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Sirenna Beyer, aka KC Hoop Girl, is popularizing hula hooping as a fun and healthy exercise alternative in Kansas City.

KC Hoop Girl Puts a New Spin on Exercise

Sirenna Beyer, aka KC Hoop Girl, is popularizing hula hooping as a fun and healthy exercise alternative in Kansas City.

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Juliana Tornabene poses underneath the journalism school at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Class of 2020 Finally Gets Its Proper Goodbye at the University of Missouri

Flatland reporter Jacob Douglas returns to the University of Missouri-Columbia to observe the pandemic-deferred graduation ceremony for the “cursed” class of 2020.

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Jenni Koch shows other residents the parcels of land up for rezoning at The Coffee Bean Co. in Spring Hill, Kansas, on Feb. 9, 2021.

Rural Johnson Countians Pay the Price of Progress at the Edge(rton)

Edgerton, Kansas, is on track to approve Northpoint Development’s proposal to expand Logistics Park Kansas City, despite resistance from nearby rural residents.

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The home of Allen and Stephanie Watts in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Embracing a Millionaire Mindset Just Down the Road From Kansas City

A new study finds Pittsburg and Joplin are great places to stretch $1 million.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink internet uses satellites in space to beam wireless internet connections to Earth.

Internet ‘Last Mile’ Experiment Coming to Clinton County

New internet technology is being tested in rural Missouri to reach across the last mile.

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