Trump’s freeze on federal funds leaves some farmers waiting in the cold
A federal freeze on certain USDA programs has held up billions of dollars for conservation and caused layoffs at a nonprofit in Iowa that supports soil and water quality.
View Article1,000 IRS workers in Kansas City expect to get laid off, federal employee...
While tax season ramps up, the Trump administration’s wave of federal employee layoffs is expected to hit the IRS offices in Kansas City this week, according to one union leader. Workers with less...
View ArticleBickering during a tuberculosis outbreak
Wyandotte County is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in recent U.S. history. But emails obtained by the Kanas News Service show tension between the state and county health...
View ArticleKansas City could hit record low temperatures in the next day — before it...
Parts of the Kansas City region are under an Extreme Cold Warning until Thursday afternoon, with wind chills as low as 30 below. But the forecast for next week is significantly brighter.
View ArticleAndrew Lester, Kansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl, dies while awaiting...
Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl last Friday. The teen mistakenly rang Lester's doorbell in April 2023 when he was picking up his brothers.
View ArticleLos abortos se reanudarán en Missouri después de que un juez suspenda los...
Esta medida llega meses después de que los habitantes de Missouri votaron para consagrar el acceso al aborto en la constitución estatal.
View ArticleYou can get an abortion in Missouri — for now
Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri have resumed elective abortions for the first time since Amendment 3 passed in November — years after the state banned the practice following the end of Roe v....
View ArticleWill the post office survive in rural America?
The head of the U.S. Postal Service is stepping down, but rural communities in Missouri and Kansas are worried about operations getting even worse. Plus: A Kansas congressional delegation is working...
View ArticleAs ICE threat scares customers, Kansas City businesses urged to 'protect...
After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, earlier this month, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing to educate business owners on their rights when dealing...
View ArticleKansas has a housing shortage. One legislator is suggesting prison labor as a...
Kansas has a lack of housing in both rural and urban areas. The bill would focus on areas with “minimal building activity.”
View ArticleMissouri schools could lose out on a lot of state funding this year
New Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is facing a $300 million showdown over education spending in Jefferson City. His budget proposal didn't include enough money to fund schools at the level that state law...
View ArticleTo prevent wildfires in the Great Plains and Midwest, more landowners are...
Wildfires have become more frequent, burning bigger areas during longer seasons thanks to conditions exacerbated by climate change. More people in the Great Plains and Midwest are turning to...
View ArticlePlant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're...
Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question...
View ArticleIf Trump's layoffs hit the Kansas City FBI office, job cuts are 'only going...
President Trump’s pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, has been confirmed — prompting fears of possible layoffs in the bureau. Some local officials worry that a diminished FBI presence in Kansas and...
View ArticleWhy federal cuts worry Midwest farmers fighting bird flu
Federal agencies have mandated and facilitated testing for the H5N1 virus to try to protect birds, cows and humans; researchers in the Midwest hope those efforts continue under the new presidential...
View ArticleSouthwest Kansans fear how mass deportations could wreck their communities
Anxiety has spread through southwest Kansas after policy promises of mass deportations from the Trump administration. That mental exhaustion is now part of the daily lives of Kansans in an area where...
View ArticleHelping more Black Kansas Citians buy homes
Homeownership is a path to generational wealth, but many Black families have struggled to own their own homes. Habitat for Humanity Kansas City found a way to help. Plus: In Missouri and across the...
View ArticleKansas worker fired by Trump administration says Forest Service was ‘what I'm...
Kaylee Fritchen has worked at the U.S. Forestry Service since 2022, spending half the year undertaking intense manual labor to clear trails in an Idaho forest. She was in Manhattan, Kansas, when she...
View ArticleWhy do we need to sleep?
Humans spend one-third of their life sleeping, yet the purpose and function behind this regular state of unconsciousness remains a biological mystery. Sleep researcher Giorgio Gilestro is trying to...
View ArticleFarmers' fertilizer costs will rise if tariffs on Canadian goods go forward,...
Farmers, politicians and agriculture experts are raising alarm about the impact of potential tariffs on Canadian potash, a key mineral needed for fertilizer.
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