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At Dunkin' Donuts In Boynton Beach, Music Is On The Menu

At Dunkin' Donuts In Boynton Beach, Music Is On The Menu

On Tuesday nights, a swingin' hot spot featuring food, drinks and many of the greatest hits of the last 60 ye…

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Kansas Law - With Limits - Promises More Will Be Revealed About Child Deaths

Kansas Law - With Limits - Promises More Will Be Revealed About Child Deaths

Adrian Jones. Evan Brewer. Conner Hawes. Lucas Hernandez. News coverage of those children's deaths and others…

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'Mayan Girls' Step Forward As Next Generation Of Translators Of An Ancient Language

'Mayan Girls' Step Forward As Next Generation Of Translators Of An Ancient Language

It can be hard to find a truly quiet place in the Lake Worth-based Guatemalan-Maya Center. Just inside one do…

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Kansas Restricted The Rules Cities Can Make. That's Complicated Affordable Housing Efforts

Kansas Restricted The Rules Cities Can Make. That's Complicated Affordable Housing Efforts

Hutchinson building official Trent Maxwell recalls the city, years back, inspecting the home of a woman whose…

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'There's No Normal There:' Bahamians Arrive In South Florida, Unsure Of How Long They'll Stay

'There's No Normal There:' Bahamians Arrive In South Florida, Unsure Of How Long They'll Stay

More than a thousand Bahamians emerged from the arrival doors at the Port of Palm Beach on Saturday morning, …

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Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota charged with bribing rival to drop out of 2026 election

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By Madeline Fox Verified
| KRPS-FM
Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota allegedly offered various jobs within the county government to an unnamed "Individual 1" to convince that person to drop out of this year's race for county executive, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon. The U.S. District Court charged LeVota on five counts: honest services fraud, federal program bribery, violations of the Travel Act and false statements.
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Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves to retire after 4 years in department's top job

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By Madeline Fox Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves is retiring from the department after 29 years, she announced on Wednesday. Graves took over the office in December 2022, becoming the first woman to serve as Kansas City's police chief in a non-interim capacity. The announcement seemed to take the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners by surprise, according to the statement they released Wednesday.
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Spain makes World Cup history: The first to win men's and women's trophies back-to-back

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By Madeline Fox Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
If the Spanish Men's National Team pulls off a World Cup victory on Sunday, the Spanish football federation would make history as the first to bring home successive World Cup championships on the men's and women's side in the history of the tournament. The women's team won the 2023 World Cup and will enter next year's tournament in Brazil as defending champions.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I covered social welfare for the Kansas News Service, a public radio collaborative looking at statewide issues. I was based in Topeka.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I have an old Royal at my parents' house that I used it to write most of my papers in grade school.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Adobe Audition for audio editing, other Adobe tools (Photoshop, Premiere), Nexis and PACER for research, most social media for...social media