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Opening Remarks, Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr: At A Fed Listens Event Hosted By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City, Omaha, Nebraska
Mondovisione
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Thank you, President Schmid, and thank you to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for hosting this event.1 The Federal Reserve, with its system of 12 distinct regional Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., was...
Whitetails & Wildlife Museum to unveil sculpture by acclaimed artist
The Chanute Tribune - Kansas
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HUMBOLDT – With one of the world’s largest collections of white-tailed deer, more than 1,500 guests have already visited the Whitetails & Wildlife Museum since opening Jan, 8. A new white-tailed deer bust by an internationally renowned sculptor is...
USPS announces Kansas City-area hiring fair as part of 10-year improvement plan
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 24, 2025
GARDNER, Kan. (KCTV) - The United States Postal Service hopes to hire dovens of new employees as it says it builds and stabilizes its workforce. It’s part of a 10-year plan that calls for investment in infrastructure, technology, and its...
CCMC Recognized Among Kansas’ Cleanest Hospitals in Patient Survey
KNCK - Kansas
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Local Written By: Press Release Published Date: 06-23-2025 Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) in Clay Center has earned a 5-star rating for hospital cleanliness, placing it among a select group of hospitals in Kansas recognized by the Centers for...
Walmart to Open 300,000 SF Beef Facility in Olathe, Kansas
REBusinessOnline
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June 24, 2025
4OLATHE, KAN. — Walmart will open its first owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Olathe on Friday, June 27. The Arkansas-based retailer says the 300,000-square-foot project will bring quality beef to customers in the Midwest while...
Body of boy struck by train found in SE Kansas river
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas
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The body of 12-year-old Kollin Showalter, previously hit by a train, was recovered from the Neosho River in Kansas. Kollin and 16-year-old Arthur Pollreis were struck by a train on June 19th while on a railroad bridge. Arthur's body was recovered...
Schemm appointed to serve as state executive director for USDA’s FSA in Kansas
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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June 23, 2025
The Trump Administration recently appointed David Schemm as the new state executive director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Kansas. Schemm joined the Kansas FSA team on May 5, 2025. “When America’s farming communities prosper, the...
Two Kansas boys die in horrific accident after getting stuck on rural train tracks
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Two boys were killed in a gut-wrenching accident after being hit by a train in rural Kansas. Arthur Pollreis, 16, and Kollin Showalter, 12, were on a railroad bridge south of Erie on June 18 at around 12:40pm when police say they were 'unable to...
Did lead pollution warp the minds of serial killers?
Air Quality News
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June 23, 2025
A new book maps the lives of Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer and others who terrorised the Pacific Northwest in the 70s and 80s. It uncovers an overlapping pattern of environmental destruction. At ground zero in Ted Bundy’s Tacoma, stood one of...
See the most extreme temperatures in Kansas history
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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More than 210 degrees Fahrenheit separates the highest and the lowest temperatures on record in the United States, the third-largest country in the world. As some states are infamous for having blistering hot summers, others become inundated by...
Mario Lemieux leads a wave of athletes turning into business owners
Sporting News
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July 19, 2025
Mario Lemieux might be returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but this time it’s not as a player or ceremonial figure. The 59-year-old Hall of Famer is reportedly leading a group looking to buy the team outright. That move signals more than just...
KDWP Seeks Input on State Wildlife Action Plan
KNCK - Kansas
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Local Written By: Press Release from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Published Date: 06-21-2025 The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is seeking public comment on a revised draft of the Kansas State Wildlife Action Plan, which...
World Cup Kansas City Kickoff preparing for sweaty Sunday celebration
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 21, 2025
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Stagehands stood in the sweltering sun Friday afternoon as they assembled the entry gate to the FIFA World Cup Kansas City Kickoff at 119th Street and Nall Avenue. Organizers of Sunday’s free, all-ages event are urging...
KDHE gives public health advisories for blue-green algae in Kansas Lakes
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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June 20, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued public health advisories due to blue-green algae. Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) may look like foam, scum...
Horizon Academy Serves Kansas City-Area Kids with Dyslexia
The 74
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Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Henry Dunbar’s parents say he has a gift for learning by doing — making a fantastic omelet, helping his dad in the garage or driving any vehicle that a third...
Mead Lumber Celebrates Grand Reopening of Pratt, Kansas Location
LBM Journal
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June 20, 2025
Mead Lumber, one of the largest 100% employee-owned building materials dealers in the United States, celebrated the grand reopening of its newly remodeled location in Pratt, Kansas, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community luncheon. The event,...
St. Mary’s College Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Academic Award
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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July 19, 2025
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and Honors Court recipients on Thursday, recognizing outstanding academic achievements by men’s college basketball teams and players....
Georgia Today: Arrested journalist placed in ICE custody; Wildlife Refuge saved by nonprofit
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Orlando Montoya: Hello and welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, a journalist arrested while covering a protest in Atlanta has been placed into ICE custody, a...
Caviar-kansas snaggers catch federal charges
Arkansas Times
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June 20, 2025
Mess with Arkansas’s underwater dinosaurs and you could pay dearly. Four fishermen found this out the hard way after they got busted snagging prehistoric paddlefish from Natural State waters to harvest the high-dollar roe. Word arrived Friday from...
The U.S. may have used 'bunker buster' bombs — kept at Kansas City's Air Force base — in Iran
KCUR - Missouri
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June 20, 2025
President Trump says three key nuclear sites in Iran were "completely and totally obliterated" Saturday, after the U.S. joined Israel's offensive aimed at dismantling nuclear capabilities. "We have completed our very successful attack on the three...