Watch: Drone footage reveals extent of Keystone Pipeline oil spill
The Keystone Pipeline started leaking oil Wednesday night. Before it could be fully turned off, some 14,000 barrels had leaked.
View ArticleCensored by a Missouri high school in 1983, Cathy Kuhlmeier still fights for...
Cathy Kuhlmeier fought censorship at her Hazelwood high school in 1983 and lost. Decades later, it’s a battle she’s still fighting.
View ArticleKansas City emergency rooms at full capacity from tripledemic: ’We're just...
COVID-19, RSV and the flu cases are filling up emergency rooms in the metropolitan area. Many area hospitals are at capacity, with some even putting beds in the hallways. All of this is overwhelming...
View Article'Book banning by another means'
Public comment is closing soon on a proposal from the Missouri Secretary of State, who wants to crack down on which materials children can access in public libraries. But former library administrators...
View ArticleA derecho swept through the Midwest a year ago. Now there are efforts to...
Midwesterners are becoming more familiar with derechos after two major storms hit the region in as many years. Scientists are grappling with how to define the storms, gather data and predict what the...
View ArticleNearly 300 Afghan refugees will arrive in Missouri from Albania in a few months
In the coming months, the International Institute of St. Louis plans to welcome Afghan refugees from Albania, where they have been for months. Institute officials say they will be more prepared for the...
View Article250 workers deployed to the Keystone pipeline spill in Kansas, but the...
The workers are on site in Washington County to survey and clean the Keystone pipeline oil spill that moved about three miles downstream in Mill Creek.
View ArticleKansas City mayor calls on police board to investigate KCPD whistleblower’s...
Mayor Quinton Lucas says allegations made by a former Kansas City Police Department attorney that the department withheld evidence in criminal cases and denied public records requests is “troubling”...
View ArticleKansas City schools are the 'heartbeat' of their neighborhoods. Families...
Kansas City Public Schools is considering shuttering up to 10 schools as it faces dwindling enrollment and aging buildings. But families have pushed back against the plan, with some saying they won't...
View Article'A total lack of institutional control at KCPD'
Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas discusses a bombshell whistleblower complaint from a former KCPD lawyer, who alleges the police department hid criminal case evidence and illegally withheld public...
View ArticleLamar Johnson's wrongful conviction case goes before a St. Louis judge:...
James Howard, who is serving a life sentence, testified Monday that he killed Marcus Boyd in 1994 — not Lamar Johnson.
View ArticleKansas lawmakers say they're getting closer to more easily expunging criminal...
Multiple bills have tried to change the state’s laws on expungement, but none have passed. The bills do have bipartisan support and are expected to come back up next year.
View ArticleKansas City Police board to investigate whistleblower claims
The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief.
View ArticleIndependence School District is the largest Missouri district to switch to a...
Students in the Independence School District will only be in class four days a week next year. It's the largest school district in Missouri to make the switch amid chronic teacher and staffing shortages.
View ArticleKansas City Royals CEO asks public to 'hold us accountable' as team plans new...
During a community listening session, Royals Chairman John Sherman addressed issues surrounding a move from Kauffman Stadium, including opposition expressed by the renters’ organization KC Tenants.
View ArticleAddiction treatment isn't always accessible. Here's what it did for one...
Thirty-four-year-old Tanner first tried opioids as a teenager. Since then, he says doctors have helped him by prescribing medications that reduce cravings.
View ArticleTreatment over punishment in Johnson County
Johnson County courts are expanding a program that focuses on treating individuals with mental illness or drug issues, instead of punishing them. Plus: Scientists are grappling with how to better...
View ArticleQatar gives Kansas City a preview of the World Cup 'heavy lift' ahead
The countdown to Kansas City co-hosting the world’s biggest single-sporting event begins on Sunday, after the World Cup’s final whistle in Qatar.
View ArticleKeystone Pipeline has history of spills, warnings and fines. This Kansas...
The Keystone pipeline failed again last week, dumping 14,000 barrels — or 588,000 gallons — of oil in northern Kansas. In the decade since it began operations, the crude oil pipeline’s Canadian owner,...
View ArticleMid-Continent Public Library plans to build a new branch in Independence...
Voters supported a tax increase in 2016 with the promise that the library would open a new branch — but now the library board is questioning how to finance the project.
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