A California woman who is a member of a tribe that is not yet recognized by the federal government is suing over a Missouri law that says only artists from federally recognized tribes can market their creations as “Indian-made.” Peggy ...
Tagged with: Indian-made law Native American art Patawomeck Peggy Fontenot
Read More »“That’s not real Mexican food,” ”My grandma would slap you” and “sellout” are just some of comments Jose and Leticia Gamiz received when they started their pop-up vegan Mexican food business, Mi Vegana Madre, four years ago. People saw them ...
Tagged with: Jose and Leticia Gamiz Mexican good industry Mi Vegana Madre vegan Mexican good vegan restaurants
Read More »Kansas schools rely too heavily on test scores and ignore input from teachers when weighing whether changes are needed for a student to achieve classroom success, according to a study by researchers at the state’s flagship university. Kansas began launching ...
Tagged with: Kansas schools MTSS Multi-Tiered System of Supports test scores University of Kansas
Read More »The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin Monday. The ...
Tagged with: Cardinal Health McKesson merisourceBergen opioid crisis opioid lawsuit opioid settlement
Read More »A recent study indicates that climate change could threaten hundreds of insect species in Missouri that may not recover after they die during extreme weather conditions. A 2019 study by the University of Missouri at St. Louis examined 250 insect ...
Tagged with: caterpillars climate change Cuivre River State Park insects University of Missouri at St. Louis
Read More »A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway. Vulcan Inc.’s director of undersea operations Rob Kraft and Naval ...
Tagged with: Akagi Battle of Midway Naval History and Heritage Command Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Vulcan Inc. World War II warships
Read More »Grassroots organizations are working across Missouri to persuade gun-related business owners to join efforts to limit access to guns or encourage safe storage for potentially suicidal customers. One of the initiatives, Safer Homes Collaborative, sends part-time field coordinators to hundreds ...
Tagged with: Gun Control gun safety Missouri guns National Shooting Sports Foundation Safer Homes Collaborative
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Frato’s Pizza looks like a typical family restaurant, with its black-and-white checkered floor and red chairs. But in the kitchen, the cooks are whipping up dishes for four other restaurants at the same time. There is, of course, the gourmet ...
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Read More »More than a dozen children who ran away from troubled Kansas welfare system and juvenile corrections placements have wound up incarcerated for crimes related to human trafficking, drawing the ire of victims’ advocates and some lawmakers who say the runaways ...
Tagged with: foster care Republican Gov. Sam Brownback runaways Sex Trafficking social workers
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Robert Breedlove, a 53-year high school football official, tells a sobering story. “A couple years ago, a friend of mine was working a sub-varsity game,” Breedlove tells the Tulsa World. “One of his first-year guys was with him, since you ...
Tagged with: football officials football parents football referees high school football National Federation of State High School Associations
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