Helping homeless students in small towns
Urban and suburban school districts may have a funding and staffing edge, but small rural districts say their close-knit communities make it easier to identify and support unhoused students. Plus: A...
View ArticleThe U.S. could protect monarch butterflies as a threatened species
The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the species say proposed federal protections could boost existing efforts.
View ArticleAfter snow storm, how well did Missouri and Kansas City do at clearing icy...
When a blizzard blanketed snow across the metro, Kansas City Hall and the Missouri Department of Transportation worked around the clock to salt and plow icy roads — with varying success. They may have...
View ArticleKansas City expects more snow Thursday night. Some schools are already...
The Kansas City region is expected to get between 2-3 inches of snow Thursday night. And after the blizzard already cancelled classes for several days, Kansas City Public Schools already called a...
View ArticleBald eagles love Kansas City's man-made lakes. Here's your chance to see them...
Hosted by the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps, several upcoming Eagle Days events celebrate how man-made lakes helped reverse the decline of the bald eagle. The birds come through the...
View ArticleA Bosnian bakery hidden in Kansas City's Northland
Step inside the tiny A-frame cottage where local bakery Burek and Cake makes fresh Bosnian baked goods on the daily — and always with love. Owner Fatina Hodzic opened it two years ago and already has a...
View ArticleYoung Kansas inmates could get a second chance with proposed resentencing bill
The "Second Look Act" in the 2024 Kansas legislative session would resentence eligible inmates after a certain amount of time in prison. It doesn’t guarantee their release, just another look at the...
View ArticleKansas death penalty faces constitutional challenge in Wyandotte County...
In an unusual court proceeding that began in October, the ACLU and other attorneys asserted that Kansas' death penalty law should be struck down because prospective jurors must be willing to impose...
View ArticleSouthwest Missouri prison removes warden and top supervisor after contraband...
The Missouri Department of Corrections is giving few details, but advocates say the removal of the South Central Correctional Center warden occurred after an investigation into how contraband is...
View ArticleFederal aid for farmers aims to offset losses on farms. Will it help?
The one-time payments could offer short-term support as many farmers grapple with less income and extreme weather.
View ArticleKansas City's TikTokkers brace for a ban
What's at stake for Kansas City content creators if the popular social media app TikTok gets banned? The internet is watching an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision closely, and wondering what the...
View ArticleKansas Citians are sleeping outside in freezing weather. In their own words,...
Shelters that are at capacity have been adding beds to accommodate overflow guests as freezing temperatures remain throughout the metro. But for many, restrictions like pets, a lack of transportation...
View ArticleEn el césped nevado del Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins, una nalga gigante...
No lejos de los icónicos gallitos de bádminton (Shuttlecocks) del museo, la nueva y enorme escultura de nieve puede verse en el césped al sur del Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins. Es la última “colaboración...
View ArticleKansas Gov. Kelly wants lawmakers to limit new spending in 2026 state budget
The Democratic governor is once again proposing the state expand eligibility for Medicaid, but Republican leaders will almost certainly not allow a vote on it.
View Article‘There was nothing.’ Wichita musician talks about losing his home in the...
Tommy Newport is attempting to process the fires that upended his life since returning to Wichita last week.
View ArticleKansas City is trying to overhaul Troost Avenue and fix more of its dangerous...
The city will hire a consultant to decide how to best improve its deadliest streets. It will also apply for a federal grant to redo the majority of Troost Avenue.
View ArticleThe Kansas City Chiefs are still being underestimated
The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for Saturday's divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans. Fox Sports host and Kansas City native Nick Wright says that Patrick Mahomes and the team look...
View ArticleA polar vortex is set to grip Missouri and Kansas. What does that mean?
Bundle up and prepare: People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says. That includes Kansas City,...
View ArticleThe first EV batteries will come out of Kansas’ massive Panasonic plant this...
Kansas leaders from both sides of the aisle stepped inside the $4 billion plant in De Soto to celebrate its imminent opening.
View ArticleImmigrants in Kansas City and beyond struggle to find acceptance: ‘We are...
What does it take to feel like an American — and to be treated like one? Several communities, including in Kansas City, shared their perspectives on the immigrant experience.
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