Mayor Lucas wants a caretaker from South Kansas City who won't run in 2027 — while the Royals stadium financing vote waits.

Maureen Hosty and Janet Schlake log hundreds of hearings a month, watching a Kansas City court where judges deny 95% of asylum claims.

Topeka settled its FERPA dispute, but Olathe and Shawnee Mission are digging in as the DOJ moves toward court action.

Justices could send the case back to a lower court if the plaintiffs prove legal standing, threatening Kansas City's $600 million funding plan.

Families launched a 'Save East Antioch' campaign within days of learning the school could shut its doors.

Terrance Sims spent years fighting felony and misdemeanor charges tied to a $20 sex-offender registration fee he says he could not afford.

UMKC just posted a third straight record enrollment, but researchers warn every incoming class after this one is expected to be smaller.

Voters rejected a similar measure by just 1.7% last year. This time, city leaders stripped out athletic funding and promised free admission to sweeten the deal.

Ford and Seward counties now look like the America of 2046 — decades ahead of schedule, driven by meatpacking jobs and immigrant families.

About 330 Fairmount students start Monday inside Messiah Lutheran Church while their century-old building gets gutted and rebuilt.

Sharon Jones beat a 24-year city utilities veteran for the Ward 4 seat and now wants to rethink Columbia's Flock cameras.

City leaders say the tax could support a preventative paving program with a 10- to 15-year cycle — if voters finally say yes.

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