Independence removes book with a non-binary character from elementary school...
The district said the decision was about parents having enough information to choose what is appropriate for their children. But the one board member who voted to keep the book in libraries called the...
View ArticleAdoptive parents in Kansas get less state money than foster families. That...
The Department for Children and Families is reviewing adoption subsidies in search of a design that’s better at encouraging adoption.
View ArticleKansas City got the World Cup. Now it's got a world of work to do
From improving public transit to renovating a 50-year-old NFL stadium, the city is about to undertake four years of intense planning that could change the future of the region.
View ArticleMemorial honors hundreds of Black people in Liberty’s unmarked graves
The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial honors the lives of 761 Black individuals who have been confirmed to be interred, mostly in unmarked graves, in the formerly segregated sections of Fairview...
View ArticleReparations for Black Americans seeing unprecedented national support,...
Missouri had 114,931 enslaved people in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. National civil rights groups are calling on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to begin a process for reparations.
View Article‘Time bomb’ lead pipes set to be removed. But first water utilities have to...
Water utilities have never been required to thoroughly inventory lead pipes except in a crisis. Health experts warn problems with these “underground poisonous straws” can arise out of the blue.
View Article2 of Kansas City's Black women trailblazers
One African-American chef from Kansas City is creating a new community around food in the 18th and Vine District. Also, we hear about a Kansas City jazz singer who made waves across the nation 75 years...
View ArticleThese fitness trainers make it their business to lift apartment life in...
Apartment complex gyms are often well-stocked but underused. Aja Radel and Mallory Jansen want to change that — and help people maintain healthier lifestyles in the process.
View ArticleThis entrepreneur helps build a foundation for Kansas City's Black business...
Much of Christopher Vernon Stewart's flooring and home restoration work happens in properties that haven't been renovated since the 1970s. His goal is to "provide modern living at an affordable price...
View ArticleThis Kansas City- and MU-trained artist carves out room for Black culture in...
With a revolutionary deck of cards and new designs, the Kansas City-raised designer focuses on bringing culture into her passion projects.
View ArticleGreiten says 'we're going RINO hunting' in gun-toting ad and draws national...
The U.S. Senate candidate tweeted a dramatization of himself, cocking a shotgun and following men in combat uniforms who break down the door of a home. As he enters the home he invites supports to get...
View ArticleA probable Missouri monkeypox case detected after traveler returns to Kansas...
This is the first case of the virus in the state, but officials say extensive spread is not probable.
View ArticleHow satellite-guided cows might save the Kansas prairie and make ranchers...
Prairie wildlife needs a patchy landscape, in which different areas bear the marks of varying degrees of grazing. Scientists have a plan to achieve that.
View ArticleThe U.S. Senate race in Missouri
Primary elections in Kansas and Missouri are just weeks away. In Missouri, a crowd of candidates — both Democrats and Republicans — are vying for the chance to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Roy Blunt....
View ArticleRace wasn't an obvious factor in the new Kansas congressional map, state's...
In a full ruling released Tuesday, the court explained why it upheld the Kansas congressional redistricting map despite claims it was racially and politically gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.
View ArticleHere’s where kids under 5 can get a COVID vaccine in Kansas City
The FDA and CDC recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of six months to five years old. Vaccines are available through your pediatrician, some local pharmacies and hospitals.
View ArticleOne Ukrainian to Kansas City: We're losing thousands of lives while you worry...
Volunteer aid efforts continue throughout the metro, but one journalist with experience in Kansas City worries how price hikes in the U.S. might divert attention from the war.
View ArticleLead pipes are a 'time bomb' for Missouri and Kansas
The Biden administration plans to spend $250 million dollars in Missouri and $164 million dollars in Kansas to remove lead pipes — if they can find them. Plus, what Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has...
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General not actually allowed to file charges in duck boat...
Defense attorneys for three men accused of criminal negligence in the 2018 duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake said Missouri law doesn’t allow the Missouri Attorney General to bring criminal charges...
View ArticleStarbucks workers win union vote at Midtown café, the third in Kansas City metro
A narrow win means that baristas at the 41st and Main Street café can now begin collective bargaining as part of Workers United.
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