PETA seeks to shut down Missouri exotic zoo at center of HBO series 'Chimp...
Tonia Haddix operates Sunrise Beach Safari near the Lake of the Ozarks. But PETA is pushing for Haddix to be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice — and for her license to be revoked — after...
View ArticleCows produce planet-warming gases. What does that mean for a beef-lover’s diet?
Cattle contribute more greenhouse gases than other livestock. The reasons behind that have some ranchers trying to address environmental impacts, while experts say there are also ways for you to curb...
View ArticleAs Rosedale Arch turns 100, its admirers celebrate Kansas City, Kansas,...
The arch was built to honor Rosedale soldiers who fought in World War I. After the monument fell into disrepair, the community has spent decades restoring it. Now, neighbors are throwing the arch a...
View ArticleMissouri judge rules abortion amendment is in ‘blatant violation’ of state...
The campaign behind the reproductive-rights amendment plans to appeal the decision, and as part of the judge’s stipulations, Amendment 3 will not yet be taken off the ballot
View ArticleHoneysuckle is smothering Kansas City forests. Naturalists say native plants,...
The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to eradicate invasive Bush Honeysuckle on 40 acres along the Blue River. The non-native Honeysuckle grows so thick it blocks...
View ArticleHow a looming Missouri Supreme Court ruling could upend the Nov. 5 ballot and...
The state high court's ruling could be decisive in the effort to reverse Missouri's near total ban on abortion in November. It could also affect voter turnout on Election Day and ultimately reshape how...
View ArticleMay Missouri's best man win
Does agreeing to take part in a political debate make you a man? How gender politics and notions of masculinity are playing out in this year’s presidential election — and in the Missouri showdown...
View ArticleMissouri patient becomes first case of bird flu not directly linked to sick...
So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been linked to sick dairy cows or poultry.
View ArticleKansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl for ringing doorbell will get mental...
Attorneys for 85-year-old Andrew Lester filed a motion in August arguing he wasn’t fit to stand trial. The trial was set to begin October 7.
View ArticleWichita school board puts $450 million bond issue on ballot
Voters in the Wichita school district will decide on the bond proposal in February. The plan would build several new schools and close about a dozen aging buildings.
View ArticleKansas City military families depend on nonprofits for food
Military members and their families are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, but Kansas City groups are providing a safety net. Plus: Missouri hemp producers are stuck in confusion after the delay...
View ArticleWhat did Kansas look like 150 years ago? A KU professor’s photo book shows...
Robert Benecke captured 19th-century western Kansas landscapes before massive European migrations to the area transformed them. In the intervening years, the dust bowl, mass extinction of bison, and...
View ArticleMan accused of killing Lisa Lopez-Galvan at Chiefs Super Bowl parade now has...
Dominic Miller will go to trial in January 2026. The two other adults who face weapons and murder charges in the same shooting are slated for trial next year.
View ArticleAbortion rights stays on the Missouri ballot
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment that could overturn Missouri's abortion ban, will stay on the Nov. 5 ballot. How did such a big decision end up before...
View ArticleKansas City mayor, in tears, tells police board that juvenile killings are...
In the final few minutes of a Kansas City Board of Police meeting where juvenile crime and juvenile victims dominated the discussions, Mayor Quinton Lucas teared up and left before the meeting ended.
View ArticleMissouri's 'secretive' new ID restrictions
Missouri quietly restricted its policy for transgender residents to change the gender markers on their state IDs. For some people, it was the last straw. Plus: How Children’s Mercy researchers are...
View ArticleMissouri judge rejects freedom for Marcellus Williams, who is now set to be...
Without intervention from Gov. Mike Parson or the U.S. Supreme Court, Marcellus Williams will be executed Sept. 24. Williams was nearly saved from death row after prosecutors and attorneys reached a...
View ArticleKansas City's first women's sports bar
Kansas City has lots of women’s sports fans and soon, they’ll have a dedicated space to watch matches together. The Dub, the first dedicated bar for women's sports in the state of Missouri, plans to...
View ArticleFood inflation is declining, but it’s still a topic in the presidential campaign
Recent data shows food inflation is slowing down. But with prices still much higher than they were a few years ago, grocery bills are getting a spotlight on the campaign trail.
View ArticleImmigration politics comes to Missouri
A new Missouri legislative panel investigates crime committed by undocumented immigrants, and is holding hearings around the state. But it's gotten pushback from residents because reports about the...
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