How to watch Kansas City Current and Sporting KC games in 2023
Most of this year's National Women's Soccer League games will stream on Paramount+, including all but three of the Current's games. Those will air on KCTV5 and the CBS Sports Network.
View ArticleOnce a hub for touring performers from around the country, Kansas City has a...
Since Kansas City was established, drag in various forms has evolved from entertainment for power and control into a liberating art. Attempts to regulate the practice have also persisted.
View Article'Discouraging' census numbers show a decline in urban Kansas City while...
After years of gain, urban core counties in the Kansas City area — including Jackson County and Wyandotte County — have started shrinking. But Johnson County is thriving.
View ArticleFAQ: Answering your lingering questions about the new Kansas City airport...
How early should you arrive to the airport? What’s the quickest way to pick up a traveler? Will Kansas City ever get a light rail to the airport? Here's a guide to some of the questions that remain, a...
View ArticleMike Kelly on the state of Johnson County
Former Roeland Park Mayor Mike Kelly was elected chair of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners in November. As he prepares for his first "state of the county" address this week, Kelly shares his...
View ArticleMeal debt is soaring after universal free lunch ended. How are Midwest states...
After the end of pandemic-era free meals, schools are reporting rising school meal debt and fewer kids in their free and reduced price programs.
View ArticleMissouri has hired thousands of marijuana jobs since legalizing weed
Missouri is seen as the “darling” of the cannabis industry after a hot start to its recreational marijuana program. And the number of licenses the state approves for new employees each month has...
View ArticleBringing Kansas City's Muslims together for Ramadan
It’s Ramadan, and Muslims around the Kansas City metro are marking the holy month with daylong fasts. Residents say there are joys and struggles to fasting in an area where many people don’t share...
View ArticleWith the Ogallala Aquifer drying up, Kansas ponders limits to irrigation
Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet as farm irrigation swallows an average of more than 2 billion gallons of groundwater per day statewide. But after decades of mostly inaction...
View ArticlePeople in Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka: You can get a good tree for...
They're called Bradford pears, Callery pears and about two dozen other names. Scientists say it's time to remove these trees, because they're wreaking havoc. Here's one way to help in Kansas and Missouri.
View ArticleMore storms and tornadoes have been forecast for Missouri and the Midwest
More dangerous weather is expected in the same communities that lost more than 30 people from tornadoes just days ago.
View ArticleNew taxes on recreational marijuana, Airbnbs win voter approval across Kansas...
Customers purchasing recreational marijuana in Kansas City and neighboring municipalities will pay a 3% local tax on those retail sales, on top of the 6% state tax, following Tuesday’s election. New...
View ArticleKansans struggle with access to mental health care. But the state is...
Community mental health centers in Kansas are becoming certified. That means more money for providing services, which could bring expanded programs.
View ArticleHow Kansas City voted in the 2023 primary
Kansas City voters narrowed the field of City Council and mayoral candidates yesterday. Find out who advanced to the general election and how proposed taxes on weed and Airbnbs fared. Plus: Mental...
View ArticlePit bulls are still banned in towns around Kansas City. These dog lovers are...
Independence, Kearney and Leawood are the last remaining cities in the Kansas City metro that still ban residents from owning pit bulls. Dog-loving residents in Independence are trying to collect more...
View ArticleKansas Republicans vote to bar transgender women from women's bathrooms,...
Supporters say what they've dubbed a "women’s bill of rights" would protect cisgender women. Critics say it’s a political attack on transgender women.
View ArticleA disease is killing domestic and wild rabbits. But there is a vaccine
The disease, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2, was first observed in the southwest United States in March of 2020 and has rapidly spread to nearly half of all states.
View ArticleKansas lawmakers override governor’s veto, enacting ban on transgender athletes
The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature passed a bill into law that bans transgender girls and women from participating in girls and women’s sports. The lawmakers had failed twice in past years to...
View ArticleAt least 5 people are dead after a tornado tore through Missouri
A large tornado hit southeastern Missouri before dawn, causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail.
View ArticlePractice safe Snapchat: University of Missouri Police say 'sextortion' scams...
The FBI says extortion by threatening to release sexually explicit images or video is a growing problem across the county. Thousands of cases were reported to police last year.
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