Missouri prison inmates will be able to have visitors without restrictions in...
The Department of Missouri Corrections will lift its coronavirus pandemic visitor restrictions on April 1. Visitors can see loved ones in state prisons without wearing a mask or taking a health...
View ArticleKansas wants more Black foster parents to better match families with kids in...
Black children are overrepresented in the foster care system, and that has created a demand for more Black foster parents to give kids a more familiar environment after being taken from their...
View ArticleKansas could do a lot more to stop overdose deaths
Nearly 500 people died of drug overdoses in Kansas in 2020. But the state lacks a Good Samaritan law encouraging people to call 911 if a friend is overdosing. These legal safeguards have been shown to...
View ArticleAppeals court rules Missouri social workers aren't liable in case of...
Authorities found the child’s partial remains in November 2015 in a barn and concluded he had died of starvation. His body had been fed to pigs.
View ArticleA Kansas lawmaker proposes banning ‘ghost guns’ like the one used in Olathe...
A bill proposed Monday by Overland Park lawmaker Cindy Holscher would ban people from owning and manufacturing 3D guns in Kansas, or guns without serial numbers. Holscher's son attends Olathe East High...
View ArticleLocal farmers started selling online during the pandemic. That trend is here...
Just as consumers turned to online shopping during the pandemic, many farmers started selling their products online over the past two years.
View ArticleA Missouri radio station still broadcasts Kremlin programming, even as Russia...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so do broadcasts of what critics decry as Kremlin-funded propaganda on KCXL, a radio station in Liberty, Missouri. Pressure is mounting for KXCL to end...
View ArticleThe Missouri radio station airing Russian propaganda
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has renewed the spotlight on a small Kansas City radio station that is still broadcasting Kremlin-backed programming. Plus, Kansas needs more Black foster parents to give...
View ArticleFarmers received billions in crop insurance payouts due to extreme weather
Some farmers and environmentalists say the federal program, which is heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, discourages growers from adapting to climate change and should be redesigned.
View ArticleOlathe East officials got tips that a student was bringing a gun to school
A court document released on Wednesday provided new details about the March 4 shooting at Olathe East High School. The affidavit said that school officials wanted to search Jaylon Elmore's backpack...
View ArticleLawmakers look ready to legalize medical marijuana, but likely won't let...
Kansas nearly passed legislation last year that would have legalized cannabis for medical use. If it does so this year, it may be available by early 2024.
View ArticleKansas City's latest climate report says 'bolder action is required' to...
A newly released climate action plan calls for better bike infrastructure and public transit options, more investment in clean energy and access to fresh, healthy food in all neighborhoods. The goal is...
View ArticleWhat will Kansas City spend $2 billion on?
Kansas City is planning to spend nearly $2 billion on city services this year, from police to housing, but where exactly will that taxpayer money go? Plus, both the KU and Kansas State women's...
View ArticleLamonte McIntyre seeks $93 million from Kansas City, Kansas, for 23 years...
Lamonte McIntyre, who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he didn’t commit, is seeking damages from the Unified Government, which claims sovereign immunity.
View ArticleFrom Kansas City to Bel-Air
Harold Smith, an artist from Kansas City, Kansas, is having something of a mid-career moment, with his works appearing in museums and on the new TV show "Bel-Air." Plus, how the new Kansas City health...
View ArticleUkrainian doctor living in Kansas City fears she won't see friends and family...
In the U.S. only six months, Dr. Olga Tkachenko planned a return to Ukraine in June for her mother's birthday. Now all they have are phone calls and texts as her mother waits out the war in Poland.
View ArticleSentenced to 15 years in prison for weed, a Missouri mom finally comes home
Dawn Huston served seven years and nine months in prison before Gov. Mike Parson commuted her sentence.
View ArticleKansas City's Ukrainian club pivots from sharing culture to mobilizing a war...
The Ukrainian Club is now the primary contact for locals who are mortified by Putin’s efforts to conquer Ukraine for Russia. "All of the Kansas City area is looking to us," says club president Lyudmyla...
View ArticleMore and more Kansas libraries are fine with you not paying overdue fees
Library users tend to return books in a timely way even when they don't face fines. And libraries might save money by putting less effort into collecting small fees.
View ArticleWorkers at Starbucks in Overland Park stage one-day walkout over treatment
Employees at a Starbucks on West 75th Street went on strike Saturday morning to protest what they say are unfair working conditions and alleged retaliation against workers trying to unionize. The store...
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