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Kansas City Chiefs roster moves make Andy Reid's selections even harder
MARCA
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June 24, 2025
Actualizado 24/06/2025 - 11:10 CDT The Kansas City Chiefs made three notable roster transactions on a recent Friday, adding fresh challenges to head coach Andy Reid's decision-making process. Fitness guru caught off guard by surprise runner while...
High West Nile threat in central Kansas before July 4th
KWCH 12 - Kansas
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July 2, 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The risk of West Nile virus is high across much of Kansas, and mosquito bites can transmit the virus. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has designated all of central Kansas as a high-risk area. Regions that...
The Kansas River used to be a dumping ground; these kayakers are helping to clean it
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service Friends of the Kaw volunteers David Sain and LlynnAnn Luellen haul tires to an airboat. Dawn Buehler spent her childhood helping out on the family farm in De Soto, next to the Kansas River. But...
Deadliest Kansas animals include rattlesnakes, bison
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas
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Kansas is home to a variety of potentially dangerous animals, ranging from bison to ticks. Four venomous snake species, two poisonous spider species, and two tick species are among the potentially deadly creatures. Potentially deadly Kansas...
Gov. Laura Kelly objects to 1.5% across-the-board budget cuts ordered by Kansas Legislature
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Grace Hills/Kansas Reflector Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins, photographed during Kelly's 2025 state of the state speech in January, disagreed on the appropriateness of the Legislature's decision to...
The Kansas River used to be a dumping ground. These kayakers are helping clean it
KCUR - Missouri
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July 2, 2025
Dawn Buehler spent her childhood helping out on the family farm in De Soto, next to the Kansas River. But when her chores were done, the river beckoned. She and her family would canoe and fish. Sometimes they would camp on a sandbar. “You felt...
Man Dies by Suicide in Emergency Department Waiting Room at Kansas Hospital
Healthcare Facilities Today
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July 2, 2025
No staff or patients were harmed, and the man was alone in the waiting area when he shot himself. When people seek healthcare, they expect a safe and secure environment. But sometimes unexpected events can shatter those expectations as a hospital...
Out-of-state congressmen address Kansas residents in town hall on WSU campus
The Sunflower - Kansas
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July 1, 2025
Congressman Maxwell Frost addresses issues with the current political climate in the country. The meet was held at the Hughes Metroplex in Wichita. Audience applauses at the Kansas congressional town hall meeting. The town hall was organized by...
Defender Izzy Rodriguez signs 3-year contract extension with the Kansas City Current
All For XI
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July 1, 2025
Defender Izzy Rodriguez has signed a 3-year contract extension with the Kansas City Current through 2028, the club announced on Tuesday. The standout defender also had both her first appearance and first goal for the USWNT this week. “We’re beyond...
Walmart Cuts Out Middlemen, Takes Beef Supply In-House with Kansas Plant
Supply Chain 24/7
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July 1, 2025
Walmart is taking control of its beef supply like never before by opening its first fully owned and operated beef facility in Olathe, Kansas. By cutting out the middlemen, Walmart claims it can offer more affordable, high-quality Angus beef to 600...
As WNBA snubs Kansas City, UMKC athletes hopeful for future
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The WNBA will not be coming to Kansas City anytime soon and UMKC athletes say they are using the setback as motivation to change the narrative. The league announced plans to expand to Cleveland, Philadelphia and Detroit...
Research from the University of Kansas suppresses coronavirus by targeting Mac1
The University of Kansas
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LAWRENCE — A new study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the “macrodomain,” found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. The findings point toward...
Walmart opens its first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Kansas
KFSM - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
Walmart opened its first case-ready beef facility in Kansas to meet demand for premium Angus beef, according to its website. OLATHE, Kan. — On June 27, Walmart celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef...
Walmart opens new case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas
Retail Insight Network
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June 30, 2025
US retail giant Walmart has inaugurated its first owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas, enhancing its supply chain for Angus beef. The 300,00ft² facility will support Walmart in providing customers across the Midwest with...
How can Democrats win back working-class voters? Change their tune
The Guardian
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July 19, 2025
Doing the same thing and expecting a different result – that’s the definition of insanity. So I fall into despair when I hear yet another news story, and yet another politician, talking incessantly about assaults on democracy. It’s as if folks...
Kansas City reparations research delayed as legal review freezes funding
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 19, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two years after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas created a commission to explore reparations for Black residents, the next major step in that work has been put on hold. The Mayor’s Commission on Reparations was preparing...
Kansas City heat advisory has been extended even longer, with nights staying hot
KCUR - Missouri
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June 20, 2025
The first official day of summer is hitting Kansas City fast — bringing an abrupt end to the metro's moderate spring. The National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory for the Kansas City area, including Jackson, Johnson, Wyandotte, Platte...
Bailey Martin-Rutliff named Executive Director of the Butler County Historical Society and Kansas Oil Museum
Butler County Times Gazette - Kansas
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June 28, 2025
Butler County Historical Society and Kansas Oil Museum The Butler County Historical Society is pleased to announce Bailey Martin-Rutliff as the new Executive Director of the Kansas Oil Museum. A long-time educator and community advocate, Bailey...
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...
Senate Hearing Highlights Alleged CCP Links in Funding Climate-Related Lawsuits
The Epoch Times
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June 28, 2025
Congress must streamline federal environmental regulations and preempt state laws, or the nation’s energy producers will continue to be handicapped by climate-related litigation often sponsored by foreign financiers, including—some alleged in a...