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EPA finalizes historic action to better protect children’s health
Lenexa, Kansas – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler has announced the first major update to the agency’s…
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After 6 weeks, Leora Hardee is back with her family
She was missing for 6 weeks after disappearing seemingly without a trace. Then on Monday she turned herself in to…
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EPA recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2020
WASHINGTON (October 27, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) from October 25 –…
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Missouri’s Children’s Division Director Resigns; Division has had Six Directors in Past Seven Years
A former state lawmaker has resigned as Missouri’s Children’s Division director, after about three months on the job. Former Versailles…
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Medical Examiner rules Tulsa children accidentally drowned
The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office has ruled that two Tulsa children whose bodies were found in waterways in May accidentally…
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Parson clarifies remarks on children, coronavirus
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has clarified recent remarks he made in an interview when he said children in the school…
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Tulsa police searching for children
Police searching for two small Oklahoma children who have been missing for days have been knocking on doors and stopping…
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Kansas receives grant to transform the Kansas early childhood system
Gov. Laura Kelly and other early childhood leaders from across Kansas announced today that an $8.9 million grant from the…
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New debit card available soon to WIC recipients
Next year, Missouri’s Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly called WIC, will begin giving monthly benefits to…
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Child Welfare for Faith Communities session slated
How can leaders and staffers in churches protect area children from being sexually and emotionally abused? A free seminar titled…
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