Trial of Andrew Lester, who shot Ralph Yarl after teen rang the wrong...
Lester, an 84-year-old white man, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, April 13. His trial is set for October 2024.
View ArticleKansas City is experiencing a new wave of antisemitism. What can be done...
Gavriela Geller, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau and the American Jewish Committee, says that more education is needed to combat antisemitism in Kansas City communities.
View ArticleUAW strike: GM sends 2,000 workers home without pay at Kansas City, Kansas,...
General Motors had previously warned it would need to stop production at its Fairfax, Kansas, assembly plant, because it relied on parts that came from a Missouri plant that is currently on strike.
View ArticleNo, Kansas City’s new Ferris wheel didn’t get tax breaks — but the...
The new Pennway Point entertainment district, which makes use of space that sat empty for years as industrial storage, is already making some neighbors in the Westside neighborhood uneasy. Developers...
View ArticleJackson County will freeze property taxes for seniors
Thousands of senior citizens in Jackson County will soon be eligible for a property tax break following this year’s most recent assessments, which saw home values spike by 40% or more. But how will...
View ArticleMissouri patients wait an average of 8 months in jail for court-ordered...
There are currently 253 people in Missouri jails, who haven't been convicted of a crime, still waiting to be transferred to a state hospital for mental health treatment.
View ArticleThis Kansas teacher's pension has been frozen in time for 23 years
Many pension-holding public employees in Kansas haven't seen cost-of-living adjustments in decades. Without lawmakers' support, years of higher inflation mean many retirees are seeing the value of...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch says its Missouri farms will no longer amputate the tails of...
The St. Louis-based beermaker says it will end the practice known as tail docking after it came under pressure by animal rights group PETA.
View ArticleAfter closure of Fairfax GM plant, UAW gears up to escalate strikes against...
The United Auto Workers could expand its strike against the Big 3 automakers, as the union ramps up pressure amid tough negotiations over a new contract. This week, General Motors temporarily laid off...
View ArticleA Kansas gardener sued to sell fruit and honey. Now her town will allow urban...
Ottawa city officials are trying to strike a balance between people who want to produce food and the interests of their neighbors
View ArticleReps. Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally GM workers on strike in...
The members of United Auto Workers Local 2250 were the first employees of General Motors to go on strike. On Sunday, the picket line was joined by Democratic U.S. Reps. Cori Bush of St. Louis County...
View ArticleThe Justice Department spent years looking for corruption in Jackson County....
After two Jackson County officials were sentenced in 2018, the FBI and Justice Department said they were running an “active investigation” in at least two jurisdictions. Since then, there’s been...
View ArticleWhat is going on with Evergy in Missouri?
In October, Evergy will force customers to choose between new electricity plans that implement time-of-use pricing, which places a premium on electricity prices at times of high demand. Under the...
View ArticleComposting businesses are sprouting across the Midwest — but many cities are...
Food waste takes up space in landfills and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting that waste can reduce climate impacts and save municipalities money...
View ArticleCover crops and no-till aren't just good for soil — they also make farmers...
Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also...
View ArticleCorruption in Jackson County
After two Jackson County officials were sentenced for wire fraud in 2018, the FBI and Justice Department said they were running an “active investigation” in at least two jurisdictions. What's happened...
View ArticleHundreds of Kansas Citians are shot each year and survive. Their families...
Homicides could set a record again this year as non-fatal shootings are down from last year, likely because of deadlier guns on Kansas City's streets. But overall, since 2015, shootings that leave a...
View ArticleGM workers and the labor movement in Kansas City
A GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri, was one of the first units of United Auto Workers to go on strike. After the layoffs of 2,000 workers at the Fairfax GM plant in Kansas City, Kansas, the union is...
View ArticleDoes Kansas City overuse jails? A new commission will look for better...
As Kansas City explores constructing a new municipal jail, prison experts say the city has an opportunity to take a different approach to crime. Kansas City has long used its municipal jail for those...
View ArticleGM laid off thousands of Kansas City workers during the UAW strike, but they...
About 100 people gathered outside of the UAW Local 31 union hall to support striking UAW workers across the nation and their own members, who were laid off due to supply chain issues caused by the...
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