'All hands on deck'
Kansas City Public Schools has managed to keep its doors open even as COVID-19 causes widespread staffing shortages, but teachers say they need a lot more help. Plus, an obscure property law allowed...
View ArticleA Kansas principal shared a video about speaking up against racism. He was...
The episode illustrates an ongoing debate over lessons about racism and discrimination in Kansas schools. Critics say schools’ efforts to promote diversity can breed white guilt and accelerate racial...
View ArticleAs fires engulf Kansas, volunteer departments don’t have enough first responders
Volunteers battle wildfires in larges portions of the country, but now fire departments are trying to respond to more calls with fewer volunteer firefighters.
View ArticleA small Kansas community college tried to get rid of its Black...
The president of Highland Community College compared a Black football player to Hitler, whom she praised as “a great leader.”
View ArticleHere’s how Kansas City plans to spend its nearly $2 billion budget this...
The Kansas City Police Department makes up the largest share of the city's revenue. The budget must be approved by City Council on March 24.
View ArticleMidwest farmers are struggling with higher fertilizer prices
The fertilizer applied to corn, soybean and hay fields are up to twice as much as they were a year ago, and it’s creating uncertainty as farmers approach planting season.
View ArticleWyandotte County passes Safe and Welcoming Act, providing municipal IDs for...
Advocates say the ordinance will protect vulnerable members of the community including immigrants and those who are homeless. Supporters are also hopeful the new measure will encourage collaboration...
View ArticleAs Independence investigates police overtime, a 2020 audit sounded warnings...
Independence has hired a former prosecutor to examine potential overtime abuse in its police department. In 2020, an audit of a separate city department found weaknesses in timekeeping practices.
View ArticleWhy convicted domestic abusers can still own guns in Missouri
Some Missouri lawmakers are trying once again to close a legal loophole and make it illegal for convicted domestic abusers to own or access firearms. Plus, fire departments in rural Kansas can’t...
View ArticleKansas City Council approves $23 million plan to transform blighted block in...
The development plan would include multifamily units and commercial retail space along the 1800 block of Vine.
View ArticleGov. Kelly expects redistricting lawsuit after veto override: ‘The map is...
The governor discussed tax incentives, the ongoing redistricting plans, the states food sales tax, and racist language in neighborhood deeds in Kansas
View ArticleWhy have so many Kansas City Police helicopters been flying over Johnson County?
Johnson County residents have been reporting numerous Kansas City Police helicopters in the area recently, but the department won't disclose what investigation are involved in the flights.
View ArticleKansas City, Kansas, residents without a state ID lived in fear. That's about...
Thanks to the Safe and Welcoming Act, Wyandotte County residents who don’t have a legal ID will have an opportunity to get a municipal photo ID, which advocates say will help connect them with needed...
View ArticleJosh Hawley endorses Vicky Hartzler in GOP primary for Missouri U.S. Senate seat
‘If we give up a Republican seat in Missouri,’ Hawley said, “it’s going to be hard to retake the Senate.’
View Article'We have to play hardball'
Little has gotten done in the Missouri Senate since the start of the session except for a long and heated debate over the state's redistricting plans. Who are the conservative lawmakers fighting...
View ArticleHundreds of small Midwestern towns passed on federal COVID money rather than...
COVID relief money was supposed to be a lifeline for small towns recovering from the pandemic, but some found the paperwork too daunting and missed on on the funds.
View ArticleAs African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out
A highly contagious pig disease most recently has been detected in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
View ArticleKansas Gov. Laura Kelly
Kansas lawmakers dealt a blow to Gov. Laura Kelly last week, overriding her veto on a redistricting map that carves up minority communities near Kansas City. Now, the ACLU is suing. In an interview,...
View ArticleA flight was diverted to Kansas City after a passenger tried to open the...
A flight attendant reportedly used a coffeepot to subdue the man, while passengers restrained him. The American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a quick turn to land in Kansas City, Mo.
View ArticleMizzou researchers say the Clean Water Act needs a major update to stop...
Nonpoint source pollution is the biggest threat to water quality today — but the Clean Water Act isn’t fully capable of tackling it, two Mizzou researchers say.
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