Jackson County needs a budget
In a 5-4 vote last year, Jackson County legislators approved a budget that was later vetoed by County Executive Frank White. Now more than three months into 2025, Jackson County has yet to pass a...
View ArticleJackson County legislators ask state to investigate Frank White after...
The State Tax Commission has sent another order to Jackson County, this time about the 2025 assessments. The county's fight over the tax commission’s previous order has cemented a feud between a...
View ArticleKansas City buildings kill a lot of birds, but they don't have to. This group...
Johnson County Community College is one example of a local institution where employees are taking steps to prevent birds from flying into windows
View ArticleKCPD is still not doing enough to find missing Black loved-ones, families say
The Kansas City Police Department created an independent missing persons unit in 2023. Two years later, the department reports progress in its effort to solve missing persons cases. But many in the...
View ArticleKansas City teens speak up about their mental health
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, students around Kansas City still struggle with their mental health. A group of students at Guadalupe Centers High School share what they learned when they...
View ArticleRegional Climate Centers resume operations after funding loss led to closures
All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,...
View ArticleNelson-Atkins art museum 'reimagines' its Kansas City campus with redesign...
After a global competition, and a monthslong selection process, museum officials announced the New York City firm Weiss/Manfredi will design their ambitious new expansion project. It's estimated to be...
View ArticleSpring has come to the Missouri state tree nursery
Every year, 2 million seedlings from the George O. White State Forest tree nursery make their way to front yards and fields all over the region. We'll hear from the staff growing and cultivating trees...
View ArticleTrump's tariffs won't get him what he wants, Missouri supply chain expert says
Haitao Li, chair of the supply chain analytics department at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, says that the Trump administration's rollout of tariffs in recent months appears to neglect the ways...
View ArticleA mother and son fled Colombia for a better life. He died in Missouri on...
Lucy Garzón risked everything to keep her children safe, then ended up losing a son to the very country she hoped would protect him.
View ArticleUna madre e hijo colombianos buscaban una vida mejor. ICE lo dejó morir en...
Lucy Garzón lo arriesgó todo para mantener a sus hijos a salvo, pero terminó perdiendo a un hijo en el país que esperaba lo protegiera.
View ArticleYears after Michael Politte won parole in Missouri, his battle for...
Michael Politte served 23 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit. He won parole in 2022, but a juror who helped put him in prison won’t rest until Politte's name is cleared.
View ArticleMissouri's air quality got worse over the last few years — Kansas City and...
St. Louis, Missouri, was ranked 21st worst city across the country for its ozone levels this year, while Kansas City was ranked 34th worst for its ozone levels. Now, the Trump administration is trying...
View ArticleMissouri international students push back
Five international college students in Missouri filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security's termination of their visas. And although the Trump Administration backed off...
View ArticleRent a chicken? More people take a crack at creating their own egg supply
People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few months.
View ArticleIs KCPD making progress on cases of missing Black people?
Black people are reported missing in higher numbers than white people relative to their population, according to recent data. Some families believe the newly reinstated Missing Persons Unit of the...
View ArticleA Missouri teen spent her life in foster care. Now she’s fighting the state...
Hailey was 15 when she learned she was pregnant. After being told abortion wasn’t an option, she became determined to be a mom in the hopes of keeping her daughter from repeating the traumatic...
View ArticleKansas City is ending its rideshare service, leaving more gaps in public transit
Kansas City will end its rideshare service IRIS by the end of Wednesday, leaving more than 100 drivers without a job and hundreds of people with fewer transit options.
View ArticleKansas City is hiring a new city manager, its most powerful job. Get to know...
Kansas City officials will soon decide who will become the next city manager. That person will handle everything from the annual budget to road resurfacing and will be responsible for repairing the...
View ArticleWhy some Midwesterners are renting backyard chickens
Backyard chickens are really popular this year, in part due to the high cost of eggs. Some people are even renting chickens.
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