A World Cup for Kansas City?
It's down to the wire for Kansas City and other cities vying to serve as hosts for 2026 World Cup soccer matches. Plus, the fired Kansas health secretary says politics hindered the state's response to...
View ArticleKansas City tenants facing eviction would be guaranteed legal help under new...
Only about 3% of Kansas City tenants receive legal representation in eviction court. KC Tenants and other housing rights groups have proposed a Tenants' Right to Counsel, which would provide that help...
View ArticleKansas City extends mask mandate in schools through the end of winter classes
The new ordinance notes that a mask requirement is the best way to protect Kansas City children as the majority of them remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
View ArticleSeaboard Foods faces $27,000 in fines over working conditions at a...
The Seaboard plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, failed to record injuries that required more than basic first aid and place protections to prevent injuries from repetitive motions and lifting.
View ArticleSome Kansas City Council members want to search for a new police chief, but...
Kansas City Council members failed to reach a consensus Thursday on whether to jumpstart the process to replace Police Chief Rick Smith, who will retire next year but whose current leadership continues...
View ArticleCOVID helped push a 100-year-old Missouri farm into a Christmas tree frenzy
Fulk Farms has been owned by the same family since 1889, and has sold Christmas trees since the early 1990s. In the last two years, this farm and others in the region have faced new holiday challenges.
View ArticleConservatives are trying to ban books in Kansas City schools
School libraries in Kansas City are facing increasing complaints about books on race and LGBTQ issues. Many of those challenges are connected to a rise in conservative activism from parents. Plus, if...
View ArticleSt. Louis Post-Dispatch owner blocks play by hedge fund Alden for more...
Lee executives said the hedge fund, known for gutting the newspapers it acquires, did not follow the rules in trying to nominate three people to the the publisher's board.
View ArticleA Missouri group needs 170,000 signatures to put legal marijuana on next...
A ballot initiative would legalize marijuana for those 21 and older and institute a 6% tax that would go to a slew of different programs.
View ArticleKansas City pone en marcha un plan para tener camas disponibles en los...
Kansas City ha introducido un tablero de control en línea que rastrea las camas disponibles para pasar la noche en los albergues. Para hacer más accesible la ayuda a los residentes sin vivienda, la...
View ArticleKansas City baseball legend Buck O'Neil has one more chance at the Hall of Fame
O'Neil was not among 17 Negro Leagues greats who were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. A vote on Sunday could finally correct that omission.
View ArticleBob Dole is dead. He overcame war wounds, nearly became president, worked for...
The lifelong Republican represented Kansas on a national stage and staunchly supported his party's candidates, including President Donald Trump.
View ArticleRobert Kipp, former city manager and Hallmark executive, dies at age 89
Bob Kipp was one of the most consequential city managers in Kansas City history. He was praised for his humble approach as a government official and, later, corporate executive.
View ArticleKansas City baseball legend Buck O’Neil finally inducted into the Hall of Fame
O’Neil was one of two Negro Leaguers in the Early Baseball Era elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, an election that many say was long overdue.
View ArticleWhat's next for KCPD Chief Rick Smith?
Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith continues to be surrounded by controversy — between conflicting reports about his retirement and increased calls for him to be fired immediately after audio of him...
View ArticleComo latina es una batalla ser elegida en Kansas, incluso en las ciudades con...
Al suroeste de Kansas en un par de comunidades predominantemente hispanas, dos mujeres tratan de convertirse en las primeras latinas elegidas para un cargo local. Las elecciones celebradas a principios...
View ArticleLeavenworth prison beset by reports of violence and mismanagement faces...
The ACLU complained in a letter of reports of stabbings, understaffing and poor security at the private prison. As CoreCivic's contract expires this month, questions about its future remain.
View ArticleOne of America's richest companies pays Kansas $27.6 million over Medicaid...
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says Centene kept Kansas in the dark about drug discounts and used other strategies to squeeze more profit out of the state's Medicaid program.
View ArticleRemembering Bob Dole
Former Kansas Senator Bob Dole, a one-time Republican presidential nominee, died Sunday after being diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. He was 98. We explore Dole’s legacy. Plus, Ricky Kidd...
View ArticleKansas utilities are generous to charities — often with your money
Kansas utility companies give away millions in charitable donations every year — and you pay for most of it. Researchers say that spending is often used for political purposes.
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