Did Missouri's Lottery Actually Persuade People To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Only 45,000 of Missouri adults who received the vaccine since the state announced its vaccine lottery have entered the statewide drawing. That's fewer than 15% of the 600,000 people who entered the...
View ArticleChick-Fil-A Kicked Out Of Kansas City's New Airport
Pushback from LGBTQ advocates got Chick-fil-A removed as a possible food option at the new KCI airport terminal. And with Kansas City expecting as many as 1,200 refugees from Afghanistan this fall, a...
View ArticleNative American Runners Honor A Kansas City Murder Victim On Their...
To honor missing and murdered Indigenous people, a group of Native American advocates is making a months-long trip across the country on foot and by bike.
View ArticleA New Kansas City Public School Offers Refugee Students Hope For A ‘Soft...
Local resettlement agencies expect hundreds of refugees to arrive in the next few months. Engoma Fataki, once a refugee himself, is an interpreter who will help students from a dozen different...
View ArticleWho Is Taking KC Back? Behind The PAC Trying To Oust Kansas City Council Members
Several leaders of Taking KC Back, which is leading an effort to recall Mayor Quinton Lucas and multiple City Council members, have close ties to the Kansas City Police Department.
View ArticleMissouri Appeals Court Denies Attorney General’s Attempt To Further Delay...
Kevin Strickland has served 43 years in prison for a triple slaying in 1979 that Jackson County prosecutors now say he did not commit.
View ArticleA Kansas Democrat In Congress Wants Federal Law To Stop Any State From...
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said she thinks access to abortion is actively endangered in Kansas. She's trying to pass a federal law protecting the right to an abortion.
View ArticleBlue Springs Restaurant That Defied County Mask Mandate Loses Bid To Stay Open
Rae's Cafe and its owner, Amanda Wohletz, had defied the county's health order and allowed unmasked customers and employees into the restaurant.
View ArticleKansas City Welcomes Return Of Plaza Art Fair
A political action committee focused on supporting police wants to recall Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and several city council members. And following a year-long hiatus, the Plaza Art Fair makes a...
View ArticleKansas City Council Extends Indoor Mask Mandate As COVID-19 Cases Rise In...
The Kansas City Health Department says case numbers have decreased since the city reissued its mask mandate, but it's "not out of the woods yet."
View ArticleLGBTQ Foster Kids In Kansas Have No Guarantee They'll Land In Homes That...
The Department for Children and Families says it works to make sure gay, lesbian and transgender foster children end up in welcoming homes, but nothing in state law requires special consideration.
View ArticleAs More People Eat Plant-Based Meats, Midwest Farmers Give Peas A Chance
Bean and pea farming is gaining traction in the Midwest as demand increases for the products and the conservation benefits become more clear.
View ArticleKansas City’s Health Care Workers Are Burned Out And Quitting
In the first months of the pandemic, health care workers were applauded as heroes against COVID-19. A year and a half later, they find themselves coping with burnout and hostility from the public as...
View ArticleKansas City Scrambles To Find Shelter For Homeless Population Before Freezing...
City officials and community members are grappling with the complicated matter of housing the homeless population as winter rapidly approaches.
View ArticlePoliticians And Former Students Mourn Death Of Longtime KU Political...
Burdett Loomis, known as "Bird," died over the weekend at 76 after being a fixture on the Kansas political scene for decades.
View ArticleAs Marijuana Industry In Oklahoma Booms, Rural Utilities Feel Growing Pains
Since Oklahomans passed medical marijuana in 2018, 8,630 growers have opened in the state, serving nearly 10% of the state’s population with medical marijuana licenses. The rapid expansion is stressing...
View ArticleMidwesterners Are Breathing Smoky Air From California Wildfires, New Research...
Health and meteorology experts say the growing presence of wildfire smoke in parts of Kansas and Nebraska could pose health risks to those who breathe it in. That concern is compounded, given the...
View ArticleSuicide Rates In Kansas Are Going Up Alarmingly Fast
Suicide rates increased by nearly 45% in Kansas over the past two decades, but those rates rose even more in sparsely populated rural communities. Plus, OBGYNs in Missouri say COVID-19 is causing...
View ArticleBusiness Groups Urge Reform Of Kansas City Police Department As KCPD Worries...
Two business groups made recommendations, including independent investigations of excessive force cases. Police Chief Rick Smith had no comment but complained that his staffing levels will soon be the...
View ArticleMissouri Takes Schools To Court Over Mask Mandates
A Missouri judge threw a wrench into Attorney General Eric Schmitt's plans to end school mask mandates all at once. At a hearing Tuesday, Judge Brouck Jacobs denied Schmitt's attempt to apply...
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