PoliticsMissouri lawmakers return for final week with education bills, other items unresolved Rudi Keller, May 11, 2026
Politics, SportsIn final days of World Cup prep, event organizers lean on conflicting numbers and positivity platitudes Kylie Volavongsa, May 9, 2026
Politics, SportsPrivate security biz booms as vague messaging casts doubt on World Cup safety, preparedness Kylie Volavongsa, May 9, 2026
NewsMay is peak tornado season. Here’s to the chasers who bring us the ‘ground truth’ of deadly storms Max McCoy, May 6, 2026
NewsSwope Park's Lakeside Nature Center celebrates a half-century of protecting KC's wildlife Cory Swieczkowski, May 4, 2026
Food & Drink, PoliticsKansas City’s tipped workers could pay the price for World Cup culture clash Thomas White, May 4, 2026
PoliticsArkansas marijuana company tied to more than a quarter of Missouri dispensaries Rebecca Rivas, Julia Garrison, May 1, 2026
PoliticsJosh Hawley puts Missouri at center of national fight over abortion pill Anna Spoerre, April 30, 2026
Politics, SportsFIFA will make billions from the World Cup. Host cities will get little in return Dylan McGuinness, April 29, 2026
PoliticsAs Kash Patel crashes out, Missouri's former AG is primed to take over Trump's FBI. Andrew Bailey's reign would be cataclysmic Michael McGrady Jr., April 24, 2026
PoliticsA Royals stadium ordinance just steamrolled through city government. The public has a few small critiques. Kylie Volavongsa, April 16, 2026
PoliticsKansas Republicans go all in on defunding the police as exhausting 2026 session burns itself out Clay Wirestone, April 14, 2026
PoliticsKansas students to face punishment for protests after lawmakers override veto Morgan Chilson, April 12, 2026
PoliticsFirst legislation proposed for relocating Royals to Washington Square Park via steep $600 million city investment Kylie Volavongsa, April 9, 2026
PoliticsElection results: Voters choose school board members and approve bonds Maria Benevento, April 8, 2026
PoliticsKansas lawmakers slashed taxes for tycoons and bigwigs. Now the budget won’t balance. Whoops! Clay Wirestone, April 6, 2026
PoliticsBan on THC seltzers, other intoxicating hemp products heads to Missouri governor Rebecca Rivas, April 6, 2026
PoliticsCity Council approves Kansas City 2027 budget with amendments to add to KCPD and partially fund bus routes Cory Swieczkowski, April 3, 2026
PoliticsAfter narrow 2024 loss, Missouri abortion opponents reorganize for 2026 vote Anna Spoerre, April 3, 2026
PoliticsOperation Lifeboat casts a lifeline for transgender Kansans amid government attacks Samantha Russell, March 30, 2026
PoliticsNo Kings demonstration spans six miles as thousands of Kansans line streets Maya Smith, March 29, 2026
PoliticsThousands rally across Missouri in third ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump Sterling Sewell, March 29, 2026
PoliticsKC's public budget hearings prove the people and the City are not on the same page Cory Swieczkowski, March 28, 2026
PoliticsMissouri Supreme Court upholds legislature’s redistricting, keeps voter ID law Jason Hancock, March 24, 2026
PoliticsICE just added Leavenworth to its chain of detention islands. Blame a failure of moral leadership Max McCoy, March 19, 2026
PoliticsMissouri lawmakers are promising tax cuts while making the math harder Jason Hancock, March 16, 2026
NewsMatthew Entringer's Street Support expands resources and reach for houseless in KC Samantha Russell, March 14, 2026
PoliticsJudge rules gerrymandered Missouri congressional map is constitutional Rudi Keller, March 13, 2026
PoliticsJudge praises ‘tolerant, understanding, accepting’ Kansans in anti-trans law case. Say what now? Clay Wirestone, March 12, 2026
PoliticsTemporarily banning data centers draws interest from some state, local officials Madyson Fitzgerald, March 9, 2026
PoliticsLoud Light Kansas Politics Recap: Proctor's Plan, anti-abortion bills, medical marijuana update Davis Hammet, March 8, 2026
PoliticsKansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge Morgan Chilson, March 8, 2026
PoliticsKansas judge orders Friday hearing on whether to tap brakes on anti-trans law Morgan Chilson, March 3, 2026
Food & Drink, PoliticsService industry pursues Fourth Amendment workplace training to counter ICE Samantha Russell, March 2, 2026
PoliticsLoud Light Kansas Politics Recap: Trans Kansan licenses, untrained ICE officers, and state budget Davis Hammet, March 2, 2026
PoliticsTrans Kansans struggle with reality of Legislature’s cruelty as driver’s licenses are invalidated Sherman Smith, Morgan Chilson, February 26, 2026
PoliticsBill to make transgender athlete ban permanent passes Missouri House Annelise Hanshaw, February 26, 2026
PoliticsDesperately seeking spines at the Kansas Statehouse as lawmakers flee accountability Clay Wirestone, February 26, 2026
PoliticsOpinion: Damning paper trail reveals scope of Andrew Bailey’s anti-trans crusade in Missouri Michael McGrady Jr., February 26, 2026
PoliticsKansas House passes election bills targeting noncitizens, advanced voting Anna Kaminski, February 24, 2026
PoliticsHouse overrides veto: Bathroom bill that limits access to Kansas facilities will become law Morgan Chilson, February 18, 2026
NewsKC2026 World Cup Fan Fest: Preliminary dates and updates galore Kylie Volavongsa, February 17, 2026
PoliticsMissouri prosecutor met with Trump lawyers as DOJ pushed to seize Georgia ballots Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, Doug Bock Clark, February 13, 2026
PoliticsLucas' State of the City 2026 highlights infrastructure, parks, and planning; sidesteps more pressing concerns Kylie Volavongsa, Samantha Russell, Cory Swieczkowski, February 11, 2026
PoliticsMissouri attorney general wants to rewrite history and redefine who counts in the Census Bridgette Dunlap, February 10, 2026
PoliticsFederal judge denies Kansas officials’ attempt to toss challenge to ballot advocacy Anna Kaminski, February 6, 2026
PoliticsMore than 500 Missourians await court-ordered mental health services, languishing in jails Steph Quinn, February 5, 2026
News18th and Vine Streetcar Extension unveils potential routes connecting the Crossroads Cory Swieczkowski, February 5, 2026
Politics‘Everyone is worried’: Battle brews over how Kansas City spends health levy dollars Suzanne King, February 3, 2026
PoliticsAs a nation, we face a decisive moment. Trust the journalists who witness tyranny at street level. Max McCoy, February 1, 2026
PoliticsMissouri sports betting tops $543M in first month but deductions leave state with only $521K Rudi Keller, February 1, 2026
PoliticsAppeals court affirms Kansas Highway Patrol traffic stops violate motorists’ constitutional rights Tim Carpenter, January 31, 2026
PoliticsLoud Light Kansas Politics Recap: First two weeks of 2026 highlight lack of leadership Davis Hammet, January 27, 2026
PoliticsA course on sexual assault is helping catch predators across the country, but Kansas doesn’t require schools to teach it Blaise Mesa, January 27, 2026
PoliticsKansas Stand Your Ground law also should stand trial as C.J. Lofton civil suit returns to court Mark McCormick, January 27, 2026
PoliticsMissouri’s abortion rights trial concludes, but a decision is still months away Kevin Hardy, Anna Spoerre, January 26, 2026
