Kansas City was ranked the 34th-worst city in the country for ozone levels, according to the American Lung Association's (ALA) 2025 report.    The ALA ranking is based on data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a government agency tasked with protecting...

  Thousands of community members gathered at the Country Club Plaza today for “No Kings Day” protests.    “No Kings” is an organization that planned protests all around the country as an act of defiance, in lieu of the Flag Day parade for President Donald Trump’s...

   UMKC students are feeling the effects from across the pond after new anti-trans legislation was passed in the UK.     On April 15th, a UK Supreme Court decision ruled that trans women are not legally considered women. The decision comes amongst debates on trans women...

  A traffic light is currently being installed at the intersection of 51st Street and Troost Avenue where UMKC student Yuxi Wu was killed crossing the street six months ago.   Chancellor Mauli Agrawal met with the president of Rockhurst University, which sits on the other...

    The new federal Real ID policy will be enforced beginning on May 7th, 2025 but students question whether the country is prepared to implement this change.    The Real ID Act passed in 2005 to set security standards on state-issued forms of identification,...