Where, exactly, is 'The Midwest'?
A new poll from the Middle West Review surveyed respondents from 22 states asking if they consider themselves Midwesterners. It included states not typically listed as part of the region — and found...
View ArticleKansas to become latest state to get free naloxone vending machines
Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis. In the Kansas City area, the machines will soon be found in Johnson, Wyandotte and Douglas counties.
View ArticleA mayoral race in Shawnee, Kansas, is between 2 'very different' kinds of...
Reports of a sexting video featuring the city manager are the latest upheaval in Shawnee, where dozens of city employees have left their jobs in the past two years. “I think it’s directly tied to...
View ArticleAbortion fight heats up (again) in Kansas
A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked several of the state’s longstanding abortion restrictions, including a 24-hour waiting period that providers say has resulted in hundreds of women being denied...
View ArticlePolitical upheaval in Shawnee
Shawnee, Kansas goes to the polls next Tuesday amid culture wars, lawsuits, and a sexting scandal. Plus: A new choral work commissioned by William Jewell College is helping the institution own up to...
View ArticleMissouri families seeking food assistance still left on hold by a 'broken'...
Over a year after a lawsuit alleged that Missouri's "dysfunctional" SNAP call center violates federal law, low-income Missourians are still facing automatic disconnections and wait times of around an...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide poisoning in Kansas City home kills 3, including teenager
The Kansas City Fire Department found a generator inside the home was supplying electricity to the house on East 12th Terrace.
View ArticleProtesters block Boeing plant in Missouri that produces weapons used in...
On Monday, about 75 Palestinian supporters rallied in St. Charles to block entrances at a Boeing manufacturing plant that produces weapons the U.S. government has sold to Israel’s military.
View ArticleAmerica’s first female mayor came from a tiny town in Kansas. And she got the...
Kansas was years ahead of most of the country in granting women full suffrage. A prank by a few men backfired when Susanna Madora Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, in 1887.
View ArticleFor years, wind was the power source of the plains. Now, Kansas is seeing...
The number of megawatts produced in Kansas is expected to multiply by more than 34 times over in the next four years.
View ArticleA Kansas prison helps kids bond with their mothers and grandmothers outside...
Women at the Topeka Correctional Facility play with their children at the Children’s Discovery Center. And inmates say it encourages them to stay out of trouble.
View ArticleMissouri Christian camp blames insurance company for its choice to withhold...
Kanakuk Kamps alleges its insurance company discouraged camp leadership from disclosing information about sex abuser to families.
View ArticleKansas City votes 'yes' on public bus funding by renewing sales tax for...
The three-eighths cent sales tax is one of the largest sources of local funding for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
View ArticleYour guide to election results around Kansas City
Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved renewing a local sales tax to fund public transit for the next decade, while moderate school board candidates beat out conservative challengers in some big...
View ArticleSolar developers are flocking to Kansas. But many communities are skeptical...
Some Kansas counties are considering tighter regulations on solar farms as the industry sees significant growth in the state.
View ArticleBlue Valley, Shawnee Mission school board voters favor 'pro public...
Candidates for the Blue Valley Board of Education who campaigned as the “pro-public education” slate won their races. Shawnee Mission School District board candidates who voiced strong support for the...
View ArticleBlue Valley, Shawnee Mission school board voters favor 'pro public...
Candidates for the Blue Valley Board of Education who campaigned as the “pro-public education” slate won their races. Shawnee Mission School District board candidates who voiced strong support for the...
View ArticleA new Royals stadium will be expensive. Fixing a crumbling Kauffman Stadium...
A new Royals stadium has been controversial since it was announced. A location and funding plan is yet to be determined. But at the heart of the debate is a fundamental question of whether Kauffman...
View ArticleIn Kansas, abuse survivors seeking help from courts don't get the legal...
Protection from abuse orders are a civil process, which means someone is not guaranteed a lawyer. Survivors who often have little legal expertise need to act as their own lawyer.
View ArticleWhy Kansas communities are skeptical of the solar boom
Production of utility-scale solar power in Kansas is expected to increase 34 times over in the next four years. But many rural Kansas communities are skeptical of out-of-state developers. Plus: A...
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