Kansas colleges could lose years of progress on diversity efforts
The concept of diversity, equity and inclusion has been thrust into the political spotlight as President Donald Trump targets programs on college campuses that try to support historically...
View ArticleMissouri legislature repeals sick leave law that voters approved just months...
The legislation repeals the entire earned sick leave portion of Proposition A as well as a portion of the minimum wage increase. Only one Republican joined all Democrats in voting no.
View ArticleA flesh-eating parasite once plagued American cattle. Now it's threatening to...
It’s been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S., but the flies are now advancing northward from Panama. They could disrupt American agriculture if they gain a foothold here...
View ArticleKansas City's jail will take years to complete. A temporary one will be built...
The city council approved a plan that will begin the process of building a temporary jail facility. The trailer-like buildings will be completed before the World Cup and will house detainees until the...
View ArticleUnder attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts
Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's...
View ArticleDairy farms are vulnerable to Trump's mass deportation threats. The industry...
People without legal status are a key part of the dairy industry's workforce. Some producers hope their economic contribution will protect farms from ICE raids and may open the conversation around...
View ArticleMissouri Republicans defy voters on abortion and sick leave
Abortion is heading back to the ballot, after Missouri Republican lawmakers fell back on a little-used rule to shut down a Democratic filibuster and push through a ballot amendment to ban abortion...
View ArticleAfter DOGE gutted AmeriCorps, rural communities stand to lose education and...
AmeriCorps members were working on environmental education and habitat restoration at parks and nature centers in rural areas across the country. Now federal cuts have eliminated many of those positions.
View ArticleKansas City music stores feel 'paralyzed' as Trump's tariffs threaten...
Buying a new band or orchestra instrument could get a lot more expensive. Kansas City business owners who import musical instruments have been hit hard by on-again, off-again tariffs with Europe and...
View ArticleImmigrants in Kansas City urged to 'self-deport' by misleading Justice...
Immigration courts in Kansas City have put up notices urging defendants to admit guilt and leave the country. Critics say the flyers are another way that the Trump administration is undercutting due...
View Article5 dead after storms and likely tornado rip through St. Louis
A Friday afternoon storm left a wake of damage from Clayton to north St. Louis.
View ArticleJohnson County school leaders say federal voucher program 'doesn't benefit...
Johnson County school district leaders worry a federal school voucher program would divert much-need funding from the public school system.
View ArticleMario Vasquez takes the reins in Kansas City
The Kansas City Council has found its next city manager. Get to know Mario Vasquez, the first Latino to permanently hold one of most powerful positions in the city. Plus: Stay up to date with the...
View ArticleCan Kansas City keep this struggling grocery store open? It's spent millions...
Crime around the Linwood Shopping Center is steering customers away from the Sun Fresh grocery store at 31st Street and Prospect Avenue. The store's operators say the city needs to address...
View ArticleMorels remain a tough-to-farm delicacy. Midwest cultivators are slowly...
Each spring, Midwesterners head to the woods to find morel mushrooms. But some in the region are developing methods to reliably farm the delicacy.
View ArticleSt. Louis tornado by the numbers: At least $1 billion in damage, 4,400...
The EF3 tornado caused at least $1 billion in damage in the city of St. Louis alone. At the storm’s peak, more than 100,000 lost power. Five people were confirmed dead and dozens of residents were...
View ArticlePhotos: St. Louis begins recovery after a powerful tornado ripped through the...
"It literally had looked like a bomb had just went off," one volunteer said of the tornado's damage in north St. Louis. "Blocks and blocks of homes that are just gone."
View ArticleKansas City under tornado watch as severe thunderstorms threaten Missouri and...
Kansas City is getting hit by winds up to 80 MPH and half-dollar-sized hail that could damage roofs or cars. The area is also in danger of flash flooding, as thunderstorms batter the Midwest and Great...
View ArticleFarming morels in Missouri
Midwesterners typically head to the woods to find morels because the mushrooms have a lifecycle that’s hard to replicate at farms, but that could change. Plus: Why it’s so hard for the farming industry...
View ArticleRural Missouri jails score windfall from Trump’s mass deportations
Ozark County reached a contract with ICE to help the Trump administration carry out immigrant detentions and deportations. And the rural Missouri county is reaping the benefits by raising wages and...
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