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Kansas City Catholic school refuses to admit child of same-sex parents

29 March 2019
Rachel Bell
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Saint Ann Catholic Church and School has reinvigorated debates about the relationship between the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ community after their leaders refused to…

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Missouri Supreme Court extends LGBT protections

15 March 2019
Kyler Schardein
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In late February, the Missouri Supreme Court extended legal protections with two separate rulings in two different directions to the LGBT community. One of the…

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KCI begins construction of new terminal

8 March 2019
Christina Kirk
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Since 2007, Kansas City officials have been devising plans for dealing with the inevitability of merging Kansas City International Airport’s (MCI) three terminals into one…

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National Emergency sparks controversy

8 March 2019
Kyler Schardein
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President Trump officially declared a state of emergency as a method to free up billions of dollars for funding a wall on the Mexican-American border.…

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“Dinosaurs Revealed”: Dino-mite Union Station exhibit educates public about prehistoric past

8 March 2019
Rachel Bell
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If it seems to you that no one can seem to agree on anything these days, dinosaurs are the exception. It is simply an objective…

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Thousands of U.S. residents flood into Mexico for healthcare services as Trump continues advocating the border wall

22 February 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has been active in stoking fears about undocumented immigrants and – what he maintains are – weak and inadequate immigration…

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Celebrating Black History Month in Kansas City

15 February 2019
Catherine Dema
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February is Black History Month in the United States – it is a time to recognize, celebrate and honor the contributions, culture and struggles of…

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Jewell professor disputes false claim on “Fox and Friends”

13 February 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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On an afternoon segment of show “Fox and Friends” Feb. 11, televison personality Pete Hegseth announced that he has not washed his hands in ten…

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Kansas City workers impacted by government shutdown

8 February 2019
Maddie McCormick
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The U.S. Federal Government just reopened after the longest shutdown in its history. For 35 days government employees across the country were told not to…

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