While the U.S. national election headlines have occupied the space usually reserved for COVID-19 related stories, there is still much to report about the progression of the pandemic. Across Missouri, including Clay County and Kansas City, the stakes of the pandemic are heightening. Such is also the case for both…
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Local Election Update
The election cycle is heating up in the closing weeks before election day – especially in several key races in Missouri and Kansas. In Missouri, Republican Gov. Mike Parson is holding a steady lead over Democratic challenger Nicole Gallaway. A poll from St. Louis University has Parson with a six-point…
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Missouri’s Turbulent Gubernatorial Race
Among the decisions on the ballot this election cycle is the selection of a governor for Missouri. Four candidates are running for the position, Republican Mike Parson, Democrat Nicole Galloway, Libertarian Rik Combs and Jerome Bauer for the Green Party. As election day approaches polls show a tightening race for…
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Photo feature: Regulations and Empty Shelves
This photo feature is intended to shine a light on what our community looks like while the pandemic going on. This shows a little of what signs and regulations are being taken in Liberty, Mo. I hope that this pandemic photo series is a time capsule of what is currently going…
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Missouri Secretary of State calls to end state’s presidential primaries
During a recent State House Budget Committee Hearing, Missouri’s Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft, called for eliminating Missouri’s presidential preference primary (PPP), as this would save Missouri taxpayers $9.1 million every 4 years (each election cycle). This is due to the fact that while primaries are run and financed by…
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New Study finds 1 in 6 kids in Missouri are food-insecure
A recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that 1 in 6 kids in Missouri are food insecure. That’s roughly 12 percent, just above the national average of 11.7 percent. These numbers may seem alarming to you. Most people think that the ShowMe state should be less sensitive…
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Is murder on the rise in Missouri?
Missouri is known for the Ozarks, the St. Louis Arch and murder? SafeWise scoured FBI data to discover that over a five-year average from 2013-2017, Missouri is ranked third in states with the highest murder rates. Louisiana ranked first with 11.1 murders per 100,000 people, Mississippi ranked second at 8.0…
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Missouri voters may have final say on Medicaid Expansion
Part two of a two-part series on Medicaid expansion in Kansas and Missouri. Part one can be found here. Much like Kansas, Missouri is one of the 14 states that has yet to expand its Medicaid program under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. While in Kansas the battle over…
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New report details Missouri’s decreasing life expectancy
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released a report in September that showed that although the life expectancy in the United States is 78.6 years, Missouri’s is 77.0 years, dropping for the sixth consecutive year. Since 2012 there has actually been a decrease in death rates in Missouri for…
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