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Oldest Missouri Black-owned bookstore closes as owner retires
KSHB - Missouri
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July 13, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Willa's Books and Vinyl, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Missouri, is closing its final chapter as owner Willa Mae Robinson prepares for her retirement. The beloved shop, a cultural cornerstone in the Kansas City community,...
Missouri Stream Team releases annual report and hosts celebration
El Dorado Springs Sun - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
In 1988, a small group of anglers became fed up with unsightly trash disrupting their fishing in Roubidoux Creek in Pulaski County. These conservation-minded Missourians decided to clean this section of stream, thus forming the first Missouri...
States Sue Trump For Money Congress Already Allotted To Public Education
Above the Law
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July 14, 2025
Harvard isn’t the only school worried that the Trump administration will screw over their funding. Public schools get their fair share of funding from the government too — at least they should. On Monday, several states filed suit to challenge the...
Understanding a business administration degree: A look at Northwest Missouri State University
NW Missouri Times
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July 14, 2025
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University If you’re planning your future and considering a business administration degree, understanding the field can help make...
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver reflects on local legacy and criticizes national trade and immigration policies
SE Kansas City News - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Representative Emanuel Cleaver, who has served Missouri’s 5th District in the U.S. Congress since 2005, recently shared a series of statements on social media addressing local cultural milestones and national policy concerns.On July 14, 2025,...
Mid-Missouri schools receive grants to improve reading instruction
Fulton Sun - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
A handful of area schools can now train their administrators, coaches and teachers to better teach students how to read. The Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant, distributed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,...
Ag education impacting Goodman’s future this summer
Neosho Daily News - Missouri
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Goodman Elementary students have enjoyed hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer. The school partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag Moves) to provide students with 10...
Rising Expenses Force Missouri Bakery to Shut Down
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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July 14, 2025
If you don't understand the struggle that Missouri restaurants and stores face, this should be a sobering education. A beloved bakery in Missouri has announced they're closing due to astronomical rises in utility and insurance costs. Have you ever...
‘Domestic Terrorism’: Severed cables leave lasting impact in Missouri
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. (KCTV) - Spectrum has offered an up to $25,000 reward for information about criminal acts considered to be domestic terrorism. Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, announced on Monday, July 14, that criminals...
Missouri Senate forms committee to review funding for DEI programs
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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The Missouri Senate announced Tuesday that it is forming three new committees, including one to review state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs. According to a news release, the Select Committee on Equal Protection and DEI will...
Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. But this group is working on fixing it
KCUR - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Missouri's parole system governs the lives of some 52,000 people, more than twice the number held in the state's prisons. But its rules haven't been updated since 2017, and those who work inside the parole system say its processes are often...
Missouri groups scrambling after Trump freezes school funding
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri school districts and after-school organizations are scrambling to find a path forward after the Trump administration froze $6 billion in federal funding for programs affecting low-income children. Darlene Sowell,...
LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds
The Advocate
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July 8, 2025
Philanthropic support for LGBTQ+ causes is collapsing just as queer and trans communities face an escalating national crisis. New data from Funders for LGBTQ Issues shows foundation funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the U.S. dropped sharply to...
Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. Meet the group working on it
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Missouri's parole system governs the lives of some 52,000 people, more than twice the number held in the state’s prisons. But its rules haven’t been updated since 2017, and those who work inside the parole system say its processes are often...
Missouri girl, 13, beat bone cancer...then weeks later, a freak accident struck
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
A 13-year-old Missouri girl, who had just beaten bone cancer, was tragically killed after a freak fireworks incident set her home ablaze. Jerilynn Brown had beaten bone cancer just weeks before the horrific fire that claimed her young life in the...
Immigration crackdown hurts small businesses in Kansas dependent on migrant customers
NPR
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July 8, 2025
Mom-and-pop stores in Kansas City catering to recent immigrants are facing a sharp downturn, with sales falling since Trump took office. Owners say customers are scared and holding onto their cash. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President...
Missouri advocates praise long-sought revival of radiation compensation program
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
For Karen Nickel, reviving and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was bittersweet. Nickel and Dawn Chapman were part of Just Moms STL, a group that’s been raising awareness and seeking restitution for Manhattan Project-era nuclear...
Church Directory for the Week of July 9-17, 2025
Pipestone County Star - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush, 507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country...
'Put our families first:' Group demands care, not cuts as Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ takes effect
KSDK - Missouri
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The St. Louis-area group joined thousands of working families, across the country, for the 'National Day of Action' against federal cuts. WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — In Webster Groves, putting families first was top of mind as people came together to...
Missouri activists step up to comfort ICE detainees
KCUR - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
President Trump's mass deportation efforts have led to the arrests of tens of thousands of immigrants, some of whom end up at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Now some local activists are trying to provide comfort and assistance to...