6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1067+ words) Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s chief litigator on Sunday accused the state Supreme Court of adopting “a legal fiction” when it ruled that putting the state’s new congressional map to a referendum means Missouri must use its previous district lines in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) In a decision with national political implications, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that a referendum should be placed on the November ballot allowing voters to decide whether to keep or reject the new Republican-drawn congressional map. That…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (625+ words) Stifling hot weather will linger in the Kansas City area through the Labor Day weekend, unfortunately coinciding with a slew of outdoor festivals. The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning in the Kansas City area though Tuesday evening,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (732+ words) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's office is airing a "women's health PSA" warning patients about abortion clinics less than three months before voters decide whether to reinstate a near-total abortion ban Hanaway supports. State law allows money in the Merchandising…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (958+ words) It’s a quiet afternoon in Kansas City’s Santa Fe neighborhood and 58-year-old Anthony Wilson has just finished his shift as a railroad conductor with the Union Pacific. His red brick and stone house are at 29th and Lockridge Street, Kansas City,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1525+ words) When the Missouri Supreme Court considers Wednesday whether voters can force a referendum on congressional redistricting, the judges will confront a constitutional question the court has never squarely answered. But decades of Missouri Supreme Court decisions offer clues about how…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (624+ words) A football player who teammates and friends described as “Mr. Liberty himself” died Saturday in the first game of the season for William Jewell College. MicahJo Barnett, a junior running back who came out of Liberty North High School, died…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) North Kansas City is updating its master plan for future development for the first time since 2016, and local leaders want direct input from community members. The plan, called “Northtown 2040,” relies on the community weighing in through a series of public…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (487+ words) People in Missouri will be able to drive up to 75 miles per hour and will need to upload identification proving they’re old enough to access porn sites. Those and other laws passed during the legislative session go into effect on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (283+ words) Voters in Jackson County will choose a new executive later this year. And no matter who wins, a fresh face will take on the position. The incumbent, Phil LeVota, has held the position since former county executive Frank White Jr....