The farm bill is a big deal if you produce, or eat, food — but it may face a...
Every five years, Congress has to renew the farm bill — a gigantic piece of legislation that supports and protects food production, natural resources and provides food benefits to low-income families.
View ArticleA whistleblower claimed KCPD withheld evidence in criminal cases. The Police...
A former KCPD attorney said the department refused to give evidence to prosecutors and denied public records request, but the Board of Police Commissioners said he had “incomplete facts.”
View ArticleKansas City workers want a better deal from the Royals
The Kansas City Royals want a new stadium, and area labor groups see it as inevitable. Trade unions want the stadium to be 100% union-built, and labor groups are fighting for an agreement that makes...
View ArticleNo place like home? The Wizard of Oz still shapes the world’s view of Kansas...
The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas...
View Article'A piece of Kansas City history': Hundreds of chairs from the old KCI...
A local auction company is selling the chairs, designed by Eames for Herman Miller, in a series of Thursday auctions. They usually sell for between $200 and $600 per lot.
View Article'The cancer lottery' meant this Kansas woman qualified for Medicaid, but not...
An early detection program provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment to uninsured people. Yet potentially hundreds of other Kansans diagnosed with other types of cancer remain without...
View ArticleKansas City officials hired a private investigator to surveil the city's...
The city says it was investigating whether Andrea Dorch, former head of the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department, was violating the city's residency requirement. The city was billed nearly...
View ArticleNegro Leagues Baseball Museum announces plans for a $25 million new home in...
The museum has already secured $1 million for construction of the new building, planned for the intersection of 18th Street and Paseo, from Bank of America. The bulk of funds are expected to come from...
View ArticleCan we save the oceans from plastic?
In 1997, Captain Charles Moore discovered the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” the largest accumulation of plastic waste in the ocean. Since then, scientists have documented how plastic has permanently...
View ArticleLake sturgeon, once endangered in Missouri, are showing signs of creating a...
Missouri’s endangered prehistoric fish is making a comeback. This is the second year in a row lake sturgeon spawning has been seen at the Maple Island Access in West Alton.
View ArticleWhy the director of Kansas City's civil rights office got pushed out
Kansas City officials hired a private investigator to surveil the city's then-Civil Rights director — something she said was retaliation for raising alarms about a massive development project in the...
View ArticleWill strict new anti-trans laws in Kansas keep people and companies away?
Kansas passed one of the country's broadest laws restricting transgender rights in public spaces. Critics say the economic fallout could be vast.
View ArticlePara que permanezcan, KC ayudará a pagar el alquiler de residentes con bajos...
En el barrio de Historic Northeast, los residentes del departamento Gladstone Court, aún se estaban recuperando de un incendio eléctrico que los dejó sin calefacción durante tres días cuando recibieron...
View ArticleThe Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is $1 million closer to building a new home
Bank of America donated $1 million to kick off the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s $25 million capital campaign for a new building to house its education center.
View ArticleKansas City Council will vote on restricting Airbnbs in residential...
A majority of short-term rentals in Kansas City operate outside city rules. Officials also want to require rentals to be licensed through the city — with fines for unlicensed listings — and create a...
View ArticleWhat could reparations look like for Kansas City?
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has appointed 13 members to the city's new commission on reparations, which is tasked with looking into reparations for slavery and discrimination for Black residents....
View ArticleFamily says 6-year-old boy fatally shot in Kansas City, Kansas, was a...
Sir'Antonio Brown, just six years old, was shot and killed Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kansas. Gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for American children,...
View ArticleCivil rights leaders demand Kansas City Manager Brian Platt resign over...
Leaders point to the surveillance of Andrea Dorch, the former head of the civil rights department, and her subsequent resignation as evidence of a City Hall administration that "oppresses Black people."
View ArticleRalph Yarl shooting reverberates through Kansas City's Liberian community:...
The trauma of Ralph Yarl — who was shot twice by a Northland homeowner after he mistakenly rang the doorbell to the wrong house — is just the latest reminder to the Liberian families living in the...
View ArticleLooking to buy art from Kansas City’s best emerging artists? This art school...
The Kansas City Art Institute’s End-of-Semester Exhibition and Sale starts tonight. It's a chance to tour open studios and buy the work of emerging artists.
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