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Mo. student transfers have until Aug. 1
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's education agency says parents wanting to transfer their children from failing schools should provide notice by Aug. 1. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released guidance Wednesday on how to handle student transfers. That comes a week after the state Supreme Court upheld a 1993 law requiring unaccredited school districts to pay for ...
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KC Zoo says polar bears health improving
The Kansas City Zoo's star polar bear, Nikita, is continuing to be treated for a gastrointestinal illness, but he is improving, zoo officials said ...
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Mo. woman claims $1M Powerball prize
The Missouri Lottery on Wednesday said 57-year-old Mona Diss of Pevely bought the ticket for the Match 5 Powerball prize for the June 8 drawing at a Mobil on the Run store in Pevely. She didn't realize she was a winner until store employees encouraged her to check her ...
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Father gets prison in bound children case
A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern ...
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Missouri offers some relief on impending school transfers
directives from the state that provide leeway in how to handle a potential influx of students transferring from unaccredited school systems this fall.To avoid overcrowded classrooms, school district officials may make final building assignments for students wishing to transfer into their schools, the guidelines say.If there isn't room to enroll all students trying to transfer into a ...
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Boulevard makes best national beer list
, a publication for home brewers and beer lovers, have recognized beers from Kansas City-based Boulevard Brewing Co. as some of their fermented ...
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Survey How can Wyandotte Co. improve
Kansas City, KS - The Unified Government of Wyandote County is trying to figure out what should be focused on for the 2014 budget. So, members have decided to set up an online survey for residents to complete. If you are a resident of Wyandotte County and want to tell officials what you think the top priorities for improvement should be, ...
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A giant push for a Fit-tastic summer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics is launching a health initiative to encourage the entire Kansas City community. It's called 12345 Fit-Tastic! It's an effort to reach out to individuals and families that want to take the first steps toward healthier living. "It doesn't matter where you are in life," said project coordinator Sandy Seitz. ...
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Medical group labels obesity a disease
KJRH - For the first time obesity is being called a disease by the American Medical Association. The move now means one in three Americans has a health condition. AMA board members say recognizing obesity as a disease will change the way the medical community tackles the complex issue. They hope it also helps doctors jump the hurdle in discussing weight issues with their patients. More than half ...
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Man sentenced in Walmart tied kids case
A man who tied up his children outside a Walmart store in Lawrence was sentenced Wednesday. After an emotional testimony from Adolfo Gomez, the Douglas County, Kan., judge sentenced him to 30 months in jail. He's already served 371 days, so that'll be taken off his sentence. Gomez, 53, and his wife Deborah Gomez, of Northlake, Ill, were arrested last June in Lawrence after police found ...
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Race for the Cure on Team Cynthia
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be August 11 at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. The race supports efforts to help prevent breast cancer, raise awareness about breast cancer and assist women in receiving early detection and treatment. 41 Action News, KSHB, is a proud sponsor of the event. You can be part of the team by signing up on your own or by joining Team ...
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No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus
The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...
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Frank Gehry redefines design for Eisenhower Memorial
Stone or bronze carvings depicting Dwight D. Eisenhower's accomplishments as Army general and president mark the latest creative change Architect Frank Gehry has made to his design for an Ike memorial park in ...
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Armed employees could cost Kansas schools insurance coverage
Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys. On Wednesday, Area Transportation Authority chairman Robbie Makinen and Johnson County Commissioner Steve Klika will present a plan to make the ATA “the regional transit authority it ...
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Driver shot in head on I-635 in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A driver was shot in the head Wednesday morning while heading south on Interstate 635. The incident happened around 11 a.m. just north of State Avenue. Kansas City, Kansas police said a bullet grazed the victim in the head, and his injuries are non-life threatening. Authorities said a black pickup truck occupied by two white males pulled up alongside the victim, who is in his ...
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Interview with new Missouri basketball assistant Mark Phelps Tigers easily a top 20 program
KC terrorist supported plan to bomb New York Stock Exchange, FBI tells Congress Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence ...
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Missing elderly Kansas couple found safe 400 miles from destination
By Sophia Rosenbaum, NBC News A missing elderly Kansas couple who set out on an eight-hour trip from Kansas to Illinois to visit family on Monday afternoon was found Wednesday afternoon in Mio, Mich., – about 400 miles from their original destination."They took a wrong turn," Garnett Police Chief Kevin Pekarek said.Vernon Hunt, 92, and his wife Goldie, 81, of Garnett, Kan., were ...
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FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffas remains ends
By Corey Williams Associated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A search of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, an FBI agent announced Wednesday as authorities ended the dig. "We did not uncover any evidence relevant to the investigation on James Hoffa," said Robert Foley, head of the FBI in ...
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Could armed employees hurt Kan. schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The company that insures most of Kansas' school districts says it won't provide coverage for districts that allow armed employees. EMC Insurance Companies has told its agents around the state not to offer policies to school districts that allow concealed weapons under a law that takes effect July 1. EMC will not renew policies for districts it already insures if ...
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Kan. regents to consider proposed tuition hikes
Some public university students in Kansas would see tuition increase by almost 9 percent this fall under proposals being considered by the state Board of ...
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Final report on JJs explosion delayed due to need for more data Missouri Public Service Commission says
Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence ...
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Inside the Kansas City Startup Village
The Kansas City Startup Village runs right along State Line Road, where one side of the street is in Kansas City, Missouri and the other side is in Kansas City, ...
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Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City
Google's super-fast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City. CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup ...
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Missouri Man Who Set Wife on Fire Arrested
A Missouri man who set his wife on fire and evaded capture for more than 24 hours was arrested Tuesday night and charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and arson, according to the local sheriffs office. Willard Hunt, of Higbee was found at approximately 8:30 p.m., wandering the railroad tracks behind a residential community. "Hunt dropped to his knees and said he was ...
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Feds again leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt
The search in a field near Detroit for ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ended Wednesday, and as with so many past attempts to find him, authorities walked away empty-handed, the FBI ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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