Kansas Democratic governor vetoes anti-transgender bills, saying they'd scare...
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s rejection of the bills sets up another veto override fight with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Lawmakers already overrode her veto to a bill banning...
View ArticleAfter Ralph Yarl's shooting, Black Kansas Citians worry they're 'always going...
As the 16-year-old recovers at home and the alleged shooter, Andrew D. Lester, awaits trial after pleading not guilty to two felony charges, a diverse group of residents showed up this week to...
View ArticleHow Kansas City is feeling a week after Ralph Yarl's shooting
It's been more than a week since 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot in Kansas City. Now that the dust is settling, how are Black residents feeling and what questions are still left unanswered? Plus: Why...
View ArticleIf Jackson County legislators don't act by May 1, the new jail's price could...
The group designing and building the jail says it's held the line on costs as long as they possibly can. But a new majority in the Jackson County legislature has other ideas for what a new jail should...
View Article115-year-old Harlem Baptist Church, last survivor of Missouri River town,...
Trustees of the building on the northern banks of the Missouri River called it a "painful decision" to close because they don't have the $500,000 needed to restore it after a devastating fire.
View ArticleThe Keystone operator says design and construction flaws led to the Kansas...
The Canadian operator of the pipeline that burst in Washington County released its summary of an analysis it commissioned on the cause of the oil spill.
View ArticleThe Hickman Mills school board is in chaos after a failed appointment and a...
The Hickman Mills School Board says it's renewing its efforts to work together after contentious meetings amid a decade-long battle to regain accreditation.
View ArticleThe eyes of the world on Kansas City
After the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, and with hundreds of thousands of people coming to town for the NFL Draft this week, Kansas City is at the center of attention right now — for better and...
View ArticleCO2 pipelines would be a boon for ethanol. But some question if they're...
Three companies want to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants, transport it by pipeline and store it underground. Many in the ethanol industry claim it’s essential to the industry’s...
View ArticleKansas governor vetoes a huge tax relief plan, saying its flat tax favors the...
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a plan for hundreds of millions of dollars in tax relief over her objection to a dramatic shift to a flat income tax rate. But her veto also halts two tax-relief...
View ArticleKansas City considers becoming a transgender ‘safe haven’ in defiance of...
The LGBTQ Commission has asked Kansas City to become a sanctuary city for the transgender community. Later this week, Missouri is restricting gender-affirming care for minors and adults.
View ArticleWhat happens when Kansas City kids lose free school lunches
Kansas City schools have seen student lunch debt soar since a pandemic-era universal free lunch program expired last fall. Now, there’s a push to make cafeterias welcoming for all students. Plus:...
View ArticleOne man had to leave Kansas for a lifesaving liver transplant — but the...
It's harder for Kansans to get liver transplants than it used to be, highlighting inequities in a system that doctors say has always been unfair.
View ArticleLawsuit seeks to halt Missouri attorney general’s rules on gender-affirming care
Transgender advocates say the rules are unprecedented restrictions on adults’ ability to get hormone therapy and gender transition surgery.
View ArticleDuring the NFL Draft in Kansas City, Liberty Memorial will glow red with poppies
The symbolic flower will grace the National World War I Museum and Memorial beginning Tuesday, just as thousands of travelers visit one of the biggest sports events to come to Kansas City.
View ArticleKansas City still owes more than $200,000 in police overtime for Super Bowl...
On the eve of the NFL Draft, the Kansas City Police Department says it has twice asked for overtime payments from the city from the last NFL event, the February Super Bowl victory parade. The Board of...
View ArticleA Kansas City Chiefs father and son made history as first-round draft picks —...
Ed and Brad Budde both played offensive line for the Chiefs, and were both first round draft picks — a singular achievement in the NFL.
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General took down a form about transgender people after...
The form had asked people to report concerns about “gender transition intervention” in Missouri. The attorney general’s office says it was hacked and is being investigated.
View ArticleChaos inside the Hickman Mills school board
The Hickman Mills school board finally seated its newly elected members this week — after the last meeting ended abruptly when two board members walked out. Plus: Missouri Attorney General Andrew...
View ArticleMissouri has the highest Black homicide rate in America — and some of the...
In what it calls a crisis, the Violence Policy Center’s new study says Black Missourians are killed at more than twice the national rate for the Black community, and 94% are killed by guns. It's the...
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