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The nonprofit says staff and students are still reeling from a federal decision to fire 35 employees at Haskell Indian Nations University.
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Associate Circuit Judge Joe Don McGaugh, a former lawmaker, will be off the bench for a year and must submit to a mental evaluation before returning to work.
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The local firefighters union withheld its endorsement of mayoral and city council candidates.
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The Eldorado Springs District's EV school busses are the first of its kind in the Southwest Missouri Region.
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Roving band of local musicians gear up and play on the move.
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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.
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A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.
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