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Kansas' first U.S. Senate and governor debates got pretty raucous

Candidates in Missouri's 5th District, a gerrymandering target, will now campaign under old map

America’s social contract is fraying. A Kansas professor says civic debate could help repair it

Overland Park runner will attempt to run 7 marathons on 7 continents — in 7 days

A mental health crisis in a Kansas jail shouldn’t have ended Charles Adair’s life

Kansas City convenes Haiti Symposium amid humanitarian crises and deportations

Kansas City Renaissance Festival marks 50th season recreating 1500s England

Kansas City psychiatrist explores the science behind high emotional sensitivity

NYT: Kansas' Roger Marshall sued more than 700 of his patients before becoming a U.S. senator

Kansas City Underground Film Festival champions the cinema underdogs

Lawrence post-punk band Sweeping Promises embrace 'romanticizing' on new album

Country Club Plaza redevelopment could start with empty Nordstrom lot, a ‘detriment’ to the area

After Missouri congressional map ruling, Republicans will ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene

Republican Alan Rohlfing says he can ‘restore public trust’ as Jackson County Executive

Lawsuit says 11-year-old boy was attacked by students in a Kansas City, Kansas, school restroom

Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves on her tenure and the search for a new top cop

Head Start leaders in Missouri and Kansas say looser federal rules could hurt services

North Kansas City is planning for long-term growth. Leaders want your input.

Kansas City rapper Flare Tha Rebel gives hometown tough love on new album ‘Dear City’

Port KC president champions public funding for Country Club Plaza redevelopment plan

Book recs: Kansas City writers and professors share the reads they can’t stop thinking about

Mayor Quinton Lucas says Royals deal is a 'positive economically' — even if economists disagree

Democrat Stacy Lake wants to ‘clean up the mess’ as Jackson County executive

Johnson County will spend nearly $1.2 million to restore prairies and other habitats

How the University of Kansas is working to increase Indigenous representation in news media

Kansas City Council member Crispin Rea defends Royals deal as a 'transformational moment'

90.9 The Bridge celebrates 25 years of fostering music discovery in Kansas City

What does Kansas City want in a new police chief? Here’s what community leaders say

Casual Animal Brewing brings out packed crowds to listen to educational lectures over a beer

Kansas has few opinion writers left. Is the state losing the ability to tell its own story?

Could a Kansas Democrat finally win a U.S. Senate seat after 9 decades of Republicans?

Kansas City Council member Johnathan Duncan raises concerns about 'fast-tracked' Royals deal

Food recs: Kansas City's best dive bars and neighborhood joints

Kansas City area superintendents see fewer staff vacancies as a new school year begins

Kansas City lost nearly 8,000 jobs due to immigration enforcement. But communities remain resilient

What to know about Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota's federal indictment

Kansas City landmarks help tell 'Ted Lasso' origin story in new season premiere

Lawrence band The Roseline hopes their new album will make people feel less alone

Medicaid changes are coming. Kansas City health organizations fear patients aren’t prepared

Kansas banned phones in schools. Some Shawnee Mission parents want their district go further

This Kansas City artist offers handwritten letters to encourage people to slow down and connect

Missouri anti-redistricting group sues to force November vote on Republican-drawn map

Missouri and Kansas voters reject Republican priorities, but don’t expect a November ‘blue wave’

Seeing more ‘Stop the Chop’ signs around Kansas City? Campaign to rename Chiefs goes even bigger

A Kansas City neighborhood leader is building new, affordable homes in Ivanhoe

Missouri and Kansas primary elections are a referendum on trust in government

Kansas Supreme Court amendment: Voters will decide whether to directly elect justices

Kansas City has new speed limits and age restrictions for e-bikes and scooters

Missouri Amendment 5 would end the income tax and allow more sales taxes. What to know

Medicare expands availability for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. A KU doctor explains what to know

Interim Jackson County Executive says Manny Abarca's removal was consequence of 'dysfunction'

Linda Hall Library rebrands as a place for all Kansas Citians to pursue scientific curiosity

A KU professor shaped Osage representation in new 'Little House on the Prairie' adaptation

To organizers, hosting the World Cup set the Kansas City region up ‘to go do big things’

Cyberattacks are targeting Midwest businesses more than elsewhere in the U.S. Why?

