An army of volunteers help a Missouri town clean up and start to recover from...
High school and college students, families, and neighbors are all pitching in to help clear the debris and start repairing the damage from the tornado that came through Rolla on Friday night.
View ArticleA South Dakota law creates new hurdles for a massive Midwest carbon dioxide...
Summit Carbon Solutions’ plan to build a pipeline across five states included the right to use eminent domain in some states. A South Dakota law says that’s no longer allowed, and an Iowa bill seeks to...
View Article'Suspicious' Cybertruck fires at Kansas City Tesla dealership under federal...
After two Telsa Cybertrucks caught fire at a dealership on Monday night, the FBI and ATF agents joined the Kansas City Police Department Bomb and Arson unit in the investigation.
View ArticleLouisiana woman charged with second-degree murder in Kansas City TV...
Danette Colbert, 48, was already charged with theft and using the credit card of Adan Manzano, 27, an anchor and reporter for Telemundo in Kansas City. He was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl....
View ArticleWhy many Kansas police don't want to help with deportations
Kansans overwhelmingly voted for President Trump. So why are so many local authorities hesitant to help his administration carry out its immigration policy goals?
View ArticleAfter tornadoes hit the Missouri Ozarks, residents try to imagine rebuilding...
Twisters that tore through Union County, Missouri, killed 6 people. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm.
View ArticleKids in most Missouri counties stay in foster care longer than the federal...
Under national standards, at least 35% of kids entering foster care should exit with a permanent living situation — whether adoption, guardianship or reunification with family — within one year. But...
View ArticleA new Kansas City jail and a tiny Westwood park on the ballot
Kansas City voters will be asked in April's election whether they'll support a renewal of the city's public safety sales tax, which city officials want to use to fund a new jail. Plus: A small park in...
View ArticleAn alternative to the USDA Organic label could be more accessible for...
Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.
View Article'Daily Overland Park.' 'Daily Olathe.' They all come from an AI-generated...
A rash of daily newsletters for Wichita, Olathe, Overland Park and Lawrence all market themselves as community services aiming to “make local news more accessible, highlight extraordinary people in our...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers take aim at voter-approved measures
As Missouri lawmakers enter the second half of the legislative session, they are considering bills to amend or repeal the voter-approved measure that ended the state’s near-total abortion ban. They...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers want to loosen vaccine requirements amid a measles outbreak...
At least 10 Kansans have tested positive for measles. Health officials urge full vaccination against the disease.
View ArticleKansas City would avoid massive bus cuts for now with a new plan. But it...
The six-month plan would fully fund the transit agency while it seeks funding from other places and demands more accountability from KCATA. It calls for reinstating fares and could end the city’s...
View ArticleMidwest schools face civil rights investigations. Trump’s Education...
The future of hundreds of investigations into possible civil rights violations at schools across the Midwest, and thousands more nationwide, are in question after the Trump Administration shuttered...
View ArticleThis Kansas City nonprofit will help you fix your TV so it doesn’t end up in...
Re.Use.Full not only provides drop off points where Kansas Citians can donate their gently used goods, but it also sponsors free, pop-up repair shops with volunteers who will fix your appliances and...
View ArticleA Kansas pastor takes up the fight for trans rights
Charles McKinzie is a small-town pastor and lifelong Republican. Unlike many of his religious peers, he's also a vocal critic of new laws restricting gender-affirming care for Kansas minors. Plus: a...
View ArticleLawsuit over slain Lyft driver in Missouri raises ‘massive’ liability...
The people who killed Andrew Ameer in a 2020 carjacking used the Lyft app to set up a carjacking and ambush. The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that Lyft is subject to liability,...
View ArticleInside a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic
In-clinic abortion care has returned to Missouri for the first time in seven years, but people seeking those services are still learning to navigate the new system. We'll take a tour behind the scenes...
View ArticleKansas City Manager Brian Platt has been fired. Mayor says he damaged the...
Kansas City Council voted unanimously to fire city manager Brian Platt, who was suspended three weeks ago after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Platt is being represented by a law...
View ArticleScientists expect more drought this year in parts of the Midwest and Great...
Another year of dry conditions could hurt production for farmers growing crops and raising livestock in the region.
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