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Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
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Kansas News Service
According to a report by the March of Dimes, scores in Kansas improved overall. But people of color still face the biggest disparities, like higher preterm birth rates and disproportionate infant deaths.
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Maya Smith
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Kansas Reflector
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Lawrence police used genetic genealogy to help solve a 25-year-old pair of child sex crime cases. -
"Seized" tells the story of the Marion County Record. It will "make people think about what journalism really is and what people really want journalism to be," its director and producer said. -
These state hospitals can't find full-time staff. Contract nurses are needed to serve patients, but expenses keep going up. -
Industry experts say interest in protein consumption among consumers is likely driving growth in whole milk sales. But the trend may be a blip in the ongoing decline in U.S. milk consumption. -
Farmers across the central U.S. have navigated a myriad of challenges this year, including low crop prices and federal funding cuts.
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Steve Karnowski/APPresident Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. -
LittleCityLifestylePhotography/Getty ImagesFlu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.
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NPR critic Bob Mondello narrows down his favorite movies of the year — the ones that made audiences vibrate. -
The order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency. -
The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all. -
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces. The UAE later said it would withdraw its forces from Yemen. -
Giménez international attention after she attempted to restore an old fresco. While it was immediately ridiculed at the time, the piece eventually turned into a tourist attraction.
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