The UMKC Police Department updated its policies and procedures this summer to clarify their officers’ duty to intervene and what is considered an unacceptable use of force.  According to UMKC Police Chief Michael Bongartz, the department added the following to its policies...

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off last Tuesday in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor who served as the debate’s moderator, announced the rules of the debate that both campaigns...

Nearly 40 student activists gathered inside the University of Missouri’s (MU) primary administration building, Jesse Hall, to protest racial injustice last Friday. Protesters occupied multiple floors of the building for almost two hours following an initial demonstration next...

Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016, Republicans within the Senate, most notably Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, refused to hold hearings for a potential nominee. The move frustrated many Democratic lawmakers who found the decision to be obviously political....

The National Science Foundation recently awarded $100,000 to a UMKC research conference.   The conference, “Integrating STEM Education Research Collaboration for Regional Prosperity,” was created with a focus on developing a stronger STEM workforce in the greater...