Layoffs at the Kansas City Star will hurt local communities
McClatchy, one of the biggest newspaper companies in the country, laid off dozens of journalists last week, including several in Kansas City...
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20 of 125 episodesKansans turn to 'loan closets' for expensive medical equipment
As medical costs rise, Kansans are turning to organizations called Medical Loan Closets that lend out donated items like wheelchairs and wal...
Missouri's 5th District race is vastly different now
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the state must use its 2022 congressional map for the upcoming November elections — rather than the re...
What it's really like to be a transgender student in Kansas
Federal officials are targeting four Kansas schools for their policies surrounding transgender students. But what is it like to be a transge...
The race for Kansas' top law enforcement job
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants voters to judge him by his record but Democratic challenger Chris Mann is making that r...
The monarch highway loses speed
A decade ago, a federal task force laid out a plan to help monarch butterflies along their journey by returning roadsides to native habitat,...
High prices are squeezing farmers and people on fixed incomes
Corn and soybean harvests are starting just as the fuel farmers need to reap is shooting up in price. Plus, older Americans on fixed incomes...
Inside the New York Times investigation of Roger Marshall
A New York Times report found that Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, of Kansas, sued hundreds of his patients over medical debt when he w...
Data center backlash unites Missouri and Kansas towns
Data centers that power AI are exploding across the Midwest — and so is opposition to them. Now, people across the political spectrum want t...
Harry Houdini's great Kansas City escape
Harry Houdini was a master of escape. He was also a self-promoter who once performed a stunt in downtown Kansas City to draw an audience to...
KCKPS gender identity policies under fire by Trump administration
The U.S. Department of Justice has followed through on its threat to sue Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools based on a dispute over the dis...
Kansas City relocates tenants of troubled housing complex
Tenants of the North Lawn apartments in Kansas City's Historic Northeast were forced to move out by the city due to the complex's hazardous...
Plaza vs. Royals: How do Kansas City's latest deals compare?
Kansas City is dishing out a lot of money for new development plans, specifically toward the Country Club Plaza and Royals downtown ballpark...
Fascism and anti-trans laws in Kansas
Over the summer, an internationally renowned expert on authoritarianism visited Kansas to investigate the state's new polices on transgender...
This Kansas City shop will preserve your pet's skeleton
Saying goodbye to a pet can be really hard. But one business in Kansas City is offering a unique way to preserve their memory: preserving an...
Immigrants are holding up the Kansas dairy industry
There’s a chance your next bowl of cereal or protein shake will include milk that came from Kansas. Dairy production in the state has quadru...
Did Kansas City cut itself a bad deal with the Royals? Probably
Sports economists looking at the $600 million deal between the Royals and the Kansas City Council aren’t very impressed. The quickly-passed...
A yellow songbird is making Kansas its home
Birdwatchers in Kansas might notice tiny, yellow birds in their backyards, a songbird that only recently started breeding in Kansas. Plus: M...
Two major ballot measures head to Missouri Supreme Court
Last week, a Missouri judge declined to put two measures that received hundreds of thousands of petition signatures on the November ballot....
A Kansas City museum uncovers the names of enslaved people
For decades, the names of thousands of local enslaved people lay hidden in deeds, wills, probate records and bills of sale. A recent discove...