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Farm Workers, Crops Swelter Under Record Heat In Pacific Northwest

Published July 2, 2021 at 12:48 PM CDT

Record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are causing trouble in agriculture. Farm workers are suffering from the heat, and crops are being harmed as well.

Anna King from the Northwest News Network reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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A Cigarette Butt and Advanced DNA Technology Help Crack 25-Year-Old Child Sex Crimes Case

J. Schafer

Lawrence police used genetic genealogy to help solve a 25-year-old pair of child sex crime cases.
HPPR News

Maternal and infant health improved in Kansas, but there’s still work to do

Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga

According to a report by the March of Dimes, scores in Kansas improved overall. But people of color still face the biggest disparities, like higher preterm birth rates and disproportionate infant deaths.
Who's running to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate in 2026? Here's a guide to the candidates

Zane Irwin

Democratic political outsiders are vying to unseat Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall — and end nearly a century of Republican control of the state’s U.S. Senate seats.
HPPR News

Kansas is paying millions for a Barbie and Hot Wheels theme park. It's another STAR bond

Dylan Lysen

Bonner Springs is giving more than $200 million of tax incentives for Mattel Adventure Park. City officials say it will boost the local tax revenues. But a public finance expert says the deal will mostly cost the state.
Some Kansas City residents are upset by the Chiefs' planned move. For others, 'it'll still be home'

Kowthar Shire, Julie Denesha

Following confirmation of the Kansas City Chiefs' impending move to Wyandotte County, residents on both sides of the state line said they have mixed feelings about the future.