How federal cuts could impact Kansas City's WWI museum
The gutting of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has many local institutions, including Kansas City's World War I museum, wondering if they’ll receive promised grant money.
View ArticleKansas City teen accused of killing Irish chef Shaun Brady could be tried as...
A surveillance video of Brady being shot point-blank in the parking lot of his Brookside restaurant last year was shown at a juvenile court hearing Tuesday. Brady’s family was watching via webcam from...
View ArticleKansas City says yes to public schools and a new jail
Kansas City voted Tuesday to approve the first Kansas City Public Schools bond question in six decades, as well as a public safety sales tax that would fund a new jail. Plus: Funding cuts by the Trump...
View ArticleKansas City father deported after visiting family grave in Mexico is now back...
Roeland Park resident Evenezer Cortez Martinez was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He sued the Trump administration after he was not allowed to reenter the country.
View ArticleSandra Hemme and the problem with innocence in Missouri
Sandra Hemme was freed from prison after 43 years for a murder she didn't commit, and her case illustrates how difficult it is to correct errors in the criminal justice system. That's especially true...
View ArticleMissouri governor signs major utility law that critics warn will raise energy...
The new Missouri law allows utilities to charge customers for power plants as they are being built, rather than after they are complete. Consumer and environmental groups say it will make utilities...
View ArticleFederal police detain residents in southwest Kansas amid Trump's illegal...
Federal immigration enforcement moved through western Kansas and detained several people. It comes after President Donald Trump promised deportations of people in the country without legal status....
View ArticleFather Kapaun, a Kansas saint in the making
Father Emil Kapaun served as an Army chaplain in the Korean war, and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. In February, Pope Francis named him "venerable," bringing him one step closer to...
View ArticleLos grupos de asistencia médica de Kansas City reclutan a los padres en la...
Casi uno de cada cinco padres que viven en la zona dijo a Children's Mercy Kansas City que la salud mental de su hijo era "regular" o "mala", y el 11% informó que su hijo se sentía "triste" o "sin...
View ArticleKansas City is naming its downtown highway park after Sen. Roy Blunt. When...
Former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt was instrumental in securing funding for the project to cap a portion of I-670 downtown. But construction on the park is delayed, which means it likely won’t be completed by...
View ArticleA Missouri inmate had his death sentence reversed. But it left him in legal...
A Boone County judge on Monday will hear a motion by Deandra Buchanan to reopen his 2002 triple murder case, with the ultimate goal of showing he should be given a new trial. Buchanan says his original...
View ArticlePerson detained near Kansas City school wasn't an ICE operation, but some...
Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration detained someone near a Kansas City school, according to Kansas City Public Schools officials. While the incident wasn't immigration-related, it...
View ArticleJackson County prosecutor says animal abuse reports could help combat...
Prosecutor Melesa Johnson’s office is supporting a state bill that would add animal control officers to the list of those who must report any suspected child or elder abuse. Animal abuse is seen as a...
View ArticleUSDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food...
Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year to support local food purchases. And then the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleEaster chocolate is expensive this season. Here’s why
A shortage of cocoa beans is driving up the cost to make chocolate — especially for small chocolatiers. That means people buying chocolate for Easter can expect high prices.
View ArticleShould Missouri and Kansas restrict junk food in SNAP?
Missouri and Kansas lawmakers are trying to eliminate junk food purchases from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. But food accessadvocates worry that restricting...
View ArticleWith no staff left at LIHEAP, the federal utility assistance program,...
About $378 million of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding remains to be distributed. Without federal staff, some experts and advocates worry that low-income customers won’t be able to pay...
View ArticleMissouri workers will soon get paid sick leave. But legislators may kill the...
Business owners are required to tell their workers about their right to paid sick leave on Tuesday. But a bill in the Missouri legislature and a case in the Missouri Supreme Court could take away the...
View ArticleHow Kansas Republicans prevailed during governor's 'veto era'
The Kansas Legislature had a noticeably short session this year. With Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly in what lawmakers dubbed her "veto era," how did Republicans override her decisions?
View ArticleSt. Louis sues Missouri to block part of state takeover of police department
A new Missouri law gives a state board control over the St. Louis Police Department, instead of the mayor, similar to the system in Kansas City. The lawsuit calls it an unfunded mandate because it...
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