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Hogs in a field

Pandemic Forces Food Chain Reaction By Small Farmers

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing small farmers to rethink the food chain to connect their products with customers.

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National Beef plant in Dodge City, Kansas

In Grip of Pandemic, Kansas Meatpacking Workers Say ‘We’re Right Next To Each Other’

Workers in Kansas meatpacking plants are worried that precautions now being taken aren’t enough to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

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Kansas Statehouse at sunset

States Ponder Rules of Engagement as They Reopen Amid Pandemic

Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states are taking various routes to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Supporters wearing Zero Reasons Why wrist bands.

Pandemic Spurs Concern About Suicide Among KC-Area Youths

Beds are going unfilled at Kansas City-area child psychiatric facilities, raising questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out for teens.

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College students on campus

‘I’m Counting on It’: Many College Students Left Out of Stimulus Checks

In a rush to get the big economic relief package out, some people fell through the cracks. Some college students aren’t eligible and won’t get the $1,200 check. Flatland talked to two of these students.

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