After two years, details of two Kansas City, Kansas, police shootings are now...
In the span of three months in 2023, Kansas City, Kansas, police shot and killed two men – John Anderton and Amaree’ya Henderson. The Unified Government and KCK police sued to keep the investigations...
View ArticlePeople living in rural Missouri could see slower prescription delivery under...
The U.S. Postal Service plans to consolidate some services to regional hubs in Kansas City and St. Louis. Critics say the move will hurt rural customers, especially people who rely on the mail for...
View ArticleBrush Creek has a reputation for being dirty and poorly maintained. Kansas...
Kansas City is draining Brush Creek in order to clean the famously dirty waterway that runs through a large portion of the city. Cars and shopping carts are among the items that workers have found.
View ArticleHalf of Kansans say they haven’t heard of the Ogallala aquifer. Here’s why...
The Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western Kansas, and it’s running dry. It plays a major role in the daily lives of Kansans, even for people who don’t live on top of it.
View ArticleAfter another disappointing election cycle, Missouri Democrats face long road...
Not only did Democratic candidates get blown out in statewide contests for governor and the U.S. Senate, the party failed to gain any ground in the Missouri General Assembly. The election showed that...
View ArticleAfter Missouri's abortion vote, Kansas clinics recalibrate
In August, Planned Parenthood opened a clinic in Pittsburgh, Kansas — just five miles from the Missouri border. But workers don't expect demand at the clinic to decline after Missouri voted to lift...
View ArticleThousands of Kansans are buying medical marijuana in Missouri
While thousands of patients cross the border with medical cards in hand, countless more are buying recreational cannabis without a prescription. That’s unlikely to change as some Kansas lawmakers...
View ArticleA fatal disease in Missouri deer is spreading, but 'it’s a lot worse in other...
Extra hunting seasons are designed to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, but a Missouri county was added to the list where it has been confirmed.
View ArticleMonths after Kansas City chef's killing, court drops all charges against...
Jackson County Juvenile Court released 17-year-old “L.M.” last Wednesday, without comment, after more than three months in custody. A second juvenile, 15, is still being held in the killing of Shaun...
View ArticleKansas City residents air animal control concerns, as KC Pet Project risks...
A Kansas City Council committee Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution giving the city manager 30 days to formulate a plan to return animal control in-house. KC Pet Project vows to fight to keep the...
View ArticleWestern Kansas farmers are wrestling with how to save their water source —...
State lawmakers want farmers in western Kansas to take action by 2026 to halt declines in the Ogallala aquifer. But the region’s whole agriculture system is built to produce irrigated grain at a high...
View ArticleKansas City community kitchens struggle to keep up
As Kansas Citians begin a holiday season of feasting, a rising number of people don’t know where or when their next meal will be. Plus: The Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western...
View ArticleMore of the nation's milk supply will be tested for bird flu under a new...
The new strategy aims to pinpoint where bird flu exists in the U.S. and halt its spread. There have been hundreds of cases in cattle and dozens in humans.
View ArticleTwo Kansas City, Kansas, men will be freed after judge tosses murder convictions
Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree announced Wednesday that he will not seek retrials for Cedric Warren and Dominic Moore because they didn’t receive a fair trial for a 2009 double...
View ArticleKansas City immigrants can't access this critical medical exam
Immigrants need a medical exam to become citizens, but it can be hard to find affordable options in Kansas City. That's in part because the physicians need to be specifically qualified by ICE.
View ArticleOsage Nation moves a step closer to reclaiming all of Sugarloaf Mound in...
The last Mississippian mound remaining in St. Louis is a place of profound meaning for Osage people.
View ArticleMissing Missouri man Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot near Damascus,...
The 29-year-old from Missouri's Ozarks had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the...
View ArticleSmoking kills thousands each year. Some employees want it banned at Kansas...
CEASE will try again to convince Kansas lawmakers to ban smoking at the four state-owned casinos.
View ArticleKansas City Council moves to kick KC Pet Project off animal control enforcement
The decision comes after years of complaints that the nonprofit — which successfully runs the city’s no-kill animal shelter — was too slow to take dangerous animals off the streets.
View ArticleA Kansas county is suing plastic companies over recycling, alleging ‘fraud...
Ford County, Kansas, filed suit against a host of manufacturers and a leading chemicals trade group last month, claiming the companies lied about the recyclability of plastic.
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