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2025 Conference USA Media Day Notes and Storylines
Underdog Dynasty - Louisiana
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July 23, 2025
2025 Conference USA Kickoff & Media Day transpired at PGA of America’s headquarters in Frisco, TX on Tuesday, July 22. Commissioner Judy MacLeod and all 12 Conference USA head coaches took the podium to discuss a wide variety of topics involving...
How will Kansas football coach Lance Leipold handle Missouri matchup?
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas
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FRISCO, Texas — When Lance Leipold started to address the renewal of Kansas football’s rivalry with Missouri, his comments quickly focused on a game that’ll be played before it. Leipold, the Jayhawks’ coach, highlighted his side’s season opener...
Kansas City Parks and Recreation Finaliza el Proyecto de Renovación de los Campos de Atletismo de 9th y Van Brunt
Northeast News - Missouri
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July 23, 2025
Mayor Lucas participates in the “First Kick” on July 8 at the 9th and Van Brunt soccer complex. | Photo by Dorri Partain Daisy Garcia Montoya Reportera de Educatión Electos, partes interesadas de Kansas City y miembros de la comunidad se reunieron...
To Tip Your Tour Guide? The Epitome Of Tipping Culture. Being Forced To Tip A QR Code In Advance? Hell Itself.
Above the Law
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July 16, 2025
“Tip creep” has been a pervasive issue in American culture for some time now. Many businesses, faced with rising costs or insurmountable greed, have increasingly turned to tip encouragement as a means of underpaying their employees while...
Who plays Nick Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful? Everything to know about the cast behind the character
Sportskeeda
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July 23, 2025
Nick Marone returned to The Bold and the Beautiful storyline in June 2025. Portrayed by actor-singer Jack Wagner, Nick has a complicated history in the soap's plot. While being the half-brother of Ridge Forrester, Nick has moved in and out of the...
Kansas City area schools need more special education and math teachers before classes start
KCUR - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Schools around the Kansas City area want to hire more special education, science and math teachers before school starts next month — but officials say they have a job for everyone. Dr. Marica Rhone is Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools assistant...
Illinois and Missouri senators split over clawing back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Missouri and Illinois’ senators are at odds over legislation clawing back money for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Senators are debating what’s known as a rescission package, which would effectively rescind authorization for funds that...
No rodeo
Gasconade County Republican - Missouri
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By Will Johnson, Sports Editor Fair enthusiasts looking for a rodeo during the 78th Annual Gasconade County Fair will have to look elsewhere this summer for one. Rising costs made the Gasconade County Fair Board look at other options for lower...
Recent State Actions Impacting Immigrants’ Access to State-Funded Health Coverage and Other Public Programs
KFF
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July 16, 2025
In 2025, states have enacted or proposed a range of legislation that will impact immigrants’ access to state-funded health coverage and other public programs. Several states have proposed rolling back state-funded health coverage programs that...
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as ‘domestic terrorism’
Religion News Service
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July 15, 2025
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as 'domestic terrorism' (RNS) — The resolution also denounces the 'weaponization of the constitution' and urges UCC churches to divest from private incarceration companies that are participating in...
Meet Wyandotte County’s District 5 candidates: A doctor, a retired public administrator and an educator
The Beacon - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Half of the 11-member Unified Government Board of Commissioners is up for election this fall, with the potential to shape budget, housing and development decisions across Wyandotte County for the next four years. That board is the chief governing...
The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present
Montana Public Radio
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The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present By Elena Ulev It’s time for Field Notes, brought to you by the Montana Natural History Center. Black Angus cows. I squint my eyes and imagine that they’re bison. A dilapidated root cellar. I...
More than half the states, including Missouri, have issued AI guidance for schools
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
At least 28 states have issued guidance on the use of AI in K-12 schools. (David Espejo/Stock photo via Getty Images) July 16, 2025 1:58 pm Agencies in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia have issued guidance on the use of artificial...
MDC seeks volunteers for Stream Team program in southeast Missouri
Democrat News - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
MDC Stream Team volunteers are active in every corner of the state, working in urban neighborhoods, rural landscapes, and everything in between. With over 110,000 miles of streams in Missouri, there’s always more work to be done — and a place for...
Between Enforcement and Protection: What Employees Need to Know About State and Federal Immigration Policy Shifts
JD Supra - California
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July 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a suspension in enforcing the 2024 rule from the Biden Administration that is designed to enhance protections for H-2A workers. The move aims to provide greater clarity for...
Former coach and Missouri middle school teacher sentenced for coercing, enticing, and sexually abusing a minor child
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
TULSA, Okla. – A former coach and middle school teacher was sentenced today for six counts related to child exploitation and sexual abuse of a minor child, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Ronald...
Nancy Lucille (Mohler) Veillette, age 79
KTTN - Missouri
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July 23, 2025
Nancy Lucille (Mohler) Veillette, age 79, of Braymer, Missouri, passed away Monday evening, July 14, 2025, at her home in Braymer. She was born on December 2, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of John and Edna (Bowles) Mohler. Nancy...
C.F.W. Walther: Theologian and Musician
The Lutheran Witness
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July 22, 2025
In this series, Benjamin Kolodziej will reflect on several figures in American Lutheran sacred music history. This series is based on his new book Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, 1847–1947 (Concordia Publishing House), which will be...
Brown Recluse Spiders Increasing in Missouri Homes This Season
Times News Global
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July 16, 2025
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Brown recluse spiders are appearing more frequently in Missouri homes this season, but experts reassure residents that most encounters are not dangerous. Chris Hartley, an entomologist at The Butterfly House in Chesterfield,...
Protecting religious liberty, parental rights, and Idaho values in charter school development: The battle lines drawn
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 15, 2025
The recent 4-4 split in Oklahoma v. Drummond did not alter or answer the fundamental constitutional question surrounding the constitutionality of prohibiting religious charter schools. What it undeniably has revealed, however, is which side of...