What does Kansas City need before the World Cup arrives?
Kansas City will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer, the smallest city in North America to join the festivities. Is the city equipped to handle the huge influx of tourists and their...
View ArticleIn Missouri, innocence isn't enough to get out of prison. The attorney...
Freed after more than 43 years in prison, Sandra Hemme’s story illustrates how difficult it is to correct errors when the criminal justice system gets it wrong. In Missouri, the challenge is...
View ArticleOne killed in Missouri as violent storms and tornadoes strike across Midwest...
The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states. Thousands have lost power in Missouri and other states, and a person...
View ArticleKansas allows broad religious exemptions for vaccines. A Johnson County case...
The Kansas Supreme Court heard a case this week that stems from a Leawood woman who sought a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for an occupational therapy job.
View ArticleKansas City will reinstate bus fares and reduce route frequency under new...
The ordinance passed by Kansas City Council this week, meant to prevent drastic service cuts and increase oversight, would bring back fares and could end the city’s rideshare service. But KCATA said...
View ArticleHunting Kansas coyotes at night
Kansas ranks fourth in the nation in coyote populations. The state encouraged hunting them, and even legalized using night vision, but some property owners and regulars are concerned. Plus: A new...
View ArticleA Kansas City father was deported after visiting grandfather’s grave in...
Evenezer Cortez Martinez, a Roeland Park resident and DACA recipient, has sued the U.S. government after he was blocked from reentering the United States last month and deported to Mexico City. The...
View ArticleTariffs threaten to upend markets that Missouri and Kansas farmers depend on:...
President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports but farmers aren't happy. "It is being economically drawn and quartered," one Kansas farmer said.
View ArticleMissouri author’s new graphic novel leans into ‘blood-soaked,’ B-movie vibes
Soman Chainani’s best-selling “The School for Good and Evil” series was adapted into a Netflix movie in 2022. His debut graphic novel, “Coven,” marks the return of a trio of witches from the successful...
View Article'Hands off!' Kansas City protest against Trump and Musk draws hundreds to...
Saturday's rally was held in conjunction with a nationwide day of action, with nearly 1,400 similar events planned around the nation. Kansas City protesters took aim at the mass federal layoffs and...
View ArticleMissouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base pauses suspensions of transgender service...
After a federal judge halted President Trump's executive order banning transgender service members from the military, bases in Missouri and around the country are backpedaling.
View ArticleDriving through Kansas or Missouri? Here's what to do in high winds,...
Last month, dust storms in Texas and Kansas reduced visibility on roads, resulting in multi-car pileups that killed at least 11 people. "Wind is unlike many other hazards because you really can't see...
View ArticleProperty taxes are squeezing Kansans. Lawmakers can’t agree how to help
Lawmakers promised major property tax cuts this year, but they're running out of time. The Kansas House and Senate are at odds on how to do it.
View ArticleEPA chief hopes a change to what's protected under the Clean Water Act can...
The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.' The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a...
View ArticleCan Kansas City rebuild its relationship with public schools?
Decades of disinvestment have left Kansas City Public Schools buildings in rough condition, but on April 8, Kansas City voters will decide the fate of a bond that could bring some much-needed fixes....
View ArticleKansas City health care groups enlist parents in the fight against youth...
Nearly one in five parents in the area told Children's Mercy Kansas City their child’s mental health was "fair" or "poor," and 11% reported their child feeling "sad" or "hopeless." Local hospitals and...
View ArticleA federal office helped low-income Missourians pay utility bills. Trump's...
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was designed to help those with few resources cover their home energy bills in the summer and winter — but the entire staff was fired last week. Since...
View ArticleThere’s a growing call to restrict junk food purchases by SNAP users, but...
Efforts to keep junk foods from being paid for by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are increasing at the federal and state level. Lawmakers proposing such bills say they want to...
View ArticleRepairs to two Wichita high schools have cost the district nearly $60 million...
Wichita school board members want an online dashboard where residents can easily track major capital projects. They hope to clarify the district's overall building needs, which were at issue during a...
View ArticleDomestic violence is behind an 'alarming increase' in Kansas City homicides...
So far this year, Kansas City has recorded 12 homicides related to domestic violence – which was the total attributed to the problem last year. There wasn’t a single contributing factor, but Mayor...
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