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National News
Record-Breaking Road Trips: July 4th Travel Forecast 2025
More than 72 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for their Independence Day holiday…
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History & Archaeology
Twenty Unusual Facts About Independence Day and the Founders
What do you know about Independence Day, the flag, the role of women, and the Founders? July 2nd Was the…
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National News
Launch Of America250 Celebration in Des Moines July 3
The United States is preparing for one of the biggest celebrations in the nation’s history as the America250 Celebration officially…
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Kansas News
Safety tips keep July 4 safe as well as fun
Although the Fourth of July can be one of the most enjoyable holidays of the year, it also potentially is…
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Entertainment
Kansas, Missouri Independence Day Event Guide
Independence Day is the one holiday families can enjoy professional fireworks displays more safely and less expensively than doing it…
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Fireworks in July are a 250 year tradition
July 4th is synonymous with fireworks. It is legal to shoot them in most of the nation in late June…
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Entertainment
Kansas City area offers explosive fun for families during July 4 week
The Fourth of July is fast approaching and with it, a full schedule of activities for families in the Kansas…
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Travel
Ongoing drought makes fireworks safety extra important
More than 93 percent of Missouri is facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. State Fire Marshal Tim…
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Travel
Here’s where Missouri and Kansas rank in fireworks use
Fireworks tents are popping up around the Kansas City area like summer dandelions. The region is ground zero for the…
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Why should we all truly love America?
America, I love you! Economically resilient, stubbornly optimistic, miraculously birthed, divinely blessed, statistically exceptional America. Historically flawed? Sure. What country…
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