Should pregnant Kansans get child support for fetuses? State lawmakers will...
Kansas Republicans and anti-abortion groups are dismissing concerns that a child support bill is an effort to codify “fetal personhood” into Kansas law.
View ArticleWhat have Kansas lawmakers accomplished so far this session?
More than a month into its session, the Kansas legislature has passed a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth and been unable to reach an agreement on tax reform. We'll have a mid-session...
View ArticleMissouri had the country's 2nd-highest job growth rate: 'We’re playing in a...
At 2.8%, Missouri had the second-highest job growth percentage of any state in 2024. Idaho had the first.
View ArticleMass layoffs at USDA leave an uncertain future for researchers and rural areas
Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to trim the federal workforce. Former and current...
View ArticleMidwest light pollution kills migrating birds, but scientists know how you...
An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better scientific and public understanding.
View ArticleWaiting for the bus
Kansas City’s bus service is slow and rapidly declining. Advocates want the region to step up its funding. But in the meantime, more routes may get cut, and Kansas City could miss out on major economic...
View ArticleLawyer demands records of Bayer’s Roundup ‘propaganda’ campaign in Missouri
Approximately 25,000 lawsuits in Cole County, Missouri, allege that Roundup causes cancer and the label failed to warn consumers of the risk. A public relations campaign seeks to "convince both the...
View ArticleKansas City’s decades-old Mardi Gras tradition doesn’t care if it’s cold or...
Musicians and Fat Tuesday marchers have made their way through 18th & Vine, the Crossroads, and the Westside neighborhood for decades — rain, sleet or snow. The colorfully-dressed revelers, known...
View ArticleWhat Jackson County needs for a Chiefs and Royals stadium deal
Jackson County legislator Sean Smith says it's essential for the county to "straighten out the property tax debacles" if it wants to keep the Chiefs and Royals local. Smith was one of two county...
View ArticleMissouri's local economies are paying the price of immigration enforcement fears
Immigration enforcement rumors circulating on social media are terrifying people — and that's hurting businesses. In Missouri, Hispanic workers make up 5.3% of the labor force.
View ArticleMissouri engineers create microwave-size bird flu detector that could help...
The researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say the device could keep farmers from having to cull their flocks when they detect the contagious virus, which has affected more than 5 million...
View ArticleMissouri communities pay the price of ICE fears
Since President Donald Trump came into office promising deportations, rumors of raids by federal immigration agents have swept through Missouri communities. Hear how Missouri residents have responded...
View ArticleWant to watch a bald eagle couple nest in Blue Springs? A new live camera...
A nesting pair of the protected birds have made their home in the Kansas City suburb. Blue Springs and the state conservation department have set up Missouri's only live feed for viewers to follow...
View ArticleMidwest farmers worry about the impacts of tariffs on exported crops and...
The Trump administration’s tariff announcements this week are bringing uncertainty to farmers going into planting season. Farm groups warn that retaliatory tariffs will add an additional “burden” to...
View ArticleResearch shows if you’re a Black Kansan, you’re more likely than others to...
Black Kansans die at higher rates of seven of nine leading causes of death than all other Kansans. Advocates say now is an important time to focus on these disparities.
View ArticleHonoring Kansas City's forgotten firefighters
A retired Kansas City fire captain is on a yearslong mission to honor every firefighter in the department's 157-year history who has died in the line of duty. Plus: A Kansas cemetery holds the stories...
View ArticleA retired Kansas City fire captain wants to insure every fallen firefighter...
The Kansas City Fire Department has responded to all kinds of emergencies since 1868, but some firefighters who died doing this dangerous work have been forgotten. Ray Elder is making certain all of...
View ArticleRoger Marshall called them ‘paid Democratic operatives.’ They say they’re...
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has blamed the turmoil that erupted at a recent town hall meeting in rural Kansas on “paid Democratic operatives.” But the people who attended the meeting say they...
View ArticleWichita voters narrowly reject $450 million school bond issue
A final tally of votes in the Feb. 25 special election shows opponents edging bond supporters by only 319 votes. Wichita school district leaders say they plan to regroup and consider next steps.
View ArticleLawmakers fast-track legislation expected to boost Missouri power generation...
Lee's Summit Republican Sen. Mike Cierpiot's bill would repeal a 1976 ban on charging customers for new power plants as they are built to meets future energy needs. Critics say it’s a cash grab by...
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