Is this Jackson County district neglecting its mandate to help homeless...
School districts are required by law to help homeless children stay in school. Most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, but the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its...
View ArticleWorkers at this Kansas City train facility have been striking for 3 weeks,...
Since contract negotiations failed with Wabtec, a train services company, the union has been picketing outside of the plant from 4:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. But as the holiday season approaches, striking...
View ArticleChild labor at Missouri meatpacking plants
A company hired to clean meatpacking plants in Missouri and other Midwest states is accused of illegally using children for potentially dangerous jobs. Plus: Eric Schmitt is heading to D.C. as...
View ArticleFeds give 'threatened' protection to lesser prairie chickens in Kansas, with...
Only about 30,000 of the birds are left, down from millions. And they've been at the heart of political and conservation debates for years.
View ArticleAs federal charges add pressure on KCKPD, Lamonte McIntyre rallies for justice
Lamonte McIntyre, who was exonerated in 2017 for a double homicide he didn’t commit, gave an emotional speech at a Kansas City, Kansas, rally organized by Team ROC, the philanthropic and social justice...
View ArticleMissouri turkey farmers fight inflation and pestilence to deliver birds for...
If you’re having turkey for Thanksgiving you’re likely paying more than ever before for the bird. But you might be thankful you got one at all. Turkey producers had to run a gauntlet of pestilence and...
View ArticleHickman Mills school district will soon have the highest teacher salaries in...
The raises, paid for by a tax levy approved in August, will take the district from the lowest salaries in the metropolitan area to the highest.
View ArticleHow a Jackson County district is failing homeless students
School districts are required by law to help homeless children stay in school. Most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, but the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its...
View ArticleCarrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their...
NPR spoke with 26 people who were involved with more than 200 executions across the country — including in Missouri. Most said their health suffered and they had little support to help them cope with...
View ArticleKansas City Police Board claims the city is manipulating budget to spend less...
Under Missouri law, Kansas City must spend 25% of its general fund on the police department. Members of the Board of Police Commissioners say the city is leaving out developer subsidies and other...
View ArticleNearly 350,000 Missouri children are too poor to qualify for full child tax...
A new report found many families earn too little to qualify for the $2,000 federal benefit, which is tied to a family’s earnings and income taxes. Nearly a quarter of the Missouri children who fall...
View ArticleIf the Royals build a new 'ballpark district' in downtown Kansas City, who's...
Kansas City Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman said a new ballpark would be a "far better investment" than renovating Kauffman Stadium. But experts say the payoffs aren't so clear, especially if...
View ArticleFAQ: What to know about buying legal weed in Missouri
Recreational marijuana will be available in Missouri as early as Feb. 6, 2023. While many details aren’t completely set in stone, here's what we know right now about buying legal weed.
View ArticleKansas City's Misty Copeland on the whiteness of ballet: 'It chips away at you'
For years Copeland was told that her skin color, her body and her hair didn't conform to what ballerinas were supposed to look like. Her memoir is The Wind at My Back.
View ArticleThanksgiving dinner will cost more this year due to inflation and a virus...
Surveys say the price of Thanksgiving dinner, including turkey, is up this year. Economists attribute the price increase largely to inflation. While experts say there’s no shortage of turkeys, 8...
View ArticleFrom one cramped kitchen, a Lenexa bakery churns out 40,000 rum cakes every...
From their small storefront in Old Town Lenexa, Jude’s Rum Cakes has been turning out thousands of tasty treats that ship around the country. It all started with a bottle of Panama rum and one family...
View ArticleCommunity members wary of KCKPD plan to review former detective Golubski's cases
Kansas City, Kansas, Police and the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office will offer more details Monday on plans to look at the decades of criminal cases connected to former KCKPD Detective...
View ArticleKansas City Royals want a new downtown stadium. Who's paying?
The owner of the Kansas City Royals says the team plans to abandon Kauffman Stadium and build a downtown "ballpark district." But experts say the payoffs aren't so clear, especially if taxpayers have...
View ArticleKCKPD Chief defends internal review of Golubski's cases: 'Who better to clean...
Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Karl Oakman insisted Monday that his department can handle a review of more than 150 cases handled by former detective Roger Golubski. Critics say the department's...
View ArticleCan bison save the Kansas prairie?
As climate change threatens the Great Plains, bison may be a key to creating resilient prairies. Plus, a look at the Farm Bill, a $500 billion plan that sets policy on everything from crop insurance to...
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