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Protecting Planet Earth is the bottom line for these businesses and nonprofits around Kansas City

Fifty-four years after the first annual Earth Day, many people are making environmental...

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Up From Dust podcast highlights environmental solutions pursued by ordinary Kansans

Kansas News Service environmental reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen spent two years researching and...

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3 audiobook insiders share which books they love the most right now

More than half of U.S. adults said that they’ve listened to an audiobook at some point. The...

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Rep. Sam Graves says it is time to bring in a new postmaster general as mail delays continue

The U.S. Postal Service has experienced delays in mail delivery around the country, including...

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How a Kansas City nonprofit is tacking the racial homeownership gap through tiny homes

Owning a home today is more expensive than ever and disproportionately out of reach for people of...

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How a lawsuit brought by Kansas City homeowners could transform the real estate industry

A group of Kansas City homeowners sued the National Association of Realtors in 2019 over what...

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Kansas City 'Dad Doula Bootcamp' empowers fathers to advocate for their pregnant partners of color

The Kansas City nonprofit Fathers Assisting Mothers is working to address the maternal mortality...

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Kansas City Manager Brian Platt pushes back against petition to rescind his new contract extension

A group of Black leaders in Kansas City is circulating a petition to potentially rescind City...

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A digital storytelling festival in Lawrence will celebrate untold stories of Kansas and Missouri

Stories For All, a digital storytelling project run by the Hall Center for the Humanities at the...

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Kansas City's Doña Fina Café keeps family tradition alive, one cup of coffee at a time

Erika Cecilia Noguera is the owner of Doña Fina Café, a Kansas City coffee company that roasts...

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Food recs: Kansas City's best coffee shops and cafes

Whether you’re looking for a pour-over, a latte or a cold brew, Kansas City’s rich and robust...

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A Kansas City nonprofit wants more people to prepare for dying. How KC End of Life is helping

Death is inevitable, so why don't more people plan for it? The nonprofit KC End of Life is...

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How Kansas and Missouri pollsters measure public opinion — and what you need to know

As November 2024 nears, Kansas and Missouri pollsters say that transparency is one key factor for...

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Lenexa nonprofit Heart to Heart faces hurdles in sending humanitarian aid to Gaza

People in Gaza are faced with a mounting humanitarian crisis. Heart to Heart International, a...

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How a local library is helping Kansas Citians navigate the world of social media and AI

Bryan Gash is the Chief Technology Officer at the Mid-Continent Public Library(Claudia Brancart...

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Kansas City nonprofit SevenDays is set to hold multiple events promoting kindness this week

SevenDays will hold a Kindness Breakfast and Community Kindness Festival this week, along with a...

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Champions fighting for climate resilience are highlighted in new 'hopeful' documentary

Prairie Hollow Productions co-founder Laura Mead interviews The Resilient Activist founder Sami...

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Missouri will execute Brian Dorsey, despite widespread support for clemency

Jeremy WeisBrian Dorsey will be executed by the state of Missouri on Tuesday, after Governor...

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Englewood Arts Center boosts artists in Independence, and the community too

The outside of the community arts center.(Teresa Dorsch / Englewood Arts)Englewood Arts in...

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An Overland Park nonprofit wants to support living organ donors and dispel myths

This past Wednesday, the 3rd, was National Living Donor Day. ( Gift Of Life)Wednesday, April 3...

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