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By Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court has closed out a nearly 13-year-old lawsuit that repeatedly forced the Republican-controlled Legislature to boost funding for public schools, and Democrats predicted Wednesday that GOP colleagues soon would be trying to backslide on lawmakers’ promises. The state Supreme Court’s brief order Tuesday shutting down the suit

By Columbia Missourian via My Courier-Tribune Two transgender minors will continue to receive prescribed medication amid a lawsuit with UM System Board of Curators. But action in the lawsuit now rests on the court’s evaluation of the curators’ motion to dismiss the case outright under an 11th Amendment immunity claim. The suit has been steadily

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Mining cryptocurrency requires enormous amounts of computing power and electricity, both to keep the digital calculations going and to cool the machines doing the work. A legislator from St. Charles County wants to make it easier for entrepreneurs to set up their mines in Missouri, proposing legislation that prevents

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Legislation boosting teacher recruitment and retention in Missouri is once again a priority of the Missouri House, with a hearing Wednesday morning on a pair of Republican-backed bills. Rep. Ed Lewis, a Republican from Moberly, is sponsoring legislation based on the findings of the State Department of Elementary and

By My Courier-Tribune LIBERTY — The city of Liberty will gain a U.S. headquarters for TAB, an international manufacturer of industrial, SLT and lithium-ion batteries, later this year. Efforts to recruit the business have come from various organizations including Liberty Economic Development Corp., the Kansas City Area Development Council and Liberty. TAB USA will take

By Metro Creative Sports fans go to great lengths to support their teams, whether they camp out in the stands, tailgate in the parking lot or cheer from home. Sports-related parties and game-watch gatherings appeal to sports fans whether their favorite game is hockey, basketball, baseball, football, etc. Game-day refreshments are part and parcel of

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ignitable cake burns away a Kansas City Chiefs logo to reveal pop superstar Taylor Swift ‘s image underneath. Prayer candles feature the Grammy winner and her star tight end boyfriend Travis Kelce. Sweatshirts are emblazoned with “Kelce’s Best Catch” and “Go Kansas City Swiftie.” With the Chiefs

By American Heart Association News via AP On Super Bowl Sunday, you look forward to watching your favorite NFL team raise the championship trophy. All fun and games until the clock runs out, and the score leaves you feeling angry, blue or disappointed. For sports fans, watching their team lose the Super Bowl can generate

By Metro Creative The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded by colleges and universities has increased considerably in the twenty-first century. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, roughly 1.238 million bachelor’s degrees were awarded by colleges and universities in 2000. By 2021, that figure had nearly doubled, reaching 2.066 million. The number of students

By Metro Creative Sporting events provide great opportunities to gather with friends and family and enjoy some time together while watching a favorite sport or big game. Such gatherings are not complete without food, and some foods are widely considered staples of gameday get-togethers. Chicken wings are among the most popular gameday foods. While many

By Associated Press LOS ANGELES | One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday that the threat was not over

By Associated Press Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a preliminary report on the Jan. 5 incident that the lack of certain

By Associated Press A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6. Studies have shown that the strongest tropical storms are getting more intense because of climate change. So the traditional five-category

By Associated Press GENEVA — Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher expressed confidence Monday about moving forward with a multibillion-euro project to build a larger and more powerful particle collider that could help unlock more mysteries of the universe. Leaders of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, said planning is on track

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brock Purdy went overtime on Super Bowl opening night. The San Francisco 49ers’ second-year quarterback began by saying he’s ready to spoil Taylor Swift’s trip to Las Vegas and finished by remaining at the microphone to answer questions for several minutes after Monday’s media extravaganza concluded. With rowdy Niners

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals owner John Sherman remembers hanging along the fence at spring training in Arizona back in 2020, shortly after he had purchased the club from David Glass, and watching top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. rip line drives to every part of the field. Sherman had a suspicion even

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for now — after a few GOP lawmakers refused to go along with the party’s plan. The stunning roll call fell just a few votes short of impeaching

By Associated Press San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was asked the other day what comes to mind when he thinks back to his team’s Super Bowl loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago, and he quipped: “I mean, I remember Nick Bosa getting held on third-and-long — and that

By Jessica A. Schoenherr University of South Carolina The Conversation via AP Can Colorado disqualify former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot? That’s the momentous question the U.S. Supreme Court will consider in Trump v. Anderson, a case being argued before the justices on Feb. 8, 2024. The case involves the justices wading into

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — For most of the past six years, Patrick Mahomes has had to manufacture the chip that he carries on his shoulder, because the Kansas City Chiefs have been so good for so long that they were almost always expected to win. That is no longer the case. During a

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Wall Street drifted higher through a quiet Tuesday as the bond market calmed down following some sharp swings. The S&P 500 rose 11.42 points, or 0.2%, to 4,954.23 and nearly returned to its all-time high set at the end of last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 141.24,

By Associated Press A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen, federal health officials said Tuesday. New lab and inspection evidence linked soft cheeses and other dairy products made by Rizo-Lopez Foods of Modesto, California, to

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Is it a good time to sell your small business — or maybe buy one? Small business acquisitions were up and down in 2023, reflecting the increase in interest rates that threw a chill into the market. But a strong fourth quarter, helped by a signal from the Federal

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The IRS is poised to take in hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the Treasury Department and the IRS. Tax revenues are expected to rise by as much as $561 billion from 2024 to 2034,

By Associated Press Some folks who could get plenty of TV time during Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are household names, of course, from Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Christian McCaffrey on the field to a certain pop star — Taylor Swift — expected to cheer from a

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Philadelphia Eagles will be the host team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6 — a day after the 2024 season opener, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. Goodell addressed gambling, officiating, diversity, the Rooney Rule and much more — including Taylor Swift’s romance

By Associated Press When it comes to officiating, NFL fans — not to mention players and coaches — tend to remember the misses or mistakes, real or perceived, more than calls that were right, particularly in late-season games. Mike Pereira, who once was in charge of the folks in stripes making those split-second decisions, has