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Boeing announced on Wednesday that its security headquarters will return to the St. Louis region from Arlington, Virginia, after moving away in 2017.
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The bill would also enact a civil penalty (25% of what was transferred plus fees) if an undocumented person were to initiate a foreign remittance transfer. -
Victor López Delara was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after police stopped him for driving without a front license plate. His fiancée says she's worried that López Delara, who has no criminal history and has been in the United States since he was 4, now faces detainment and deportation. -
A state constitutional amendment, if passed by voters, would require many people on Medicaid to work. The amendment reflects federal work requirements that were passed last year and must be in place next year. -
The city of Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas will host Algeria's national team at Rock Chalk Park, on KU's campus. Kansas City emerged as the country's most popular host for World Cup training sites, with all four of its possible locations claimed. -
Lawmakers combined seven separate House proposals aimed at loosening inspection requirements. -
Conversations centered on language in the handbook that went against the Trump administration’s executive orders.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues. -
The bodies of all the skiers who died in Tuesday's avalanche near Lake Tahoe have been recovered, authorities said Saturday. Intense winter storm conditions delayed search and recovery efforts. -
The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."
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Since its launch in 2022, the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 13 million calls. But many states have been slow to spend their own dollars on the program. -
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbia provides essential, free-of-charge services like afterschool care, summer programs, hot meals, and mentorship to local area youth. In order to continue, CEO Martina Hoyt-Vail tells us it takes your support at events like the upcoming chili cook-off fundraiser! February 17, 2026 -
The Missouri NAACP sued the state over a special session that resulted in the passage of legislation to redistrict Missouri. -
Researchers recommend communities reduce road salt use and apply salt strategically, because of the risk to aquatic environments from potential runoff. -
The Trump administration is demanding additional student enrollment data from federally funded universities to ensure they're no longer using affirmative action methods in their admissions processes. But a rushed deadline and lack of staffing has led to problems. -
Color(ed) Studios visual artist Asia Long remembers artist, mentor, and "mayor of North Village Arts District,' Kenny Greene, who died in December: "We rise by lifting others, and when he did that for me, I didn't even know I needed it at the time." February 16, 2026
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They spoke about the centralized system for responding to public records requests that Washington state implemented in 2023, as well as how the system is helping combat misinformation and is returning some time to local election administrators who continue to receive an increased number of public records requests.
They spoke about the centralized system for responding to public records requests that Washington state implemented in 2023, as well as how the system is helping combat misinformation and is returning some time to local election administrators who continue to receive an increased number of public records requests.
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