Midwest states court indoor hog and poultry production, despite the millions...
Legislation and programs in states like Missouri and Nebraska are paving the way to welcome large livestock operations by limiting local control over the facilities. Some rural residents worry about...
View ArticleMissouri Mining Commission revokes permit for controversial Ste. Genevieve...
The Missouri Mining Commission has revoked a mining permit for a silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County. The commission ruled that NexGen Silica’s application did not include a full list of property...
View ArticleDemocratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly starts four more years asking Republicans...
Gov. Laura Kelly said during her inauguration address that Kansas politicians should work together for good policy. But her agenda likely faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers.
View ArticleA Kansas City group helped push the USPS to spend billions on new electric...
The CleanAirNow Coalition was one of many environmental groups that, along with 16 U.S. states, sued the U.S. Postal Service over their plan to purchase heavily-polluting gasoline trucks. Now the USPS...
View ArticleKansas City charter school ordered to pay nearly $1 million to student...
Hogan Preparatory Academy will have to pay $950,000 to a former student who alleges a teacher at the middle school sexually harassed and inappropriately touched her when she was 11.
View ArticleKansas found 188 Catholic clergy accused of sex abuse. Now the state's...
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests also wants Kansas to change its laws on old cases so that more abusers could potentially face justice.
View ArticleHow the Catholic Church covered up child abuse in Kansas
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified 188 clergy suspected of committing crimes — including sodomy, rape and child rape — and documented how the church covered up the abuse. Plus:...
View Article‘This is do or die’: Western Kansas farmers push to save the Ogallala aquifer...
After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. Several counties have already lost more than half of their underground water. But a...
View ArticleKansas Democrat says she has bipartisan support to end statute of limitations...
Sen. Cindy Holscher, D-Overland Park, says she'll introduce legislation this week to get rid of the statute of limitations for crimes involving sexual misconduct and abuse. She also criticized leaders...
View ArticleA Kansas City mother tried to get her kids out of foster care. She was one of...
Shayla Curts, the young mother of a toddler and infant, was pregnant with her third child when she was shot and killed by a man in December. Her family says this might not have happened if Jackson...
View ArticleA new life at Lotus Care House
A former Days Inn hotel has been transformed into a unique sanctuary for Kansas City's unhoused population. Plus: A Missouri town offers a case study for what happens when rural hospitals close and...
View ArticleHow the Chiefs' undersized running back helped propel Kansas City to the...
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been huge in his five years as a starter but, going into this year’s playoffs, there’s a less-heralded, diminutive player to watch.
View ArticleKansas has millions of dollars to spend on youth crisis centers. But no one's...
Lawmakers want to pass legislation that simplifies the process of getting state money to spur investment in these facilities.
View ArticleThinking about composting? Here's how to start recycling your food waste...
The city of Olathe recently launched a pilot program to compost food scraps from residents. While other governments around Kansas City haven't taken that step yet, there are still ways for residents to...
View ArticleAgape Boarding School will shut down this month after years of abuse allegations
Dozens of former students have gone public with their allegations of physical, mental, and sexual abuse at the Stockton-based Christian residential facility, which opened in 1996. For the last few...
View ArticleKansas City scales back district closures after pushback: 'We have that power...
After a series of contentious meetings and heated pushback, Kansas City Public Schools is considering dialing down the number of school closures.
View ArticleKansas City voters may get to decide whether to tax Airbnbs and other...
The proposals would generate an estimated $6 million in revenue and are part of City Council’s recent efforts to better regulate short-term rentals, particularly after city reports showed an...
View ArticleThe killing of Shayla Curts
Shayla Curts was pregnant with her third child when she was shot and killed in December. Her family says this might not have happened if Jackson County's child welfare system had worked like it was...
View ArticleHow Kansas lawmakers could try to restrict abortion this year
A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
View ArticleHere's where your money goes when you buy a ticket from the Missouri or...
The Mega Millions' estimated jackpot has increased to a total of $1.35 billion — the second-largest jackpot in the game's history, officials say.
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