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KC students build car fueled by tweets
Students at a Kansas City after-school program have developed a car that runs on tweets, Facebook likes and other social media interaction, and they’re driving it all the way to Washington, D.C.
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Spelling Bee Champs: Where are they now?
Spelling Bee Champions gain national recognition. What do they do later in life? We caught up with ten past champions.
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School safe rooms take time, money
Even when the funding is there, getting FEMA approval to build a tornado safe room still takes times. Find out one local school's journey inside.
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Gordon Parks closure halted by judge
Gordon Parks Elementary School got a last-minute reprieve from a judge to stay open through part of the summer.
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Independence students lose 1,129 pounds
The Independence School District welcomed home another class of students from the MindStream Academy in South Carolina, and celebrated their combined weight loss of 1,129 pounds.
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Derrick Thomas Academy closing in June
Derrick Thomas Academy will shut its doors for good in June.
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School leaders must reapply for jobs
The Hickman Mills School District is again facing dramatic changes as more than 20 senior administrators, principals and assistant principals were told their contracts would be terminated at the end of the school year.
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High school in Independence to close
The halls of St. Mary's High School in Independence are about to go silent. But for a while, they've been quieter than in most schools.
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Low MAP scores lead to end of KC school
Classes will end indefinitely at Gordon Parks Elementary School on Wednesday, May 22.
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Black KC senior makes school history
A Kansas City high school student is making history.
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School winning battle against violence
Smith-Hale College Preparatory Academy reported nearly 1,000 fights in the last three years, but new grant money and leadership is helping change the trend.
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End of abstinence-only in Kan. district?
A Kansas school district is one step closer to dramatically changing sexual education standards -- including introducing contraception and STD prevention into Kansas' abstinence-only instruction.
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No class Fri. at Bonner Springs school
Classes are canceled Friday, May 10, at Bonner Springs Elementary School.
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Hale Cook Elementary to reopen this fall
Hale Cook Elementary School has been shuttered since 2009, but thanks to the efforts of a local group, that's about to change.
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KC homeowner shoots would-be robber
Police say a would-be robber was shot by a homeowner in Kansas City Thursday afternoon.
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KC students build car fueled by tweets
Students at a Kansas City after-school program have developed a car that runs on tweets, …
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UMKC project maps tornado rubble
First responders in Moore, Okla., searched for hours for survivors of Monday's tornado. …
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AAA: More locals traveling than in U.S.
Despite steadily rising gas prices, AAA says more people in Kansas and Missouri will hit …
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- Sedalia storm shelter cracked, leaking
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