Hedge fund infamous for gutting newspapers now wants to take over 20-plus...
New York-based Alden Global Capital is offering to buy Lee Enterprises, which owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Omaha World-Herald, the Sioux City Journal and other newspapers around the Midwest.
View ArticleKansas lawmakers pass a bill to allow exemptions to vaccine mandates, and...
Lawmakers used a one-day special session to approve the bill to allow no-questions-asked exemptions to vaccine requirements and fine Kansas businesses that don't comply.
View ArticleKansas City is bidding to host 2026 World Cup matches, led by a soccer fan...
Helping sell Kansas City to soccer's international governing body was a "full-circle" experience for Katherine Fox, who played field hockey, basketball and soccer at Pembroke Hill.
View ArticleKansas City Council district changes could mean a louder voice for...
An advisory commission recommends a horizontal split that would divide the Northland into two council districts based on socioeconomic status. The split is designed to give voters in less affluent...
View ArticleWhy doesn't Kansas City control its own police?
Kansas City remains one of the only U.S. cities without authority over its own police department, but civil rights groups are demanding that to be changed. Plus, tens of thousands of properties in St....
View ArticleKevin Strickland is free from prison after 43 years, as Missouri judge...
"The Court's confidence in Strickland's conviction is so undermined that it cannot stand," the judge wrote. Strickland's wrongful imprisonment for nearly 43 years is among the country's longest.
View ArticleTest scores show Kansas students fell further behind during pandemic
Before the pandemic, 28% of students were below grade level in math. After the pandemic, that number shot to about 34%. In language arts, the falling-behind number went from 27% to just over 30%.
View ArticleFormer Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective killed by current officer in...
Lionel A. Womack, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective, was shot and killed by a current officer Monday afternoon. Womack, 36, was fired last year for "numerous" policy and conduct violations.
View ArticleMissouri judge rules local mask mandates and other coronavirus orders are...
A Missouri judge has barred local health departments from issuing orders to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleKansas City Police Chief Rick Smith is being pushed out, but says he’s 'not...
The removal of the embattled police chief has been a rallying cry for activists and civil rights groups. It comes just days after a Kansas City Police detective was convicted of manslaughter in the...
View ArticleEven in the most Hispanic cities in Kansas, getting elected as a Latina is an...
In a pair of predominantly Hispanic southwest Kansas communities, two women try to become the first Latinas voted into local office. Elections earlier this month show both how far Latina candidates...
View ArticleKevin Strickland is free
After 43 years in prison, Kevin Strickland has finally been freed as a Missouri judge overturned his conviction. Strickland's case was among the longest wrongful imprisonments in the country. Plus,...
View ArticleThanksgiving dinner is more expensive this year as inflation hits 30-year high
A St. Louis Fed economist says economic recovery from the pandemic has propelled demand for consumption, and it will take time for prices to even out.
View Article3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Travis McMichael; his father, Greg; and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan all faced nine criminal counts in Georgia state court, including felony murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.
View ArticleCounty prosecutor accuses Missouri attorney general of malpractice for...
The attorney general's job is to seek justice, not to defend prior convictions, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker told KCUR. "They exploited these victims again," Peters Baker said of...
View ArticleProposed settlement terms pay Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith for four...
According to a memo obtained by KCUR, Smith would step down as police chief April 22, 2022 and be paid his normal salary through August. On Tuesday, Smith told media outlets and city officials he had...
View ArticleKansas City food banks are keeping up with a 40% increase in demand, but need...
Food pantries in the metro are seeing more clients than ever, but generous donations are helping them meet the demand. They also say it could be at least two years before families get back to where...
View ArticleMissouri won't pay Kevin Strickland a dime for his 43 years in prison
After 43 years in prison, Kevin Strickland’s conviction was overturned but despite his wrongful incarceration, he won't receive any compensation from the state.
View Article$1 million from donors, other offers of help show 'a consensus' in support of...
Since the state of Missouri will not be compensating Kevin Strickland for the decades he spent wrongfully imprisoned, thousands of donors from across the country are making sure he has the support he...
View ArticleFor the first time, the VA is helping some veterans with PTSD get service dogs
Congress has mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.
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