Lakes and ponds need nearby wetlands to stay healthy. In some places in Missouri, there isn't the room to do that, so ...

The plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider ...

Davids fended off a primary challenge from Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional from Fairway. She'll face ...

Johnson County judge Christopher Jayaram ruled the state’s abortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, ...

Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for ...

Childcare can be nearly as expensive as a mortgage in some Midwest states, but legislation sponsored by two lawmakers aims to reduce that cost by increasing subsidy eligibility and funding new ...

Missouri health officials say the CDC has added the state to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce grown in ...

Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a simple majority to pass once on the ballot.

A voter heads from the parking lot of the Kansas City Election Board toward the polling location on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The move brings Jackson County in line with other charter counties, and ...

Stigall, a conservative radio talk show host, had previously called President Donald Trump a “political hazard” before ...

The Associated Press declared Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton the winner of the Kansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The ...

Republican Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher, who beat the outgoing governor's ...