Kansas City folk artist Kirstie Lynn is done ‘singing to an empty bar’ with new record

Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Kansas City being updated to ‘make it livable for the future’

ReStart opens midtown apartment complex for Kansas City families experiencing homelessness

Young people can save money without stressing. 2 Kansas City authors have tips for starting early

Missouri Amendment 4 would make it harder for voters to change constitution. What to know

A UMKC-led project just won funding to build a national supply chain for 'critical materials'

University of Kansas professor explores how men are taught to communicate with violence

Was hosting the World Cup worth it for Kansas City? Small business owners weigh in

Kansas governor candidate Charlotte O'Hara wants education reform and to end tax incentives

Most Republican candidates running to represent Missouri’s new 5th District don’t live there

Midwest Innocence Project, which helped free Kansas and Missouri's wrongfully convicted, may close

Missouri Amendment 2 would make Jackson County elect its assessor. Here’s what to know

Mayor Quinton Lucas believes Kansas City 'knocked it out of the park' as World Cup host

The Whiffs ring in 10 years of rock ‘n’ roll in Kansas City

Food recs: Kansas City’s best french fries, tater tots and more

MARC director David Warm, who helped Kansas City transform for nearly 4 decades, is retiring

Disco Burger is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood

Rep. Mark Alford on bipartisan housing act: ‘Mr. President, please sign this bill’

This Kansas town is a center for conservative Catholic sect excommunicated from the church

Exonerated Missouri man says the wrongfully imprisoned need more than money to start a new life

Are Republicans in Missouri and Kansas at risk of losing their supermajorities this year?

New album by Kansas City folk musician Warren Burns swaps ‘vicious’ rock for introspection

New book reframes Lewis and Clark's expedition by highlighting their supporting cast

Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Sandy Spidel Neumann is focused on optimization

The World Cup brought tons of visitors to Kansas City. Why aren’t all businesses benefiting?

Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Erik Murray wants ‘solutions not chaos’ on healthcare and the economy

Kansas City musician Jamogi celebrates 2000s pop and R&B on new album ‘J’Day’

Algeria fans don't want a 'Disgrace of Kansas City,' ahead of high-stakes Austria match

Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids on Trump's refusal to sign housing bill: 'This is nonsense'

A Kansas City master sommelier recommends wines for the World Cup

Kansas and Missouri weather forecasters have less NWS data to predict tornadoes and storms

‘Side Quest Dad’ goes viral showing off Kansas City (and its weather) to World Cup watchers

De Soto mayor welcomes data center growth, but some residents want the city to slow down

A Kansas City stadium announcer is the voice of World Cup matches in Monterrey, Mexico

State sen. Patrick Schmidt said experience sets him apart in U.S. Senate primary for Kansas

Democrat Christy Davis says USDA leadership role prepared her to challenge Kansas Sen. Marshall

Missouri governor hopes to shrink state budget as he prioritizes ending income tax

Missouri auditor says state has a 'spending problem' as it approaches budget cliff

Inside the stadium at Kansas City’s first World Cup match: ‘An electric atmosphere’

How Brookside Soccer became a Kansas City youth sports institution

NPR CEO Katherine Maher on public media's future without federal funding

Food recs: Kansas City's best restaurants in the Crossroads Arts District

Kansas' Democratic governor candidates on tax reform, data centers and marijuana legalization

Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to U.S. Senate since 1932. Could faith help Rev. Adam Hamilton?

Is an imprisoned Blue Springs man innocent in his wife's death? A law program took a closer look