Gladstone's police department lost 30% of officers: ‘The worst that it's been...
The department in Clay County is short 14 officers. The city council just raised pay for officers and added incentives to recruit from other departments, as other law enforcement agencies grapple with...
View ArticleMidwest states east of 'tornado alley' are bearing the brunt of severe storm...
Destructive tornadoes have hit states such as Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana this season as activity shifts east. Meanwhile, scientists say dry and hot weather in the Great Plains brought on...
View ArticleKansas City water expected to be odorless and back to normal by Wednesday,...
Officials with KC Water say heavy rainfall around Omaha, Nebraska, is the reason people in the Kansas City area have noticed a strange taste and odor to their water in the last couple of days. The...
View ArticleKansas City's IRS workers struggle after cuts
Many federal workers in Kansas City have seen their jobs and departments cut and their work devalued under the Trump administration. We're bringing you another conversation about the Department of...
View ArticleIndependence Superintendent Dale Herl is retiring. What’s next for the school...
Herl has led the Independence, Missouri, school district — which enrolls about 14,000 K-12 students — since 2013. Community members praised Herl for managing finances, improving school buildings and...
View ArticleMissouri court keeps McCloskey criminal records sealed, as they seek to get...
St. Louis residents Mark and Patricia McCloskey were charged after pointing guns at George Floyd protesters who marched through their street. After being pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Mark...
View ArticleThis Blue Valley teen uses AI to research cancer. Trump’s budget cuts could...
An Overland Park high schooler traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for cancer research funding after the Trump administration proposed slashing the National Institutes of Health budget.
View ArticleThe Kansas River used to be a dumping ground. These kayakers are helping...
The Kansas River is cleaner today than half a century ago, but pollution and trash remain problems. Kayakers and others who love this river are helping the river's sandbars by hauling away tons of...
View ArticlePreserving Missouri's night sky
People across Missouri and Kansas are losing their starry views to light pollution. But the right lighting decisions can help preserve night skies and benefit animal and human health.
View ArticleKansas City arts groups ‘left reeling’ after Missouri governor slashes...
Months after area arts and culture nonprofits saw a loss of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Gov. Mike Kehoe has vetoed millions more in state support.
View ArticleICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. These Missouri activists are...
As the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri, gets used as an ICE holding facility, a group of 50 activists known as Abide in Love are helping immigrant detainees contact their families and provide...
View ArticleThe immigrants who brought soccer to Kansas City
Kansas City will be the smallest city in North America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have embraced the sport at all, if not for the efforts of immigrants who fought for the beautiful...
View ArticleSen. Moran says he protected funding for Kansas hospitals. Health care...
Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said he made changes to the Senate’s version of the Trump administration's reconciliation bill to soften the blow of Medicaid cuts on Kansas hospitals. But...
View ArticleKansas City jazz singer Erin Keller dies at 44 after a long battle with cancer
The multi-genre vocalist and musician was known for her expansive vocal range, and was a longtime presence in the Kansas City music scene. Keller performed with the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City...
View ArticleKansas starts moving toward a flat income tax rate as new laws take effect...
More than 100 news laws are taking effect in Kansas this month. Here's a review of some of them.
View ArticleMissouri has new gunfire penalties for this year's July 4th weekend. What to...
Blair's Law makes it a crime in Missouri to fire a gun in a celebratory manor. The Jackson County Prosecutors is encouraging people to call 911 so the office can charge offenders.
View ArticleA Stuckey's in rural Missouri sells biryani and halal food to meet a growing...
The once dominant road-trip stop now has about 60 franchise stores left, including one in rural Missouri that offers a vey different menu to the one Stuckey's is traditionally known for.
View ArticleAfter Johnson County mother's overdose death, prosecutor charged dealers with...
A Roeland Park, Kansas, couple have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 overdose death of a pregnant woman. District Attorney Steve Howe said he’s fighting the fentanyl crisis, but...
View ArticleRepublicans redouble push to change Kansas Supreme Court selection process
Republicans still support changing the process even after watching the most recent Supreme Court nominating process. Democrats say the process is working.
View ArticleAmerica depends on hydroelectric power, but regulatory hurdles could take...
Hydropower accounts for nearly 30% of utility-scale renewable energy in the U.S., but federal hurdles may prevent older hydroelectric plants from staying online and new projects from getting off the...
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