Both of the cases are moving quickly because Missouri law sets a Sept. 8 deadline for court orders adding questions to the November ballot.

Lawmakers in 13 states have proposed banning or restricting paraquat, a toxic herbicide that researchers have tied to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. But efforts to outlaw it have ...

Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn and others say the August 2023 police raid was retaliation for the newspaper’s aggressive coverage, including into misconduct accusations against then-Police ...

Blue Valley, De Soto, Olathe and Shawnee Mission school districts say the state of Kansas has failed to meet its legal obligation for funding special education for 15 years, forcing them to fill the ...

The Missouri House Future Caucus created a new checklist to help local communities consider data center proposals as they move to the state. Among the questions are how resources like water will be ...

Immigrant communities fearful of expanding ICE enforcement are changing how they work and function in society. Their decisions are having broad economic impact.

Kansas last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 1932. Experts say Adam Hamilton's win is a "long shot," although he ...

Kansas City residents will be feeling a temperature spike upwards of high 90s, starting Aug. 11, 2026. The National Weather Service says Kansas City residents will feel temperatures climb starting ...

U.S. Geological Survey researchers developed models to better understand the timing and sources contributing to nutrient ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released new numbers Sunday showing 1,577 people in the state have ...

Despite the backing of Gov. Mike Kehoe, proposed constitutional amendments that would have made it more difficult for citizens to change the constitution and start the process of eliminating the state ...

The Stop the Ban campaign has raised more than $6.5 million. The leading political action committee on the other side, called ...