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‘Tootsie’ marks Broadway’s return to Kansas City
We all need to laugh. And you will laugh with, and at, Tootsie. The latest iteration of the 1982 film…
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Missouri funding for highway projects includes controversial component
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to address many unfunded projects with new revenue from the state gas tax increase…
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Independent Catholic church formed in Kansas City to promote LGBT issues
The growing liberal independent Catholic movement has come to Kansas City. Christ the King Independent Catholic Church has moved into…
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Local artist brings visuals to poems in unexpected ways
“I wanted to put pictures into poems, give voice to a visual,” says Hasna Sal of her new book, Poems…
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Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station extended until March 2022
If you’ve been to the Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station, you know that it has brought visitors from around the…
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City Union Mission uses innovative solution to increase bed capacity
City Union Mission is expanding its bed capacity in their Family Shelter in response to the growing needs of the…
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Lee’s Summit state senator gets award for clean energy but doubts remain about what’s really clean
Republican state Sen. Mike Cierpiot of Lee’s Summit is backing efforts to make Missouri energy so-called “carbon-neutral” over the next…
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As deer season begins, the ‘Great Hunting Shortage’ is here
Hunters are experiencing what’s being named the “Great Hunting Shortage.” That’s causing some to scramble just as hunting season is…
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Labor shortage creates long waits for mental health services in Missouri
Mental health patients in Missouri are waiting months for services because of a staffing shortage, according to data from the…
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Kelly says Biden vaccine mandate not ‘correct’ or ‘effective’ solution
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has come out against President Biden’s vaccine mandate, adding to concerns she voiced on Thursday of last week. “Yesterday, I reviewed the…