Meat alternative sales are up, but not enough to bite into meat sales
Consumers around the world bought more than double the amount of plant-based meat alternatives during the pandemic. That didn’t curb their appetite for the real thing.
View ArticleA world-class Paralympic skier
The Winter Paralympics are beginning in Beijing, where Topeka native Dan Cnossen will compete as one of the world's best Paralympian cross-country skiers. Plus, Missouri food stamp applicants are suing...
View ArticleOlathe East High School officer and administrator injured in shooting,...
Students are being reunited with their families following an hours-long lockdown. The suspect, an 18-year-old male student at Olathe East, was shot and injured.
View ArticleFormer Kansas City detective sentenced to 6 years in prison for killing Black...
Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted in November of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb, will remain free for now — the judge granted the former...
View ArticleOlathe East shooting suspect faces attempted capital murder charge
Jaylon D. Elmore, an 18-year-old student at Olathe East High School, remains hospitalized after shots were exchanged in the school’s main office.
View ArticleSchlitterbahn’s Jeff Henry gets 36 months of probation in Merriam drug case
Henry, best known locally for designing the Verruckt water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, that caused the death of a young boy, faces up to 57 months in prison if he violates his probation.
View ArticleChange to bill cutting Missouri sales tax on food transformed it into massive...
School administrators spoke against the proposal, which as originally drafted would reduce school funding by up to $160 per pupil.
View ArticleThis Missouri family lost their dog to toxic algae. So why aren’t states...
Midwestern lakes have become a hotbed of toxic algae blooms, largely caused by agricultural runoff. Without regular testing, visitors to lakes in many states have no idea what they're getting into.
View ArticleThe battle over Medicaid in Missouri
Medicaid expansion in Missouri was supposed to give thousands of Kansas City area residents access to critical health care. But the rollout is going so slowly, many are postponing medical care. At the...
View ArticlePreparing to return to classes, Olathe East students express disbelief at...
Olathe East students share their reaction to the shooting that left three people injured. Some students say they’re nervous to return to school.
View ArticleIsolation in places like rural Kansas can leave women more vulnerable to...
In rural places like western Kansas, the physical distance between support services and victims of domestic and sexual violence adds to the psychological and cultural barriers that might keep someone...
View ArticleSchools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s...
If schools refused to certify their district had complied with Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s demands to drop any and all COVID-19 restrictions, thousands in savings to taxpayers were at risk. In the...
View ArticleFormer Kansas Attorney General Morrison to represent suspect in Olathe East...
The suspect in the Olathe East school shooting remains in critical condition and was not able to attend his first hearing Monday on a charge of attempted capital murder. Paul Morrison, now in private...
View ArticleIn a Missouri shop, Ukrainians and Russians focus on a common bond
In an alterations shop in Springfield, Missouri, Russian and Ukrainian immigrants say they lean on common bonds to avoid tension as they watch the military conflict unfold at home. Plus, how warmer...
View Article2 Shawnee Mission schools deal with incidents involving toy guns days after...
School officials are on alert for threats following a shooting at Olathe East High school on Friday that injured three.
View ArticleWichita-area school district pulls novel from middle school library after an...
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie was challenged by the grandparent of a Derby ninth-grader. A district committee decided to no longer allow teachers to use the novel...
View ArticleLegislation calls for better protecting Kansas kids with closer examinations...
Proposed legislation could make the child abuse investigation process more uniform in Kansas in hopes of better uncovering injuries.
View ArticleJohnson County DA says homemade, untraceable ‘ghost guns’ used in 2 recent...
Ghost guns may be tied to two high-profile shootings in Johnson County, including one at Olathe East High School. Sheriff Calvin Hayden said he could not think of other instances where his officers had...
View ArticleBird flu is popping up in backyard and commercial flocks in the Midwest
Poultry producers and backyard flock owners are watching closely as a deadly strain of bird flu spreads across the eastern half of the U.S.
View ArticleThe Big 12 Tournaments are back in Kansas City, this time with arenas full of...
The Big 12 Basketball Championships tip off Wednesday. For fans in Kansas City, the events will be as close to 'normal' as they've had in more than two years.
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