Kansas City's suspended city manager has a history of controversies
Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was suspended with pay last week, a day after a jury ordered Kansas City to pay more than $900,000 to its former communications director. Hear the allegations against...
View ArticleHaskell's fired basketball coach isn't leaving the game yet
Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence saw dozens of its employees laid off under the Trump administration's mass cuts. That includes their women's basketball coach, Adam Strom, who's kept...
View ArticleInvestigators flag 'serious safety issue' after Wichita flight's mid-air...
The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.
View ArticleMissouri meteorology students devastated by NOAA cuts
For the hundreds of meteorology students at the University of Missouri, working for the National Weather Service was the dream until federal job cuts hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleChris Dunn was exonerated. Missouri’s attorney general wants to put him back...
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is asking the state Supreme Court to let him appeal the release of Christopher Dunn, who spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. At...
View ArticleBillions of federal aid for farmers is due this month. Some are counting on it
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said earlier this month that economic aid payments Congress approved late last year are on the way. But with days left before the deadline, some farmers are...
View ArticleKansas City could lose half its bus routes
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority plans to cut nearly half its bus routes, drastically reduce weekend service, and lay off 171 workers, according to documents obtained by KCUR. What will...
View ArticleKansas City gets first look at 6 competing visions for the future of...
The six architecture firms competing to reimagine Kansas City’s premier museum had three months to dream up plans that will remake its Midtown campus. A new exhibit unveils the designs and will give...
View ArticleUSDA ends programs that help schools and food banks buy locally-grown food
The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk.
View ArticleThis Kansas pastor is a lifelong Republican — and a dad speaking out against...
In Kansas and nationally, debates over transgender rights and inclusion are playing out in faith communities. For Pastor Charles McKinzie, in Winfield, the duty to welcome gender-diverse congregants...
View ArticleMissouri Republicans are sticking by Trump
Missouri Republicans are enthusiastic about President Donald Trump’s second term. But they acknowledge that his first months in office haven’t been without hiccups. Plus: A Kansas bill would eliminate...
View ArticleKansas City agilizará las solicitudes de empleo de los empleados federales...
Kansas City es un centro para oficinas federales como la Administración del Seguro Social, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, el IRS y el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos.
View ArticleLos padres de la ciudad de Lee’s Summit tienen más control sobre lo que sus...
El Distrito Escolar de Lee's Summit dijo que los padres siempre han tenido la opción de pedir a los bibliotecarios escolares que impidieran que sus hijos sacaran ciertos títulos. Pero a partir de este...
View ArticleKansas confirms first measles case since 2018 amid outbreak in other states
The new case is in Stevens County in southwest Kansas. It’s unclear if it is connected to outbreaks in New Mexico and Texas.
View ArticleHundreds of students abroad are caught up in USAID cuts to K-State food...
The federal government has not reimbursed K-State for about $1 million in expenses related to its work on global food security. The cuts also affect hundreds of students abroad who were recruited to...
View ArticleIndependence Police officer will face no criminal charges for fatal shooting...
Late Friday, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson released a statement saying that under Missouri law, the officer who shot and killed Maria Pike and her infant, Destinii, was justified in using...
View Article5 years of COVID in Kansas City
Five years ago today, instead of gathering for a festive St. Patrick’s Day parade, Kansas Citians were ordered not to gather in groups, and hospitals began to gear up for the biggest public health...
View ArticleKansas City is voting on a sales tax to fund a new jail. Here's what to know...
Kansas City’s public safety sales tax has been used to support the police department and emergency and medical services. Mayor Quinton Lucas and other officials want voters to renew it so the city can...
View ArticleChanges could be coming to the U.S. Postal Service and rural residents will...
Despite the postmaster general resigning, a plan to cut back services will move forward this year.
View ArticleTornadoes kill 12 in Missouri as severe storms destroy buildings and homes...
"The scale of devastation across our state is staggering," Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said. "While we grieve the lives of those lost, we are also focused on action."
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