Former Johnson County sheriff wanted to charge top election official with...
A three-year election fraud investigation by former Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden produced only one case for charging: against election commissioner Fred Sherman. The county prosecutor refused...
View ArticleUn año después del tiroteo en el desfile del Super Bowl, los sobrevivientes...
Los sobrevivientes y testigos de la violencia armada a menudo se congelan emocionalmente al principio, como mecanismo de afrontamiento. A medida que se acerca el cumplimiento de un año desde el tiroteo...
View ArticleOne year after the Super Bowl parade shooting
Survivors of last years' shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade say their lives will never be the same. Some lost work or had relationships fail — even just seeing Chiefs jerseys can...
View ArticleUSAID funding freeze halts food security and ag research at Midwest...
The Soybean Innovation Lab based at the University of Illinois has laid off 30 employees and expects to shut down in the spring if funding isn't restored. Lab leaders at other Land Grant universities...
View ArticleIn parts of Missouri, bird flu is driving egg prices up over $6 a dozen
Egg prices are expected to increase by 20% in 2025, largely due to the spread of a highly pathogenic avian influenza. That's on top of an almost 40% price increase last year.
View ArticleUMKC achieves top research university honor, as it hopes to attract more...
The public university has been recognized as a leading research university. The certification makes UMKC more competitive for both students and research funding.
View Article'Shark Tank' for queer dating in Kansas City
Some Kansas Citians fed up with dating apps are looking to a new event created just for the LGBTQ+ community — where you pitch your friends on their behalf, in front of an entire crowd. Plus: Two years...
View Article2 years after Kansas City playwright’s death, KC Rep revives his hometown...
Nathan Louis Jackson’s untimely death at the age of 44 left a void in Kansas City theater. A new Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of his play “Broke-ology” could prove the writer's power to...
View ArticleEl ex sheriff del condado de Johnson quería procesar a un Alto funcionario...
Una investigación de tres años sobre fraude electoral realizada por el ex alguacil del condado de Johnson, Calvin Hayden, sólo produjo un caso: contra el comisionado electoral Fred Sherman. El fiscal...
View ArticleKansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl will avoid trial, pleads guilty to assault
Andrew Lester was originally charged with two felonies for shooting then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl when the teen mistakenly rang the doorbell at Lester’s home late one night in April 2023. Yarl's mother...
View ArticleBefore collision with Wichita airplane, Black Hawk helicopter's altimeter may...
The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.
View ArticleMissouri waterfowl hunters urged to take avian flu precautions
Missouri’s falconry hunting season opened February 11 for ducks, coots and mergansers, and light goose season began on February 7. Conservation experts say waterfowl can carry avian flu, and it's...
View ArticleAbortions to resume in Missouri after judge halts licensing requirements
The move comes months after Missourians voted to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution.
View ArticleKansas lawmakers push to resurrect 'Food for Peace' amidst efforts to...
Food for Peace buys about $2 billion worth of American milo, wheat, rice and lentils every year and distributes that food to countries in need—or it did. Kansas farmers are among those stuck with...
View ArticleKansas farmers and wetlands vie for water. A new proposal will aim for...
The tension over water for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge has lasted for decades. But recently, water users made progress toward using less groundwater in the area that impacts Quivira.
View ArticleBogs sink carbon dioxide 'like no ecosystem on Earth,' but many are at risk...
Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.
View ArticleIs the Kansas-Missouri border war coming back?
Five years ago, Kansas and Missouri reached a truce in the long-running “border war,” ending the poaching of each other's businesses across the state line. Everyone’s been a winner, especially...
View ArticleAn arctic blast is hitting Kansas City with more snow and frigid cold. Here's...
Starting Monday night, a new blast of winter weather will see up to 10 inches of snow and wind chills as low as negative-30. The storm will plunge Missouri and Kansas into the freezing cold through...
View ArticleA 'blatant insult' to Kansas trans military members
An executive order issued by President Donald Trump claims that transgender people are unfit to serve in the military. That's a "blatant insult and a betrayal," local service members say.
View ArticleKansas Bureau of Investigation will partner with ICE on immigration cases
Under the state-federal partnership, an unspecified number of KBI agents would receive ICE training allowing them to issue immigration detainers, serve warrants for some immigration violations and...
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