Antisemitism in Kansas City
Young Jews in Kansas City hoped their generation wouldn’t have to worry about discrimination, but anti-Semitic incidents are only increasing. Plus, getting dangerous chemicals out of drinking water...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood leaders urge Missourians to fight to protect abortion rights
Planned Parenthood leaders are warning supporters in St. Louis, where the state's only remaining abortion provider is located, that Missouri lawmakers are at risk of toughening restrictions on abortion...
View ArticleStarbucks workers claim victory in Overland Park union vote, first in Kansas...
Starbucks workers at 75th Street in Overland Park held a vote Friday afternoon to unionize, citing better working conditions, and health care benefits.
View ArticleKeith Carnes will walk free after Jackson County Prosecutor declines to retry...
Carnes, who is now 52, was convicted of killing 24-year-old Larry White in October 2003 and sentenced to life in prison. The Missouri Supreme Court set aside his conviction earlier this week.
View ArticleExposing the Russian spies who attempted to hack a Kansas nuclear plant
Over the course of five years, a group of Russian spies targeted the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kansas. The Justice Department alleges they were on a sophisticated cyber...
View ArticleNo signs of support for Greitens in Missouri county where abuse charges will...
Vicky Hartzler, Billy Long and Mark McCloskey made Senate pitches at Boone County Lincoln Day dinner. Former Gov. Eric Greitens didn’t attend.
View ArticleKansas Citians are ‘holding on to hope’ following a climate action conference
Residents who attended the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Summit said they feel empowered and ready to take actions to reduce their carbon footprints.
View ArticleThousands of Jayhawks fans cheer on NCAA champs during parade
The Kansas University men's basketball team champions took in fans' cheers during a parade through Lawrence on Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleA 'miserly attitude' toward the Missouri budget
The Missouri House has passed a budget that leaves almost $2 billion in state revenue unspent, and some lawmakers aren’t too happy about it — especially when it comes to funding for teachers. Now the...
View ArticleAttorney who handled 2018 prosecution of Gov. Eric Greitens admits to rule...
A state hearing panel was asked to issue a reprimand, the lowest level of formal disciplinary action, to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. It will issue its decision in the next 30 days, though...
View ArticleKansas Governor Kelly signs ‘sanctuary city’ bill, dealing harsh blow to...
The Democratic Governor signed the bill acknowledging that veterans, the elderly and people with disabilities will be adversely affected. She called on the Legislature to lobby the state's...
View ArticleIn Johnson County, biologists are poisoning trees to save birds and butterflies
Nearly 1,000 people who chop down a Bradford or other Callery pear in their yards this spring will get to pick a free native tree.
View ArticleMissouri has sent thousands back to prison for minor parole violations....
Terrell Robinson has served 12 years in prison for violations he said were never even explained to him.
View Article'My kid is lead poisoned'
Kansas and Missouri have some the nation's highest rates of elevated blood lead levels in children, leaving families to deal with health consequences. Plus, bird flu is sweeping the Midwest.
View ArticleFinding child care in Kansas was a challenge before the pandemic. Now it's...
Facilities closed down during the pandemic. Those that survived are now struggling to find workers.
View ArticleKansas City Police Chief Smith disbands missing persons unit after city...
Police Chief Rick Smith cited staffing shortages in the department as his reason for disbanding the Missing Persons Cold Case Squad.
View ArticleWill Kansas congressional districts be ruled unconstitutional?
Experts, civil rights groups and citizens argue that Kansas' proposed congressional map constitutes racial and political gerrymandering. But can they prove it to the courts? Plus, a Kansas City...
View ArticleTurnover among child protection workers in Kansas City region far worse than...
The Missouri Department of Social Services concluded in its annual progress report that staff turnover contributed to lower rates of permanency — stable, long-term residential situations — for kids in...
View ArticleNortheast Middle School stabbing suspect faces first-degree murder and other...
Manuel J. Guzman, a 14-year-old student, died Tuesday night after he was stabbed at Northeast Middle School.
View ArticleMissouri attorney general refiles criminal charges in Branson duck boat...
Just days after a judge dismissed similar charges, Eric Schmitt is pursuing a criminal case against three men involved in the fatal sinking of a Ride the Ducks boat on Table Rock Lake in 2018.
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