Raytown mourns 16-year-old student killed near high school. One suspect...
Hundreds of people attended a vigil honoring 16-year-old Joshua Lewis Jr., a student at Raytown High School who was shot and killed this week. His family says Joshua was "loved deeply," and launched a...
View ArticleLayoffs at the Kansas City Star will hurt local communities
McClatchy, one of the biggest newspaper companies in the country, laid off dozens of journalists last week, including several in Kansas City. These decisions not only affect the news you see, but also...
View ArticleWatches, cologne, mowers: Former MoDOT supervisor accused in $80,000 fraud...
A former Missouri Department of Transportation supervisor is accused of using state credit cards for nearly 250 personal purchases, stealing agency equipment and then staging a fake burglary to cover...
View ArticleKansans turn to 'loan closets' for expensive medical equipment
As medical costs rise, Kansans are turning to organizations called Medical Loan Closets that lend out donated items like wheelchairs and walkers for little or no cost. These medical loan closets are...
View ArticleMissouri's 5th District race is vastly different now
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the state must use its 2022 congressional map for the upcoming November elections — rather than the redrawn map used during the primary. That means a much...
View ArticleThey want to keep their babies as safe as possible. They’re also choosing...
Free birth, when a person gives birth without the help of a medical professional, has been popularized in recent years by influencers. Experts say it’s dangerous, but people who choose to give birth...
View ArticleWhat it's really like to be a transgender student in Kansas
Federal officials are targeting four Kansas schools for their policies surrounding transgender students. But what is it like to be a transgender student in those districts? We'll hear from one student...
View ArticleMissouri's medical marijuana industry in 'chaos' as hemp THC businesses brace...
Hemp companies in Missouri and across the country are rethinking their business plans in anticipation of the federal ban.
View ArticleThe race for Kansas' top law enforcement job
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants voters to judge him by his record but Democratic challenger Chris Mann is making that record a target. We’ll have a look at the race for Kansas...
View ArticleThis Afghan man helped Americans fight the Taliban. He's suing the U.S. to...
Travel bans keep Afghans who worked with U.S. troops allies separated from their families. That Trump-era policy is under legal challenge.
View ArticleThe Monarch highway loses speed
A decade ago, a federal task force laid out a plan to help monarch butterflies along their journey by returning roadsides to native habitat, particularly Interstate-35 in Missouri and Kansas.
View ArticleHigh prices are squeezing farmers and people on fixed incomes
Corn and soybean harvests are starting just as the fuel farmers need to reap is shooting up in price. Plus, older Americans on fixed incomes are hit especially hard when food costs spike.
View ArticleInside the New York Times investigation of Roger Marshall
A New York Times report found that Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, of Kansas, sued hundreds of his patients over medical debt when he was practicing medicine in the western part of the state.
View ArticleData center backlash unites Missouri and Kansas towns
Data centers that power AI are exploding across the Midwest — and so is opposition to them. Now, people across the political spectrum want to see stricter regulation and more transparency.
View ArticleKansas Legislature extends disaster declaration in response to Wyandotte...
One government official said 32,000 cubic yards of debris had been removed from curbsides in Wyandotte County, and estimated that three or four weeks of work remain.
View ArticleWhile Kansas City is under extreme heat warning, multiple outdoor festivals...
Bad news for attendees at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Irish Fest, SantaCaliGon and other local events this weekend: High temperatures are prolonging their stay across the metro. Here's how...
View ArticleHarry Houdini's great Kansas City escape
Harry Houdini was a master of escape. He was also a self-promoter who once performed a stunt in downtown Kansas City to draw an audience to his shows. We'll learn about the Houdini escape that...
View ArticleTrump approves Missouri's disaster declaration for July flash flooding,...
According to Gov. Mike Kehoe, Trump's approval of the disaster declaration means that FEMA's Public Assistance Program will be available for the nine counties affected by the flooding.
View ArticleKCKPS gender identity policies under fire by Trump administration
The U.S. Department of Justice has followed through on its threat to sue Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools based on a dispute over the district’s transgender policies.
View ArticleKansas City, Kansas, Public Schools' gender identity policies under fire
The U.S. Department of Justice has followed through on its threat to sue Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools based on a dispute over the district’s transgender policies.
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