The sea lions were set to be the stars of the Sea Lion Splash shows at the 2026 Missouri State Fair, according to fair organizers.

A large first grade class heads outdoors at George Melcher Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri. Independence's superintendent said the district still needs to hire two elementary teachers, ...

BBB warns postcards promising free gas and grocery vouchers may instead lead to unauthorized charges or subscriptions. The Better Business Bureau, or BBB, is warning Missouri consumers about postcards ...

As part of their annual migration to South America, purple martins from across the region are putting on a nightly show just north of the Wichita airport control tower, gathering to roost in a cluster ...

A $3.7 million grant from the EPA, one of the largest awarded nationwide this year, will be used to remediate 54 vacant lots in the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood in northeast Wyandotte County. Work ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...