‘I don’t feel safe’: Students demand Northeast Middle School shut down after...
More than 100 students walked out of class Monday to raise concerns over safety measures after a 14-year-old student was killed by another student inside a school bathroom.
View ArticleWho should be Kansas City's next police chief?
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas criticized outgoing police chief Rick Smith last week over his decision to disband the missing persons cold case unit. Lucas talks about the effects of that decision and...
View ArticleSuburban school officials predict ‘chaos’ if Kansas lets out-of-district...
Conservatives say the plan would give families stuck in failing school districts a chance at a life-changing escape. But school administrators fear a flood of students they’re not prepared for and who...
View ArticleThese airlines are dropping mask mandates after a federal judge's ruling
Delta, United, Southwest, American and Alaska Airlines and other say masks are now optional for travelers on their aircraft.
View ArticleOver mayor’s objections, Kansas City Police change residency rules so...
Kansas City police officers can now live across the state line, as long as it's within 30 miles of Kansas City. Mayor Quinton Lucas opposed the expanded residency requirement.
View ArticleAt KCI, travelers range from elated to anxious about an end to mask mandates
Shortly after a federal judge struck down the Centers for Disease Control's mask mandate for public transportation, all major airlines at Kansas City International Airport announced they would drop...
View ArticleOlathe school officials told at town hall that children ‘don’t feel safe’...
The Olathe School District shared its security plans in the wake of a school shooting that left a school administrator and school resource officer wounded.
View ArticleNear Kansas City, a stealthy Cold War bomber takes its place in new doomsday...
B-2 stealth bombers stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base are relics of the last century. But the sub-sonic batwing planes give the U.S. Air Force the power to hit even the most heavily defended...
View Article'Open borders' for Kansas schools
Kansas lawmakers are on the verge of letting students attend public schools outside the districts where they live. That push to open enrollment pits conservative school-choice advocates against school...
View ArticleOne couple's journey from Ukraine to St. Charles, Missouri: 'The people here...
Viktor and Svetlana Zribnyak had lived in Kharkiv, Ukraine, since 1983, but Russia’s invasion forced them to flee to their son’s home in St. Charles, Missouri.
View ArticleWill Missouri teachers get a pay raise?
Missouri ranks dead last in the U.S. for the average starting salaries for teachers — just $32,000. But so far, state budget discussions have ignored a plan from the governor to raise that pay. Plus,...
View ArticlePetition calls for removal of Blue Valley school board member Jim McMullen
Petition organizers with Blue Valley for All took exception to recent tweets from school board member Jim McMullen, which the organization said were transphobic.
View Article'Ten years to save the planet': Kansas City metro's small-town mayors take up...
Mayors and local officials founded Climate Action KC, and are taking measurable steps to reduce emissions and create healthier communities throughout the Kansas City metro.
View ArticleKansas City vs. climate change
How can Kansas City start fighting climate change? A number of small-town mayors from around the metro have already begun, forming the coalition Climate Action KC and creating infrastructures and...
View ArticleFarmers turn to old-fashioned manure as fertilizer prices soar
Fertilizer prices have doubled from a year ago, but farmers still need to get nutrients into the ground. Some are finding relief from costly synthetic fertilizers in manure.
View ArticleThe Kaw will reunite with a sacred rock that Lawrence used as a monument to...
The more than 20-ton quartzite boulder was a place for ceremonies and song. 'It was like our church. Our church was taken away from us,' a Kaw leader says.
View ArticleKansas City Police send off Chief Rick Smith, swear in Joseph Mabin as...
Mabin said he's committed to fighting violent crime and building relationships with the Kansas City community.
View ArticleAfter years of chatter, Kansas City will finally build a park over a stretch...
Officials for decades have been talking about building a deck to heal the “Kansas City cut." Now, Mayor Quinton Lucas says, that’s finally going to happen.
View ArticleKansas City scholar remembered for her groundbreaking public health practices...
Colleagues, friends and family of Norge Jerome will gather on Sunday to remember the KU Medical Center faculty member for her work linking culture and diet in the study of public health outcomes, as...
View ArticleLandowners fear a 'scar' on landscape from project to bring green energy...
The transmission line known as the Grain Belt Express would deliver wind energy from southwest Kansas to other parts of the country — the equivalent of 15 million barrels of oil annually. Some...
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