What's happening with Kansas City's airport solar farm? Evergy and the city...
City Manager Brian Platt first announced plans for a solar array at Kansas City International Airport, potentially the largest of its kind in the world, more than two years ago. But little has...
View ArticleMissouri immigrant agencies urge people to renew government documents before...
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would begin deporting undocumented people on the first day of his term. His “largest deportation" in the country's history plan could affect tens of...
View ArticleFormer Missouri Attorney General hopeful Will Scharf appointed as Trump’s...
Will Scharf, who ran for Missouri attorney general this year, will be President-elect Donald Trump's White House staff secretary.
View ArticleDrought delivers a big blow to wildlife already grappling with disease and...
Drought has scorched much of the Midwest and Great Plains for the last four years. It has destroyed crops and sparked wildfires. Wildlife is also reckoning with the dry conditions – which can change...
View ArticleNo more weed tax on a weed tax on a weed tax
A Missouri appeals court ruled last week that the constitution’s “plain, unambiguous” language means cities and counties cannot stack marijuana sales taxes. Here's why that could mean cheaper cannabis...
View ArticleMissouri won’t let DACA recipients get licensed as nurses. One graduate wants...
Alondra Orozco found out after graduating from nursing school that she is ineligible to be licensed as a registered nurse in Missouri because of her immigration status. Her professors were unaware of...
View ArticleSubscription-based clinics are growing in Kansas and cutting health care costs
A Wichita family physician is trying to make primary care more affordable and accessible through a subscription-based model called direct primary care.
View ArticleJackson County bans guns for people 21 and under, as legislators override veto
County Legislator Manny Abarca, who sponsored the ordinance and led the override effort, said the legislation is clearly needed in a city where juvenile gun violence has been a problem since the Super...
View ArticleFinding help for Kansas City kids with eating disorders
Doctors who treat eating disorders in Kansas City are seeing more cases among younger people. But resources for "accepting" treatments are not meeting the demand. Plus: Wildlife in the Midwest and...
View ArticleJudge weighs whether Missouri Christian camp defrauded abuse survivor’s family
Logan Yandell, a survivor of sexual abuse at Kanakuk Kamps in Branson, Missouri, alleges that the camp’s CEO misrepresented prior knowledge of past misconduct allegations in order to convince his...
View ArticleHow living in outer space changes the human body
Gravity dominates every moment of our experience here on Earth. We may take it for granted, but NASA astronaut Kate Rubins assuredly does not. She knows firsthand the fun and challenges of living in...
View ArticleWho wants some Missouri elderberries?
Some Missouri farmers are growing perennial crops like elderberries that are good for the soil and require less labor. But getting those berries into the hands of consumers can take a lot of work....
View ArticleClosure of Missouri children's emergency shelter under investigation by state...
Rainbow House, an emergency shelter in Columbia, shuttered unexpectedly in September after providing thousands of children with a temporary home over nearly four decades.
View ArticleKansas City now has a plan for spending a $474 million school bond, if voters...
Officials have refined the details of how the school district would spend a $474 million bond that Jackson County voters will decide on in April. It would be the first time since 1967 that Kansas...
View ArticleA different model for health care in Kansas
A Kansas doctor wants to make everyday health care more affordable through a model called direct primary care, where patients pay a monthly fee for services instead of using insurance. Plus: The...
View ArticleNew research spotlights a Kansas school that paved the way for Brown v. Board...
MidAmerica Nazarene University will study the Madam C.J. Walker School, which was the subject of an important desegregation lawsuit in the 1940s.
View ArticleKansas City's other Chiefs want to build a 'high impact' dynasty in...
The NFL’s Chiefs are having a great year, but they aren’t the only successful football team in town. Kansas City’s other Chiefs — a wheelchair football team — is undefeated, built around an outstanding...
View ArticleJay-Z's Roc Nation sues Kansas City, Kansas Police for records of abuse and...
In its second lawsuit against the KCKPD since 2021, Roc Nation claims the police and the Unified Government have “stonewalled” a public records request it made last November.
View ArticleE. coli and listeria have forced multiple large food recalls. Here’s what to...
Deli meats, carrots and fast food onions are some of the products that were recently recalled across the U.S. Experts say improved detection strategies means regulators are able to catch more health...
View ArticleFive years of teaching Kansas City kids to code
For half a decade, the Kansas City nonprofit WeCode/KC has offered hands-on computer and coding classes primarily to Black students, to make a difference in the tech industry. Plus: A Kansas business...
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