How one airline leaving small Kansas airports could deal a blow to the...
For Kansans living in Liberal, Dodge City and Hays, there’s only one airline that flies to and from the local airport. So when that airline filed paperwork this spring to terminate services, it sent...
View ArticleFor Kansas City Starbucks workers, ‘lifesaving’ benefits are on the...
For Starbucks baristas — many of them young and queer — it used to be a point of pride to work for a company with a reputation for taking care of its employees. But some employees say the company's...
View ArticleAfter transparency frustrations, Jackson County approves $4 million to begin...
Legislators had been concerned with what they said was a lack of transparency about the new detention center.
View ArticleWhy Kansas City Starbucks workers are unionizing
Another Starbucks store in the Kansas City area is voting on whether to form a union. But baristas across the metro say the company retaliated against union efforts by threatening their health...
View ArticleUnified Government warns investors of possible financial risk from upcoming...
The trial of the lawsuit filed by Lamonte McIntyre, who was freed from prison in 2017 after serving 23 years in prison after he was exonerated, is scheduled to begin in October.
View ArticleTexas community struggles with second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history
A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school. The 18-year-old gunman is also dead, police said.
View ArticleWhat do Kansas Citians want in a police chief? Someone who will hold KCPD...
A coalition of Kansas City organizations released a report outlining the qualities that residents and KCPD employees want in the department's next police chief.
View Article27 school shootings have taken place so far this year
A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year. That tally includes a shooting at an Olathe high school in March, which left a resource...
View ArticleLamonte McIntyre says KCKPD framed him. If a jury agrees, the verdict could...
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil, who is overseeing the Lamonte McIntyre civil case, also refused to move the October trial out of Kansas City.
View ArticleStarbucks workers in Independence become the first in Missouri to vote in a...
Workers at Starbucks in Independence said they hope to bargain for better working conditions and wage increases.
View ArticleA small college in Kansas City, Kansas, wants climate justice at the center...
Donnelly College students learn about environmental ethics both in class and in their community. Adding solar power to a new building and growing neighborhood gardens, the college is trying to lead by...
View ArticleA high-stakes year for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is headed out of a contentious legislative session and into a competitive reelection campaign. Although the Republican-dominated Legislature blocked many of her priorities —...
View ArticleMissouri environmental groups criticize proposal allowing power plants to...
Missouri environmental groups are decrying proposed state rules that would allow power plants to discharge contaminants like coal ash into groundwater through a general permit for multiple facilities....
View ArticleHow much has the NRA spent on Missouri and Kansas members of Congress?
Federal officials are responding to Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Many Democrats have called for more restrictions on...
View Article‘A hole in the ground' and other quirky curiosities mean money and pride for...
For small towns with dwindling populations and shrinking tax bases, luring travelers to stop and spend a few dollars is a matter of community survival. Some turn to quirky roadside tourist attractions....
View ArticleWill Missouri lawmakers go after birth control next?
Almost all abortions will immediately become illegal in Missouri if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. But some reproductive rights advocates worry that access to contraceptives could be targeted...
View ArticleKansas man who performed fraudulent autopsies pleads guilty to wire fraud
Shawn Lynn Parcells, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 25.
View ArticleWith Roe doomed, the Kansas fight over abortion takes on a new urgency
After a leaked U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark case that promised women the right to abortion, an August vote to amend the Kansas Constitution over abortion has taken on heightened...
View ArticleSome Kansas City moms demand stricter gun policies after Texas elementary...
The news out of Uvalde, Texas, is upsetting to everybody, but especially to the parents of school kids who are either still in the classroom or heading back in August.
View ArticleKansas City's climate justice college
A small college in Kansas City, Kansas, is teaching its students about the role they can play in reversing climate change. Plus, the city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, talks about what's being done...
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