Court denies wrongful death trial for mother of man killed by Kansas City...
The decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a “blow” to the family of Ryan Stokes, 24, who was shot in the back while complying with police in 2013 after a foot chase in the Power &...
View ArticleJackson County Prosecutor files gun charges against woman shot by Kansas City...
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said her review of police body camera footage shows the woman was “continually displaying a weapon during her encounter with police and also appeared to be...
View ArticleIn parts of Kansas, Black drivers get pulled over more. But police don't...
Statistics collected in some cities show Black drivers are pulled over by police disproportionately, but not every department tracks the data.
View ArticleRedlining made climate change worse in Kansas City, Kansas, but new...
More residents of northeast Kansas City, Kansas, are seeing the connection between the factories in their neighborhoods and their own health problems. As one activist puts it, "People see their lives...
View ArticleWhen rural Kansas loses a foster family
Being a foster parent is hard enough, but being one in rural Kansas presents its own struggles. Plus, the wind energy industry is now facing a new challenge: what to do with old wind turbine blades...
View ArticleKansas’ ‘Sanctuary Cities’ law creates issues for municipalities wanting to...
The bill was introduced by the Kansas Attorney General’s office in response to the ‘Safe and Welcoming Act’ that was passed in Wyandotte County earlier this year.
View ArticleFord Motor Co.’s plant in Kansas City is adding 1,100 people to meet demand...
The company said its Claycomo plant northeast of Kansas City will add a third shift producing its popular Transit and E-Transit delivery vans.
View ArticleKansas foster children are still sleeping in offices years after promises...
Foster agencies have spent years trying to prevent children from sleeping in offices and bouncing between foster homes, but the problems continue.
View ArticleWill Missouri criminalize homelessness?
A bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly would ban people from sleeping on state-owned land and allow the state attorney general to sue local governments that don’t enforce the ban. Opponents of...
View ArticleMissouri will pay more than $100 million to corrections officers who went...
Under a proposed settlement before a Cole County judge, Missouri corrections officers would get back pay and future payments worth more than $100 million for claims the state underpaid officers.
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to arson-for-hire scheme along Kansas City's 39th Street...
Mia Lee Jamison, 70, faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting someone to destroy the building by arson and lying to ATF. Her plan was to torch the building that housed Bob...
View Article$2M Missouri witness protection fund finds few takers in second year of...
Police departments have tapped only $14,647 from the fund. Police in Kansas City have used some of the money to rent hotel rooms for crime victims who would be in danger if they remained in their...
View ArticleDuring baby formula shortage, Kansas Citians come together 'to survive as a...
Over 76% of stores in Kansas City are now out of stock of formula. To keep babies fed, friends and family members are sending cans of formula to others with babies, posting on community boards what...
View ArticleKansas City has a 'dire' shortage of 911 dispatchers, so emergency calls go...
While an industry standard is to answer 90% of incoming calls within 15 seconds, Kansas City is struggling to answer 75% of calls within that time frame, according to data compiled by the Mid-America...
View ArticleA more progressive Kansas
A Kansas organization is looking to follow in Georgia's footsteps and bring a more progressive presence to the state's legislature.
View ArticleBeefalo — producers say this cattle and bison crossbreed provides the best of...
The crossbreed gained some attention in the 1970s. Supporters today say there is big potential to provide better, healthier meat by combining the best qualities of the two animals, in just the right...
View ArticleKobach's political rebound as Kansas attorney general faces another fight...
Kris Kobach is trying to make a political comeback as the Kansas attorney general, but his Republican opponents say he's vulnerable to lose to a Democrat in the general election — again.
View ArticleA big help for Kansas Citians facing eviction
Tenants facing eviction in Kansas City, Missouri, now have free access to an attorney, regardless of income. Plus, a familiar name in Kansas will appear in the Republican primary for attorney general...
View ArticleGetting venison at the food pantry? Kansas and Missouri won't warn you if it...
Iowa requires warning labels about the possible presence of lead in shot-harvested venison. Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska do not.
View ArticleHow Missouri helps abortion opponents divert state taxes to 'crisis pregnancy...
Abortion foes praise the nonprofit centers for supporting women and presenting alternatives to ending pregnancies, but supporters of abortion say the facilities mislead women by appearing to offer...
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