recently posted updates on federal disaster assistance and upcoming media appearances via his official Twitter account.On July 18, 2025, Estes shared news about disaster...
Kansas Public Radio to hold emergency fundraising drive after Congress approves $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Bremen Keasey The building for Kansas Public Radio, at 1120 W. 11th St. in Lawrence. KPR will hold an emergency fundraising drive after Congress voted to approve a proposed $1.1 billion decrease in federal funding for public...
Top 25 songs in Kansas City on Shazam in the past week
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 18, 2025
DenPhotos // Shutterstock Stacker compiled a list of the most Shazamed songs in Kansas City. Kansas City has the most ranked songs (20) in common with Charlotte and no ranked songs in common with 150 metros. The most seen artist in Kansas City’s...
Sporting Kansas City prepares for NYCFC match amid heat advisory
KC Reporter - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Sporting Kansas City is set to face NYCFC at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 7:30 PM CT. Fans attending the match are advised of a heat advisory and are allowed to bring a sealed 20-oz or less soft-sided bottle of water or an...
Kansas has worst policies in nation for contraceptive access, report finds
The Lawrence Times - Kansas
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Share this post or save for later TOPEKA — Kansas has the nation’s most restrictive policies for accessing contraceptives, resulting in health disparities for low-income and uninsured residents, a new report found. Population Reference Bureau, a...
Senate committee approves FY 2026 appropriations bill supporting law enforcement and scientific research
Portland Maine News
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July 17, 2025
Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee | https://www.appropriations.senate.govSusan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee | https://www.appropriations.senate.gov The Senate Committee on Appropriations has...
Kansas schools expand credit recovery options
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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WICHITA — Most school districts in Kansas have broadened the ways in which students who have fallen behind can get back on track for high school graduation, often without repeating a whole semester or year of school. Credit recovery programs in...
Dimensional Innovations Brings “Positive Distraction” Experiences to Life with Epson Laser Projectors at Kansas City Children’s Burn Clinic
Sound & Video Contractor
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July 16, 2025
Burn treatments are often highly uncomfortable and present a challenging experience for patients that can be difficult to improve. Children’s Mercy Kansas City burn clinic was looking for a new way to create a positive distraction that would give...
Altamont board looks at reimbursing engineering firm
Parsons Sun - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
ALTAMONT — The Altamont City Council is considering a request by Schwab Eaton, an engineering firm, to reimburse it for work done on a grant-funded sidewalk project before it was OK’d for work. The project entails connecting Labette County High...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Kansas employers during 2024?
Sunflower State News - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
Black and Veatch Corporation Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 121 99.2% 0.8% University of Kansas Medical Center Educational Services, Health Care and Social Assistance 101 100% 0% The University of Kansas Educational Services,...
Autism may begin with sensory changes well before social signs appear
Earth.com
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Our bodies meet the sensory world long before our minds can make sense of it. Scientists now argue that what we feel, hear, and see in those first hidden months may lay the tracks for later behavior, including the hallmarks of autism spectrum...
Panasonic Energy begins production at new factory in De Soto, Kansas
KSNW - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – On Monday morning, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., opened its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles in De Soto, Kansas, marking one of the largest automotive battery plants in the United States....
Mason Taylor's GF Sage Warner poses in swimsuit with sharks during couple's getaway to Exuma Islands
Sportskeeda
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July 20, 2025
On Thursday, New York Jets rookie tight end Mason Taylor and his girlfriend, Sage Warner, shared snippets from their vacation to Exuma Islands in the Bahamas. Sage posted a carousel on Instagram, where the first picture showed her in a swimsuit,...
Kansas Museum of History to reopen. Here's when
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas
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The Kansas Museum of History will reopen Nov. 22 after 38 months of being closed for renovations. Renovations include a complete overhaul of the permanent exhibit space and building updates. The redesigned museum will focus on cause-and-effect...
Deeds and mortgages for Saturday, July 19, 2025
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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July 19, 2025
July 7, 2025 — grantors: Bethany Lear and Levi B. Lear, grantees: Exchange Bank, value: $240,000, legals: Randolph Hills 2 46 July 7, 2025 — grantors: Daniel R. Allen and Lori A. Allen, grantees: Farmers State Bank, value: $75,000, legals: Sunrise...
Research Medical Center in Kansas City cutting labor and delivery, NICU services
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Research Medical Center in Kansas City is making a big change to its services this fall. Related video above: Kidney donors, recipients meet for the first time in Kansas City Starting Sept. 8, the hospital, located at 2316 East Meyer Boulevard,...
Kansas City names engineer who led KC Water as assistant city manager
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The City of Kansas City has a new assistant city manager. On Wednesday, City Manager Mario Vasquez named Jeff Martin as Assistant City Manager. Martin currently serves as the Deputy Director and Chief Engineering Officer...
Kansas School Funding Halted
KSAL - Kansas
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July 9, 2025
Kansas education officials were notified earlier this week that payment to states for certain federal funds already appropriated by Congress for student learning, teacher development, and other student-centered services has been delayed...
Club news for July 19, 2025
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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On July 5, 27 people, including five guests, attended the Flint Hills Woodturners Club meeting at Rock Creek High School in St. George. Kansas City Woodturners Club President Kris Coyan demonstrated turning boxes, beading, and coloring. Show and...
Scientists study movement of elk in agricultural landscapes
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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July 9, 2025
Elk returned to Nebraska in the 1960s after being eliminated from much of the Northern Great Plains in the late 1800s. Since then, elk numbers have expanded, and they now occupy much of western Nebraska. A team of researchers from the University...