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We turned the tables on the one usually turning tables, when Eight-One-Sixty co-host Chris Haghirian answers the "7 Questions" he created for his radio show guests. (Credit: KCPT)

Every Tuesday at 6pm on The Bridge, local music writer and Middle of the Map Fest organizer Chris Haghirian and The Bridge’s Sarah Bradshaw shine a light on the people, music, and events in the 816 area code during “Eight One Sixty”. A regular feature, 7 Questions, gets to the heart of a musician’s passion, past, and… purchase history. This week, to kick-off the 7…

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Take 5 for your health

Shona Banda, shown here after she was booked into jail and then released after posting bond in June, is preparing to sue Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the Garden City Police Department. (Photo: James Dobson | Garden City Telegram)

Kansas Mom Charged in Marijuana Case to Sue Brownback, State Agency Lawyers for Garden City resident Shona Banda have prepared a lawsuit against Gov. Sam Brownback and the state agency that has custody of her child, claiming she has a constitutional right to use cannabis to treat her Crohn’s disease. Banda self-published a book and posted…

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KC Researchers Say Zebrafish May Hold Clue To Reversing Deafness In Humans

Dr. Tatjana Piostrowski's research focuses on links between the zebrafish and restoring human hearing loss. (Photo: Alex Smith | Heartland Health Monitor)

Early hearing loss was hard for Rob Jefferson to accept, even though it runs in his family. “No, it couldn’t have been me,” he says. “It wasn’t my hearing. Everybody was mumbling.” The 56-year-old resident of Belton, Missouri, started losing his hearing when he was 17 years old, the result of premature degeneration of the…

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Drone Exhibit a chance to highlight Veteran entrepreneurs

For many veterans, finding employment can be difficult after their time in the Armed Forces ends. Now, in KC, instead of trying to find a job, some local veterans are creating their own, with the help of organizations like Bunker Labs KC, a community of veteran startup companies.

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KC is becoming a ‘Smart City’: Any questions?

group of people on a stage

Thursday at Techweek, the Union Station Extreme Screen theatre was packed to the brim with people wanting to hear about “Emerging Kansas City: Building the City of the Future.” The topic of conversation: Kansas City’s Smart City initiative. In case you haven’t heard of the Smart City, here’s what it is in brief: In June…

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