A Phelps County official said the $85 a night the federal government paid per detainee wasn't covering the increased costs of ...

Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Missouri prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation ...

State tax dollars have already started flowing out of the Missouri Treasurer’s Office to fund private-school scholarships.

There are powerful economic messages to take from the careers of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, writes a University of Kansas ...

After 33 months of construction and renovation, the revamped football stadium at the University of Kansas will welcome fans ...

A new Missouri law requires the school district to get voter approval to continue the four-day week. But whether Independence ...

Hundreds of workers and civil rights leaders rallied with renewed energy in Kansas City just moments after the news broke ...

Grocery stores accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in 12 states will soon have to accommodate new ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe hasn’t called a special session yet to discuss redistricting, but he indicated he's moving closer ...

A new law requires human development videos in classrooms, but leaves it up to local school districts to decide what materials students will see and at what ages.

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said the investigation his office started in March into the Hickman Mills School District prompted a full audit. The investigation began after a whistleblower ...

The police inquiry into Melanie Arroyo, who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 and has served on the Lenexa City Council since 2021, was sparked by a 74-year-old Republican resident who called the Kansas B ...