After another disappointing election cycle, Missouri Democrats face long road...
Not only did Democratic candidates get blown out in statewide contests for governor and the U.S. Senate, the party failed to gain any ground in the Missouri General Assembly. The election showed that...
View ArticleAfter Missouri's abortion vote, Kansas clinics recalibrate
In August, Planned Parenthood opened a clinic in Pittsburgh, Kansas — just five miles from the Missouri border. But workers don't expect demand at the clinic to decline after Missouri voted to lift...
View ArticleThousands of Kansans are buying medical marijuana in Missouri
While thousands of patients cross the border with medical cards in hand, countless more are buying recreational cannabis without a prescription. That’s unlikely to change as some Kansas lawmakers...
View ArticleA fatal disease in Missouri deer is spreading, but 'it’s a lot worse in other...
Extra hunting seasons are designed to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, but a Missouri county was added to the list where it has been confirmed.
View ArticleMonths after Kansas City chef's killing, court drops all charges against...
Jackson County Juvenile Court released 17-year-old “L.M.” last Wednesday, without comment, after more than three months in custody. A second juvenile, 15, is still being held in the killing of Shaun...
View ArticleKansas City residents air animal control concerns, as KC Pet Project risks...
A Kansas City Council committee Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution giving the city manager 30 days to formulate a plan to return animal control in-house. KC Pet Project vows to fight to keep the...
View ArticleWestern Kansas farmers are wrestling with how to save their water source —...
State lawmakers want farmers in western Kansas to take action by 2026 to halt declines in the Ogallala aquifer. But the region’s whole agriculture system is built to produce irrigated grain at a high...
View ArticleKansas City community kitchens struggle to keep up
As Kansas Citians begin a holiday season of feasting, a rising number of people don’t know where or when their next meal will be. Plus: The Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western...
View ArticleMore of the nation's milk supply will be tested for bird flu under a new...
The new strategy aims to pinpoint where bird flu exists in the U.S. and halt its spread. There have been hundreds of cases in cattle and dozens in humans.
View ArticleTwo Kansas City, Kansas, men will be freed after judge tosses murder convictions
Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree announced Wednesday that he will not seek retrials for Cedric Warren and Dominic Moore because they didn’t receive a fair trial for a 2009 double...
View ArticleOsage Nation moves a step closer to reclaiming all of Sugarloaf Mound in...
The last Mississippian mound remaining in St. Louis is a place of profound meaning for Osage people.
View ArticleMissing Missouri man Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot near Damascus,...
The 29-year-old from Missouri's Ozarks had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the...
View ArticleSmoking kills thousands each year. Some employees want it banned at Kansas...
CEASE will try again to convince Kansas lawmakers to ban smoking at the four state-owned casinos.
View ArticleKansas City Council moves to kick KC Pet Project off animal control enforcement
The decision comes after years of complaints that the nonprofit — which successfully runs the city’s no-kill animal shelter — was too slow to take dangerous animals off the streets.
View ArticleMississippi River mayors launch a new push for a legal agreement to manage...
Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact. Some mayors on the waterway think it’s time to change that.
View ArticleScrooge vs. Scrooge vs. Scrooge
This year, Kansas City theatergoers have several ways to enjoy "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens' holiday story of redemption. Three different actors talk about their interpretations of Ebenezer...
View ArticleA Kansas county is suing plastic companies over recycling, alleging ‘fraud...
Ford County, Kansas, filed suit against a host of manufacturers and a leading chemicals trade group last month, claiming the companies lied about the recyclability of plastic.
View ArticleNelson-Atkins narrows museum expansion design to 6 finalists. Here’s what to...
Kansas City's crown-jewel museum launched in October a global competition to find an architectural firm for a $160 million expansion that would transform its Midtown campus. This week, museum visitors...
View ArticleKansas provided more abortions in 2023 than ever before, mostly for...
An influx of patients from Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri drove a surge in demand for abortions at Kansas clinics.
View ArticleMissourian Travis Timmerman is now with U.S. forces after being found in Syria
Travis Timmerman, a U.S. citizen found wandering barefoot in Damascus after being freed from a Syrian prison following the fall of the Assad regime, was handed over to U.S. forces in Syria on Friday.
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