May 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 ArticlePawpaws get their moment in the sun as festivals promote America’s native fruit
Even as the tropical-tasting fruit gains popularity through farmer's markets and festivals, the pawpaw faces big hurdles to reaching a mass market.
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...
View ArticleAs Kansas farms grow bigger, more people leave and rural life gets lonelier
Kansas farms have expanded their operations and are now bigger than ever, which has led to an economic boom. But that also means fewer farmers, and that has contributed to depopulation in rural parts...
View ArticleChicken farmers sue Tyson after the company closed a Missouri plant and ended...
Commercial chicken farmers literally bet the farm, spending millions of dollars on land and enormous chicken houses to raise birds they never own — putting their livelihoods in the hands of a single...
View ArticleA rare 2-headed snake is Kansas City’s most charming new visitor
Tiger-Lily, a nearly three-foot-long western rat snake found in 2017 in southwest Missouri, will be at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center until Sept. 28.
View ArticleKansas Citians are desperate for an end to thefts and break-ins
With over 5,000 reported car thefts in Kansas City this year, frustrated residents are demanding elected officials and law enforcement find solutions. Plus: A $10 million federal grant will be used to...
View ArticleKansas City created a fund to help small businesses hit by crime. Here's what...
As restaurants and stores around Kansas City recover from a wave of property crimes, the city's new Back to Business Fund will hand out more than 100 grants for damage repairs and security upgrades....
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