Legal sports betting is coming to Kansas. Here's what gamblers need to know
Kansas bettors will be able to place legal wagers on sporting events as early as this summer.
View ArticleBill requiring Missouri schools to cut lead in drinking water heading to...
Lawmakers in both parties overwhelmingly supported requiring Missouri schools to test and filter children’s drinking water.
View ArticleNational labor board files complaints against 2 Kansas City area Starbucks...
The complaint claims the Starbucks stores at 75th Street & I-35 in Overland Park and on the Country Club Plaza illegally terminated pro-union employees.
View ArticleRiding the bus in Kansas City
Kansas City's need for more robust, user-friendly transit has been a major talking point for years. But the city was built for cars, and getting around using anything other than a personal automobile...
View ArticleFederal efforts to find graves could impact the search at a Native boarding...
Two federal efforts — one in Congress and one at the U.S. Interior Department — could affect the search for marked and unmarked graves at the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway and Haskell University in...
View ArticlePolice in Kansas arrest woman accused in patient’s death from 20 years ago
The former respiratory therapist’s lawyer had said she would turn herself in on for the murder charge from a patient death that occurred 20 years ago at a Missouri hospital. Police in Overland Park,...
View ArticleKansas Citians share their own abortion stories at ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ protest
Hundreds of people attended a rally Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest against the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
View ArticleLa prueba de solo inglés para la licencia de enseñanza frustra los esfuerzos...
Esto examen puede ser un obstáculo para conseguir profesores permanentes y nativos de español para programas de inmersión que serán totalmente en español.
View ArticleEnglish-only test for teaching license frustrates efforts by dual-language...
The most common way to certify teachers in Iowa for language immersion schools is a test offered only in English. Neighboring Midwest states have similar barriers.
View ArticleKansas football coach implicated in player's death takes a new coaching job...
Carson Hunter was running practice at Ft. Scott Community College the day 19-year-old Tirrell Williams collapsed after running sprints. He is a part time assistant football coach at the University of...
View ArticleMissouri's weird legislative session is finally over
The Missouri General Assembly wrapped up the 2022 legislative session on Friday. We'll break down what passed and what didn't. Plus, the Kansas Supreme Court hears a case on whether the state’s...
View ArticleKernza — the grain you’ve never heard of that could revolutionize farming
The perennial grain can produce an annual crop even as it stays in the ground for up to four years. Its deep root system helps pull carbon out of the air and makes it more resistant to floods and drought.
View ArticleStudy says crop insurance costs – subsidized by taxpayers – are rising...
Taxpayers spent nearly $40 billion on crop insurance premiums between 2001 and 2020 across a 13-state region that includes Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and South Dakota, according to a new report from the...
View ArticleKansas congressional redistricting prompts a court debate over partisanship...
A map drawn by legislative Republicans was thrown out by a lower court on grounds that it discriminated against people of color and Democrats.
View ArticleRiverfront apartment project in doubt after commissioners hear criticisms of...
Port Authority of Kansas City commissioners did not move forward with plans to award Lux Living tax incentives on a $55 million deal to develop apartments on the Berkley Riverfront after news stories...
View ArticleDo Kansas colleges offer too many degrees? A state board could put some on...
Together, the state's six major public universities — KU, K-State, Wichita State, Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State — offer more than 1,500 degree programs. And some experts say that’s...
View ArticleYoung people question whether to have kids during a climate crisis: ‘What...
Young people around the world are suffering from anxiety and stress relating to global warming. For Kansas Citians in their 20s and 30s, the future of the planet is becoming central to their decision...
View ArticleWhat will it take for Kansas City to get more bus riders?
Despite sometimes confusing route changes, long wait times and other minor inconveniences, some Kansas Citians use public transit because they want to. But even more of the city might fall under the...
View ArticleHot 103 Jamz! America’s longest-running Black-owned radio station
Kansas City radio pioneer Andrew Skip Carter started the nation’s first Black-owned and operated station west of the Mississippi River, KPRS AM. Now the company he founded, Carter Broadcast Group, is...
View ArticleCollege athletes navigate a shifting terrain of endorsements, while some cash...
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year opened the path for college athletes to sell their name, image and likeness. But the NCAA, universities, boosters and players are still sorting out. But the...
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