Symphony In The Flint Hills Set To Return On Saturday
After a two-year absence from the Kansas countryside, the symphony is set to perform near Council Grove.
View ArticleOnce Considered Partners, These Religious Leaders Have Lost Faith In Kansas...
A group of African American pastors is distancing themselves from departmental leadership over video they say conflicts with police accounts of the killing of Malcolm Johnson.
View ArticleThese Kansas City Banks Are Making A Whole Lot Of Money Off Your Overdraft Fees
Overdraft fees typically make up a small fraction of most banks’ profits. One researcher believes he has uncovered a business model where banks take advantage of little regulation on overdraft fees by...
View ArticleKansas Now Has The Beds It Needs For Most Kids Awaiting Psychiatric Care, But...
About 100 slots for people in need of intensive mental health care remain vacant. But nonprofit agencies face an uphill climb to attract the workers that they need.
View ArticleKansas City Council Considers Constructing Tiny Home Village To Serve...
City Council on Thursday will take up an ambitious $2.7 million proposal for a “tiny home village” providing beds and services for up to 200 people experiencing homelessness.
View ArticleAmid A 'Stark' Racial Disparity In Military Academy Nominations, Should...
Advocates say more members of Congress should reach out to Black and Latino high school students and make them aware of opportunities at the elite schools.
View ArticleParade Of Overland Park Residents Urge City To Repeal Pit Bull Ban: 'It's...
About two dozen people spoke at a public hearing in favor of repealing Overland Park's ban on pit bull breeds, which critics say is unfair and subjective.
View ArticleRep. Vicky Hartzler Becomes Latest Conservative Contender For Missouri’s U.S....
The Missouri congresswoman is joining a crowded GOP race with former Gov. Eric Greitens, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis lawyer Mark McCloskey.
View ArticleLali Garcia, ‘Queen Bee’ Of Kansas City’s Latino Community, Dies At 93
Garcia founded La Raza political club in Kansas City to get more Latinos involved in politics. She had the ear of many elected officials and opened doors for Latino candidates at the local, state and...
View ArticleThe Controversy Over Critical Race Theory Creeps Into Kansas Schools
Conservatives and liberals have clashed over how to teach history and politics in schools and the role that racism has played in America.
View ArticleKansas City Mayor Honors 15-Year-Old Shooting Victim, 'One Of Too Many Young...
One juvenile has been arrested and charged in the shooting, but Terrell Bell's mother says other people involved in his killing have not been caught.
View ArticleKCUR’s Chris Haxel Wins Pulitzer Prize For Audio Reporting
"No Compromise" is an unflinching look at American conservatives, gun rights and social media.
View ArticleHelp For College, Rent And More Now Available For Former Foster Kids Into...
Some of the new opportunities for support expire in September. Others extend a year beyond that. People can contact DCF to inquire about their eligibility.
View ArticleMissouri Law Enforcement No Longer Required To Enforce Federal Gun Laws
Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Saturday that invalidates federal gun laws in Missouri.
View ArticleMissouri Republicans Craft Messages They Hope Lead To Statewide Sweep In 2022
The Missouri Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Days gathering in Kansas City over the weekend. Republicans aim to hold onto a U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Roy Blunt is vacating — and prevail in a...
View ArticleKansas City, Kansas, Native Sworn In As Chief Of Police
Karl Oakman, a 29-year police veteran, is just the second African-American chief in the diverse city’s history.
View ArticleFarmers In Kansas Are Finding The Only Thing Harder Than Growing Hemp Is...
Hemp farmers find it hard to locate processors for their crops, making it hard for the industrial hemp industry to get a footing in the state.
View ArticleKansas City Food Banks Expect Long Lines As Missourians Lose Extra Jobless...
Gov. Mike Parson stopped all federal pandemic-related unemployment programs, effective June 12, in the hopes of incentivizing people to return to the workforce.
View ArticleKansas City's Black Professionals Overcome 'You Don't Belong' Perceptions To...
They're corporate partners, judges and venture capitalists—Black professionals in Kansas City whose stories of success are not widely recognized.
View ArticleExpress Lanes Could Ease Traffic Jams On Highway 69, But Proposed Tolls Raise...
Traffic jams have plagued U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park for decades. Now, the Kansas Department of Transportation proposes adding express lanes, with drivers paying a toll for access to the faster...
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