Skyglow is erasing the stars, but smarter outdoor lighting can help bring the...
The first state park in Kansas or Missouri to earn recognition from Dark Sky International is fixing lights that cause unnecessary glare and skyglow. Similar work is taking place at Truman State...
View ArticleKansas City Super Bowl rally victims file suit, saying shooting was a...
Three mothers, along with their children, filed the lawsuit in Jackson County Court, saying “systemic failures” by the firearms sellers, the city, Union Station and the Greater Kansas City Sports...
View ArticlePatricia Prewitt walks free
Patricia Prewitt spent decades imprisoned in Missouri for a murder she says she didn’t commit. She was granted clemency in December and compiled a book of letters detailing her experience.
View ArticleBlack bear sightings will become more common in Missouri: 'This is their...
Missouri's bear population is increasing, meaning humans will likely continue to encounter bears more often. Several were sighted recently in the Kansas City area, including near a Taco Bell in Grandview.
View ArticleA federal bill would make it easier for farmers to kill protected black vultures
Black vultures have a reputation for killing newborn livestock, which can be a problem for ranchers in the Great Plains and Midwest. Legislation efforts aim to remove permit requirements for farmers to...
View Article'Large and extremely dangerous' tornado confirmed in Kansas City. Here's what...
The National Weather Service says a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was located near Raytown, moving east at 45 mph towards Independence. Tornado warnings have been canceled for...
View ArticleKansas City starts to survey tornado damage while flooding remains a threat
Kansas City is seeing flooding around the metro, plus downed trees and traffic crashes, after a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was reported in Raytown near the Truman Sports Complex.
View ArticleA pothole solution?
Kansas City officials say they have filled potholes and cracks on 25% of the city’s streets as part of an ambitious road repair project...but experts and residents have concerns.
View ArticleA Missouri mom finally laid her son to rest, after his death in ICE custody...
About two months after his death in ICE custody, Brayan Garzón-Rayo's family buried his ashes with support from the Ashrei Foundation.
View ArticleKansas City PrideFest celebrates 50th anniversary despite hostile politics...
As Kansas City’s Pride Month celebrations mark their 50th anniversary this year, festival organizers say anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from the Trump administration has caused a severe loss of sponsorships....
View ArticleJackson County legislator and son reported safe. Manny Abarca faces charges...
The Jackson County legislator was charged in Kansas City, Missouri, with violating a protection order and in Johnson County, Kansas, with domestic battery. The mother of Abarca's son wrote in a social...
View ArticleIndependence Towers tenants end 8-month-long rent strike after reaching deal...
Residents went on strike last October over deteriorating living conditions and longstanding maintenance problems. Under the deal with the new building owner, residents will get the opportunity to renew...
View ArticleMissouri won't protect Bayer from pesticide lawsuits
Bayer’s herbicide Roundup has been subject to tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer. A Missouri bill to shield Bayer from some of those lawsuits didn't pass during the spring...
View ArticleKansas City food pantries brace for federal cuts to SNAP benefits as free...
Cuts to federal food aid have already reduced the food available at area food pantries and meal sites. If SNAP gets hit too, nonprofits worry they won’t be able to keep up with demand.
View ArticleBayer wanted Missouri to protect it from Roundup lawsuits. The bill failed —...
A bill that would have insulated Bayer and other chemical companies from lawsuits over cancer risks failed in the Missouri Senate, after bipartisan opposition arose. But there's little doubt that the...
View ArticleICE releases Carol Mayorga, Missouri mom whose detention sparked rural uproar
Carol Mayorga was detained in April during an immigration check-in at the ICE office in St. Louis. But on Wednesday, the beloved pancake house waitress walked free from the Greene County Jail.
View ArticleFederal cuts gut regional centers working to reduce farm injuries and deaths
The Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health have provided resources to farmers for decades. But heads of the regional research programs say their federal funding for on-farm studies and training...
View ArticleChinese researchers charged with smuggling ‘agroterrorism weapon' to infect...
The FBI and Department of Justice hailed the arrests and charges as crucial in protecting national security and public safety. Researchers say the fungus is found in wheat and barley crops and is...
View ArticleFresh fears in Kansas City immigration courts as ICE arrests people at...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up arrests nationwide and, for the first time, picking up noncitizens at federal immigration courts. Kansas City isn’t seeing as many arrests as...
View Article50 years of Kansas City PrideFest
Kansas City's PrideFest kicks off this weekend. But as the festival celebrates its 50th anniversary, organizers say that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has cost the group $200,000 in sponsorships.
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