The KU Cancer Center got a boosted designation from the feds — and the...
The University of Kansas Cancer Center has been deemed a comprehensive place for research by the National Cancer Institute.
View ArticleThe end of Roe hasn't drawn more women to Kansas for abortions — it was...
Kansas saw a flood of out-of-state patients seeking abortion care before the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. Although more states enacted their own restrictions, a Kansas clinic does not expect to...
View ArticleKansas City man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to anti-gay hate...
Malachi Robinson admitted he shot a teenage victim eight times with a 9mm pistol in May 2019. Robinson met the victim at a library branch after the victim contacted him via Facebook and offered him...
View ArticleBrookside volunteers repair anti-LGBTQ graffiti at church: ‘Love overcomes’
The incident at a Brookside church is the second act of anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism this week.
View ArticleFrom Troost to Truth
One of Kansas City's most traveled streets — Troost Avenue — is named after a slaveholder from the 1800s. A small business owner with a storefront along the street wants to change that.
View ArticlePrairie Village donates $10,000 in walkie talkies to its Ukrainian sister city
Prairie Village developed a sister city relationship with Dolyna, Ukraine, in the early 2000s. The western Ukrainian city is now acting as a hub for the collection of humanitarian aid during the...
View ArticleHow an increasingly brutal Kansas climate threatens cattle’s health and...
The weather event that killed thousands of cattle in southwest Kansas last month was a rare combination of extreme factors. But it highlights the ongoing risk that heat stress poses for cattle,...
View ArticleThis man is ready to respond when conflicts arise on Kansas City buses
With passengers riding buses along 57 routes with 3,500 stops in Kansas City, Missouri, "not a day goes by without some sort of incident." District road supervisors like Ken Lewis are in charge of...
View ArticleSurprised by hate, soothed by love: Kansas City church gathers after...
The Kansas City United Church of Christ in Brookside was visited by area politicians the Sunday after its LGBTQIA+ affirming artwork was vandalized. Members say they want people to know that the...
View ArticleNo suspects yet in Westport Ale House shooting that killed 1, injured 5
Three off-duty Kansas City Police officers who were working security responded to the shooting. Mayor Quinton Lucas blamed the incident on the “easy access to guns and the total lack of safeguards in...
View ArticleOverland Park Police searching for vandal who graffitied ‘My body my choice’...
The incident happened early Sunday morning at Church of the Ascension. Police said a female suspect was seen running northbound from the scene.
View ArticleKansas churches leading charge for constitutional amendment on state's...
Religious institutions normally avoid advocating during election cycles to protect their charitable status under federal law. But the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion provides a rare...
View ArticleHow worried should Kansas City be about the BA.5 variant?
The new BA.5 variant is making its way throughout the country — and you aren't necessarily immune, even if you recently recovered from COVID. A health expert talks us through what Kansas Citians should...
View ArticleWhat thrashes, poops out taco meat and is taking over the Midwest? Jumping worms
An invasive species of worm is making its way across the Midwest, but not much is known about how to manage them. Some gardeners have taken matters into their own hands.
View Article200 Black and brown children get free swimming lessons, and safety, in Kansas...
Black children are at higher risk of drowning than white children. A public-private partnership in Kansas City, Kansas, tries to address the problem by providing free swimming lessons for 200 local...
View ArticleIndependence parents divided on school board banning book over a nonbinary...
Art Smith, the parent of a nonbinary child, said the Independence School District’s removal of a book including a non-binary character makes it hard for kids like his to feel welcome. Other parents say...
View ArticleKansas churches join abortion amendment fight
Religious institutions generally avoid taking a stance during election cycles, but the anti-abortion amendment in Kansas' August primary offers a rare chance for churches to make their positions known....
View ArticleThe new 988 suicide prevention hotline will connect Kansans to help near them
Millions are poured into mental health services to support 988. Some haven’t seen this much investment in a while.
View ArticleKansas landed a $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto that will make...
State officials announced that Panasonic Energy chose Kansas for the plant because of its tax rates and taxpayer incentives.
View ArticleFederal court rules immigration law violates First Amendment, in a win for...
Two employees of a Lawrence, Kansas, business were convicted of conspiring to "encourage or induce" undocumented immigrants to reside in the U.S. But the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that...
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