Kansas City is putting its biggest roads on diets
Many of Kansas City's four-lane roads are too fast and too empty. The city plans to slim down many of its most dangerous stretches, like Troost Avenue, 39th Street and Independence Avenue, to curb...
View ArticleA Kansas artist's love for his wife lives on as a Christmas tradition in...
Lindsborg, Kansas, artist Lester Raymer is best known for paintings of round-faced circus clowns, acrobats and jaunty roosters. But in the Red Barn Studio where he once worked, handcrafted toys for his...
View ArticleJudge issues arrest warrant for Roger Golubski after he fails to show up for...
The former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective failed to appear at the first day of his federal trial in Topeka. He faces federal charges of violating the civil rights of two women.
View ArticleRoger Golubski, ex-KCKPD detective accused of abuse, dead of apparent suicide...
The former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead of a gunshot wound at his house in Edwardsville, after failing to show up for trial. Called a “dirty cop,” Roger Golubski was accused of...
View ArticleSoil health is big business, but KU researchers say many fungal products...
There’s no shortage of products designed to grow beneficial fungi that will help your crops or garden. Whether they actually do that, though, is a different matter.
View ArticleA power struggle could cost Jackson County millions
Two factions within the Jackson County legislature risk losing $70 million in federal relief funds because they can't agree on how to spend them. It’s the latest point of contention in a consistently...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri researchers discover new insights into bubonic plague...
Their research could help explain why the same strain of the plague can reemerge in the same area after years of inactivity and harm the local environment.
View ArticleMissouri marijuana microbusiness ‘mentor’ connected to licenses under...
Of the 96 microbusiness licenses issued by Missouri through a lottery since the program’s inception last year, cannabis consultant David Brodsky is connected to seven. They are all under investigation...
View ArticleSandra Hemme, wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years, is finally —...
In June, a judge overturned Hemme’s conviction for the 1980 murder of a librarian from St. Joseph, Missouri. After five months of legal battles, the same judge signed the final order granting her freedom.
View ArticleKansas City plans to cut ties with KC Pet Project for animal control after...
Animal rescue groups and neighborhood organizations have complained for years that KC Pet Project was not aggressive enough enforcing animal control ordinances. Now Kansas City plans to bring that...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood and Missouri attorney general expect judge to rule soon on...
After voters approved Amendment 3 in November, Planned Parenthood attorneys want to overturn a number of Missouri laws that regulate abortion services and providers. A court decision on the lawsuit...
View ArticleKansas says prison cells with no air conditioning risk a lawsuit. There's a...
A crumbling correctional facility in Hutchinson lacks air conditioning and has small cells. State prison officials say Kansas could be sued in federal court if it doesn’t build a new facility.
View ArticleA Chiefs player who killed his wife could get into the Hall of Fame
Jim Tyrer, a former Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle who murdered his wife then killed himself in 1980, now appears on the verge of being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Why?
View ArticleFarm groups say producers need a new farm bill, but many expect another...
The clock is ticking for Congress to address the expired farm bill. Several groups are urging lawmakers to get an updated bill to the finish line before the end of the year.
View ArticleThe end of the road for 'Somebody Somewhere'
Mary Catherine Garrison, one of the stars of hit HBO series "Somebody Somewhere" shares the experience of introducing a global audience to Manhattan, Kansas, as the show comes to an end.
View ArticleTax credits to expand child care among hundreds of bills filed for 2025...
Many lawmakers are bringing back ideas for another year as bill filing opens ahead of the session that begins on Jan. 8.
View ArticleA power struggle could cost Jackson County millions
Two factions within the Jackson County legislature risk losing $70 million in federal relief funds because they can't agree on how to spend them. It’s the latest point of contention in a consistently...
View ArticleA law lets people at risk of suicide avoid buying guns. Will Kansas or...
Kansas Rep. Jarrod Ousley and Missouri Rep. Patty Lewis are introducing bills that would let people voluntarily exclude themselves from gun sales. Experts say such laws save lives.
View ArticleWho foots the bill for Mayor Quinton Lucas' Super Bowl trips?
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and a top staffer used a nonprofit that doesn’t have to disclose its donors to pay for thousands of dollars in entertainment and travel. Now, he's accused of trying to...
View ArticleWild rice dwindled in parts of the Upper Midwest. Now efforts are underway to...
Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early...
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