Affordable housing and a massive market are coming to Kansas City’s Historic...
The 22-acre development along Independence and Hardesty avenues will include an apartment building, a public market, coworking and community gathering spaces. The developer hopes it can become a “third...
View Article'No Kings' protests in Kansas City
“No Kings” protesters will take to the streets around the country this Saturday to push back against the policies of the Trump administration. Several protests are planned around Kansas City, including...
View ArticleKansas troopers on standby for 'No Kings' protests Saturday. Several are...
Hundreds of protesters are expected at rallies in the Kansas City region, including several in Johnson County, as part of a nationwide day of action against the Trump administration's policies.
View ArticleMissouri Gov. Kehoe activates National Guard ahead of 'No Kings' rallies this...
The “No Kings Day of Defiance” was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date also coincides with President Donald...
View ArticleKansas City mayor blasts Missouri governor for activating National Guard...
Mayor Quinton Lucas called the action by Republican Mike Kehoe an "unnecessary escalation." He also criticized the state's lack of response when a white nationalist hate group marched through Kansas...
View ArticleTrans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs
The Kansas Court of Appeals decision reverses a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity.
View ArticleThousands gather in Kansas City area for 'No Kings' protest against the Trump...
People gathered by the hundreds in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating 250 years of the United States...
View ArticleKansas City's corporate landlords are more likely to evict tenants and have...
Corporate landlords have become more common since the Great Recession. Housing advocates say that hurts tenants.
View ArticleMissouri Highway Patrol will roll out cars with 'ghost graphics,' making them...
The reflective, color-matched markings are difficult to see during the day, giving them an almost invisible presence. The Missouri Highway Patrol says it will help them monitor dangerous driving in...
View ArticleThe U.S. sold this tribe’s land illegally. It’s now the latest Native group...
The United States government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation in an 1829 treaty. Instead, the U.S sold all of it illegally to white settlers. The...
View ArticleDOGE hits the Labor Department in Kansas City
Many federal workers in Kansas City are seeing their jobs and departments cut and their work devalued under the Trump administration. We're bringing you another conversation about DOGE's impacts in...
View ArticleFederal funding for these ag research labs ended. Now the search is on for...
The Trump administration cut off nearly all funding for food and agricultural research at universities across the country as part of the Feed the Future Initiative. While some hope Congress will...
View Article'Las Vegas Pete’ Simone, Kansas City mobster who helped run gambling empire,...
Simone held the underboss spot for 30 years, and ran the Civella crime family’s vast gambling empire in the 1970s.
View ArticleA threat to journalism in Kansas City
The U.S. House voted to take back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting stations like NPR and KCUR. Now, the rescission package heads to the U.S. Senate. KCUR's CEO and news director explain what's...
View ArticleIn Wichita, the 'air capital of the world,' tariffs offer both opportunity...
One Wichita manufacturer says tariffs are buoying demand for its products. But industry leaders warn of long-term harm to American planemakers.
View ArticleMissouri failed to extend child sex abuse statute of limitations again....
One lawmaker said Missouri runs the risk of becoming a "sanctuary state for pedophiles" if the General Assembly doesn't pass a bill that would give victims of child sex abuse more time to press civil...
View ArticleKansans can’t yet change gender markers on driver’s licenses, despite recent...
Attorney General Kris Kobach instructed the Kansas Department of Revenue, which houses the division of motor vehicles, not to make gender marker changes while the issue is in litigation.
View ArticleReclaiming Native land
Native Americans in the U.S. lost much of their land by the 20th century, as portions of their reservations were sold. But in the Midwest, more tribes are reclaiming their ancestral territory as the...
View ArticleMissouri Medicaid funding source could take a hit if Trump's 'Big Beautiful...
Missouri's House Speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," citing its potential impact on the state's Medicaid program. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said the...
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