Could a new 911 menu help shorten wait times for Kansas City callers?
Kansas City is pressuring the Mid-America Regional Council to utilize a menu option for 911 callers, rather than route all calls through the Kansas City Police Department. Officials hope to drastically...
View ArticleMissouri schools restrained and secluded 1,000 students last year. Justyn...
Missouri only started collecting data on seclusion and restraint this year, and many schools aren't reporting how often they use the practices. A Belton mom whose son was repeatedly secluded and...
View ArticleA sports betting loophole is costing Kansas a lot of money
The month the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Kansans made $194 million in wagers. Yet the state only got $1,134 in revenue. That's because of how Kansas' new sports betting law is structured, which lets...
View ArticleKansas lost 500 foster homes. A survey of foster parents who dropped out...
Problems with foster care agencies was a common reasons parents stopped fostering.
View ArticleMissouri and Kansas colleges must rethink admissions policies after end of...
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday, outlawing race as a factor in college admissions. It was a 6-3 decision split between the conservative and liberal wings of the court.
View ArticleMissouri must pay $240,000 for public record violations by Josh Hawley’s...
A Cole County judge in November concluded Josh Hawley’s staff illegally refused to turn over public records out of concern it could have hurt his 2018 Senate campaign
View ArticleA Kansas gardener is suing for the right to sell honey and fruit from her...
Ellen Finnerty dreams of beekeeping and of supplementing the income from her warehouse job by selling products from her garden.
View ArticleMidwesterners celebrated Pride Month amid heightened anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric,...
Legislatures in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, passed new laws decried by LGBTQ+ communities and their allies. Still, the month of June brought exuberant Pride celebrations around the region.
View ArticleFinding safe homes for Kansas City bees
Honey bees are critical to pollinating field crops and fruit trees across the region — and they make delicious honey. One Kansas City beekeeper helps when these insects make their homes in inconvenient...
View ArticleSupreme Court kills Biden's student debt plan in a setback for millions of...
The court unanimously dismissed on standing grounds a challenge to President Biden's groundbreaking plan to forgive some or all federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.
View ArticleRideKC dissolves its controversial tax incentive-approving nonprofit arm,...
Kansas City's transit agency put an end to RideKCDC, the development nonprofit it used to give tax incentives to some controversial projects. Now, the transit agency will directly oversee...
View ArticleKansas City’s newest brewery isn’t just the first in Missouri owned by...
From their new spot on the south end of the Historic 18th and Vine district, Vine Street Brewing Company’s owners want to create an inclusive, multicultural atmosphere with artwork, community service,...
View ArticleSupreme Court decision on student debt forgiveness leaves Midwest students...
On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that dismayed millions of people who were hoping for debt relief through President’s Biden program. Many of those borrowers live in the Midwest...
View ArticlePeak electricity rates will nearly quadruple under default Evergy electricity...
Variable rate time-of-use pricing will soon be inescapable for Evergy customers in Missouri. In one billing plan, the top rate will be roughly four times as expensive as the base rate, forcing...
View Article10 Kansas City concerts you just need to see this July
Kansas City's summer concert offerings include artists from the West Coast, down south and across the pond. KCUR has curated this list of concerts to help maximize your musical enjoyment this month.
View ArticleMissouri company plays central role in downfall of Biden loan forgiveness...
The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority — MOHELA — is named 85 times in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion striking down the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program. The ruling...
View ArticleKids from around the country on a Christian mission pull Kansas City's...
Hundreds of youth affiliated with different religious groups have been pitching in to help Kansas City remove an invasive plant species.
View ArticlePublic art project challenges convictions in 1988 explosion that killed 6...
New digital billboards that look like "wanted" posters have been popping up around Kansas City. They're the work of a Kansas City writer exploring public memories of the 1988 South Kansas City...
View ArticleMore than 75% of eighth graders in Kansas and Missouri weren’t proficient in...
In the first full year of the pandemic, both states saw drops in reading and math proficiency. But educators hope that higher levels of school funding in Kansas should help reverse the trend.
View ArticleA conservative pastor is trying to unseat a gay library board member in St....
The push to remove Brian Kirk is being led by a conservative pastor in the same city. The conflict has already prompted St. Joseph to change how it appoints members of city boards.
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