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Kansas and Missouri women politicians celebrate history ahead of tough election

3 years 2 months ago

Sipping “pink pussyhat punch” and “empowerment” cocktails, women leaders from Kansas and Missouri gathered Thursday in downtown Kansas City vowing to “smash the patriarchy” by encouraging more women to run for office. Hundreds of politicians and activists turned out for the 50th anniversary of the Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, where a parade of candidates […]

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Allison Kite

Retiring Madison County Pageant Queen Madeline Bouillon Says The Year Will Always Mean "World To Me"

3 years 2 months ago
MADISON COUNTY - Madeline Bouillon of Carlinville, the retiring Madison County Fair Pageant queen, said her year as Miss Madison County will “forever mean the world to me.” “Aside from all the lovely friends and relationships I made within the year, something that sticks out to me is personal growth,” she said. “In just a short year, I was shaped and molded into the best version of myself I have ever seen. And that’s something I think people oftentimes don’t realize about pageants. They’re so empowering to women." Bouillon added that the leadership role she was put in when holding the title was the most humbling and rewarding experience she has ever encountered. "Not only are you a role model, but you are also a friend to the community as a whole which is such a beautiful thing to me," she said. "In a year, I also gained so many skills that will continue to help my future.” Bouillon started competing in pageants at age 5. She

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St Louis to MLB: Stop Putting Cardinals Games on Apple TV

3 years 2 months ago
There's no love lost between Cardinals fans and Major League Baseball today as fans try to figure out how to stream tonight's Cardinals game on Apple TV. Tonight, the Cardinals will play the Dodgers in Los Angeles, and the game will not be on local carrier Bally Sports Midwest. Instead, those who want to watch will have to create (or find) their Apple IDs to watch the game on Apple TV+.
Rosalind Early

Integrated health care benefits: A modern strategy for improved health and cost savings

3 years 2 months ago
With summer vacations in our rearview mirror, I think about how family road trips have greatly improved with the emergence of advanced GPS navigation systems — and perhaps with the adoption of handheld activities for those in the back seat. Thirty years ago, we relied on roadmaps or someone’s opinion when we needed to know how to get to a new location. Paper maps worked, but they didn’t offer the best route, integrate real-time traffic guidance or provide the many other advantages that are…
Stephanie Vojicic

Crash closes eastbound I-70 in St. Charles

3 years 2 months ago
ST. CHARLES - Eastbound I-70 was closed for nearly an hour in St. Charles near Fifth Street after an accident involving a semi truck. The road reopened at around 1:40 pm. Check the latest traffic incidents here. FOX2Now.com/Traffic
Joe Millitzer

U.S. House GOP outlines agenda in bid for control in the midterms

3 years 2 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans gathered inside a warehouse in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday to outline the legislation they’d try to enact if voters give them back control of that chamber following the November midterm elections. Speaking from an HVAC factory in Monongahela, about an hour south of Pittsburgh, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said […]

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Jennifer Shutt