Missouri AG will defend senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs...
Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office says three Republican lawmakers were acting in their official capacity when they made false social media posts about a Kansas Chiefs fan, and are protected by...
View ArticlePetition to put abortion rights in Missouri constitution gets twice the...
Working on a tight deadline, advocates collected signatures from around the state supporting a vote to restore the right to abortions, which are now banned in Missouri except for medical emergencies.
View ArticleTyson Foods released millions of pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways,...
The majority of the pollutants released by Tyson in the five years the study examines were in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.
View ArticleKansas anti-abortion groups are celebrating legislative wins. Here’s what...
New laws will force patients to report more personal information to officials, create a new felony and direct more money to anti-abortion groups.
View ArticleMissouri won't let Kansas City be a 'sanctuary city,' but the mayor is...
Mayor Quinton Lucas said that he was in talks with cities like Denver and New York to bring immigrants who are authorized to work to Kansas City. Despite uproar from anti-immigration politicians in...
View ArticleWichita's city computer systems knocked out by apparent cyberattack
The city said law enforcement is investigating Sunday's malware attack.
View ArticleMissouri voters will weigh in again on KCPD funding
Missouri voters must weigh in again on a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to increase its minimum funding of the police department, after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that...
View ArticleA Kansas City native started his own Black rodeo to celebrate the cowboys...
Ivan McClellan's new photobook, “Eight Seconds,” documents the Black riders, ropers and rodeo queens encountered in dusty arenas around the United States. McClellan's love for the sport and subculture...
View ArticleCutting SNAP benefits is 'not the right policy' for Farm Bill, Agriculture...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food program for low-income individuals — has become one of the hottest topics in farm bill negotiations, as congressional Republicans seek more...
View ArticleTrees are spreading across the Great Plains. They're actually making climate...
We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.
View ArticleWool prices are so low, Midwest sheep producers have to find new uses — or...
Sheep producers in the Midwest say wool prices have been dismal for decades, but in recent years they’ve plummeted. Now producers are looking for new ways to add value to this fiber or drop it all...
View ArticleAbortion rights and sports betting may head to Missouri voters
Between efforts to get abortion rights enshrined in the constitution, legalize sports gambling, and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Missouri has multiple citizen-led ballot measures in the works...
View ArticleFor many Kansas students, financial aid delays are making it hard to plan for...
Some high school seniors said they just started receiving financial aid offers this week. And some colleges, including the University of Kansas and Newman University, have pushed back their tuition...
View ArticleChiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice reportedly under investigation for Dallas...
The Kansas City Chiefs star was previously charged in a separate incident, in which police say he fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash. No charges have been filed in the alleged assault, and the...
View ArticleTrees are making climate change worse on the Great Plains
We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're actually heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.
View ArticleFeds indict Russian man tied to Wichita cyberattack
The U.S. Department of Justice named Dimitry Khoroshev and his company, LockBit, in a 26-count indictment on Tuesday. LockBit has claimed responsibility for the hack on city computers.
View ArticleJohnson County cities crack down on Airbnb
Prairie Village is considering a 30-day minimum stay rule for short-term rentals, which would essentially ban most Airbnb and Vrbo properties. It's the latest city in Johnson County to take up the issue.
View ArticleKansas City Police restarted its missing persons unit, but needs to build...
A year after the Kansas City Police Department reinstated its missing persons unit, in response to criticism that officers weren't taken cases of missing Black people seriously, community members are...
View ArticleMeet the regulars of the Chartreuse Saloon
For the past three years, a bar in Kansas City’s Crossroads has attracted pool sharks and eager amateurs alike. Meet the cast of regulars at Chartreuse Saloon. Plus: A world-renowned ceramic artist...
View ArticleA master ceramicist returns to Kansas City to teach students how to make art...
A world-renowned ceramic artist educated in Kansas City has made a career of injecting activism into the delicate teapots he crafts. Richard Notkin recently returned to the Kansas City Art Institute to...
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