With no guaranteed free meals, Kansas City students are racking up thousands...
After two years of free meals, students had to pay for lunch after starting this school year. Now, fewer students are buying lunch and meal debt is piling up for Kansas City area schools.
View ArticleJackson County Prosecutor will no longer look at race when deciding whether...
For months, members of the Black community in Kansas City have shared accounts of missing women, and complained about police dismissing their concerns. In response, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
View ArticleMissouri county official who declared ATF ‘unconstitutional’ has family...
Camden County Presiding Commissioner Ike Skelton has called the ATF unconstitutional. The statement comes after his brother was indicted for illegally selling guns to undercover ATF agents.
View ArticleWhat gender-affirming care actually looks like for trans Missourians
The Missouri General Assembly is considering multiple proposals to limit — or eliminate — gender-affirming healthcare in Missouri. Today we take a deeper look at the issue and hear from patients, who...
View ArticleRalph Yarl shooting: Kansas City teen reportedly out of hospital, protesters...
Family members say that 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was trying to pick up his twin brothers at a friend's house in Kansas City's Northland when he rang the doorbell at the wrong home. The resident allegedly...
View ArticleRalph Yarl shooting: Whereabouts of accused shooter Andrew Lester still unknown
Family members say that 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was trying to pick up his twin brothers at a friend's house in Kansas City's Northland when he rang the doorbell at the wrong home. The resident, Andrew...
View ArticleWhite Kansas City man charged with 2 felonies for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl
Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced the charges against Andrew D. Lester late Monday afternoon after days of national outcry.
View ArticleMissouri agencies say a ban on diversity initiatives in the budget would...
Rep. Doug Richey, a Republican from Excelsior Springs, is proposing a narrowed version of his amendment banning diversity, equity and inclusion programming as the Missouri budget debate moves to the...
View ArticleThe shooting of Ralph Yarl
Sixteen-year-old Ralph Yarl was trying to pick up his twin brothers at a friend's house in Kansas City's Northland when he rang the doorbell at the wrong home. The resident, Andrew D. Lester, is...
View Article'Pushing, shoving, hitting': Post-pandemic student behavior at Kansas schools...
Kansas public school officials report more fights between students and more violent attacks on teachers. Many blame the rise on the COVID pandemic, saying students are still adjusting to life back in...
View ArticleMissouri has a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law, but it may not help Andrew Lester in...
There are no statistics to show how often the accused have invoked Stand Your Ground as a defense. One veteran Kansas City defense attorney says, in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the facts don’t meet the...
View ArticleProtesters rally in downtown Kansas City to demand justice for Ralph Yarl
National civil rights leaders, local activists and community leaders held a press conference and led protestors Tuesday afternoon outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Kansas City. They showed up...
View ArticleNelson-Atkins displays painting it won in Super Bowl bet with Philadelphia...
Thomas Eakins' oil painting “Sailing” starts a two-month run Thursday at Kansas City's premier art institution. The display comes as the city prepares to host the NFL Draft for the first time.
View ArticleProtesters demand justice for Ralph Yarl
Protestors gathered in downtown Kansas City yesterday to show their support for Ralph Yarl, the Black teen shot last week when he accidentally went to the wrong house. The accused shooter, Andrew D....
View ArticleA lack of affordable housing in Kansas prevents Section 8 tenants from using...
Housing vouchers are going unused because tenants are having so much trouble finding places that will take in subsidized rent.
View ArticleAndrew Lester, white Kansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl, pleads not guilty...
Andrew D. Lester appeared for a three-minute hearing at the Clay County Courthouse for a formal reading of his two felony charges, first degree assault and armed criminal action. Meanwhile, Lee...
View ArticleA guide to protesting in Kansas City and what your rights are
Following national uproar over the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, protesters are showing up in Kansas City's Northland, the federal courthouse and KCPD headquarters. Here's what you need to know...
View ArticleHow these small Kansas City businesses are helping make the NFL Draft a big deal
The NFL’s business connect program aims to feature diverse, local businesses for major events. Next week's NFL Draft is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to Kansas City, but these...
View ArticleMissouri's 'Stand Your Ground' law and the Ralph Yarl case
The shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas City has put more attention on Missouri’s self-defense laws, known as the "castle doctrine" and "Stand Your Ground." But will they help the shooter...
View ArticleKansas City man who pleaded guilty to anti-gay hate crime gets 22 years in...
Malachi Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to shooting a 16-year-old eight times because of his sexual orientation. The teen survived but still has bullets in his body.
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