In an unusual court proceeding that began in October, the ACLU and other attorneys asserted that Kansas' death penalty law ...

Shaun Brady was killed in August 2024 while taking out the trash, just two years after opening the Brookside restaurant. The ...

The "Second Look Act" in the 2024 Kansas legislative session would resentence eligible inmates after a certain amount of time ...

Schisms between GOP leadership and more conservative members have been an ongoing storyline in recent legislative history.

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the ...

In our series “Unhoused/Unschooled,” The Midwest Newsroom and its regional partners explored the complicated federal system ...

Students across Kansas and Missouri have not been in school since Dec. 21, as road conditions and cold made it too risky to ...

Big fights on issues like transgender health care access will be repeated again this session as Republicans lead with a ...

Lee's Summit, won over the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats for the top leadership role in the Missouri House.

The Great Bend, Kansas, native is currently serving his second term as the state's top election official. If elected in 2026, ...

Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education officials said the data signals a turning point in a teacher ...

Dozens of people were injured in car crashes in Missouri and Kansas during the massive snowstorm. One Jackson County public ...