A report published Monday by a federal watchdog sheds new light on the scope of missing foster kids in Missouri, an issue that infuriated state lawmakers last year and led […]
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Misinformation, Violence and a Paper Shortage Threaten Midterm Elections, Officials Say
Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy of concerns Thursday about the challenges elections officials will face this fall, saying problems ranging from a lack […]
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WHO Chief: The COVID Pandemic is ‘Most Certainly Not Over’
BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of […]
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Freedom of Speech is Under Attack in Public Schools, U.S. House Panel Told
Students and teachers told U.S. House members during a Thursday hearing that their right to talk about race and LGBTQ issues in public schools is being silenced due to an […]
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Solarize KC Will Make it More Affordable to Install Solar in KC Homes
A coalition of local organizations is set to unveil Solarize KC, a unique community-based campaign that makes solar energy and battery storage more affordable to participants through group purchasing. Solarize […]
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Missouri Legislature May Revisit Contraceptive Limits Post-Roe
By the time state lawmakers return to the Capitol next year, nearly all abortions could be illegal in Missouri. With a trigger ban already on the books that would go into […]
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2022 Kansas & Missouri Juneteenth Event List
KANSAS CITY Sat., June 4, Noon: KC Juneteenth Cultural Parade, 18th & Benton. Sat., June 11, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 […]
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Chief Ramsay Points Fingers, Calls Out City HR Director and City Manager
Former Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay officially broke his silence on the handling of the racist texts by police officers made public this spring. The uncovering of the texts led […]
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Under Fire From Congress, FDA Chief Says Baby Formula Shortage Will Improve Soon
WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf told Congress Thursday that the infant formula shortage will likely begin to improve in the coming days, though he declined to […]