A group of roughly 50 protestors lined up along the sidewalks on the corner of Mill Creek Park last Saturday to rally against a bill that could impact LGBTQIA+ students across Missouri.   Mill Creek Park, just a three-minute drive from UMKC, is usually a destination for...

  Local elections are coming up on April 4 across the Kansas City metro area, but most young voters, ages 18-29, will not be casting a ballot.   “People wonder why there’s this disparity in terms of so much more money spent on older folks,” said Steve Kraske, UMKC...

  An airport with the aroma of Barbeque is the only way to greet a Kansas City visitor – or perhaps invite them home. Teens and adults stop in their tracks to take pictures and videos in awe of the new terminal, sometimes holding up traffic while doing a double take of the...

  Students from the UMKC School of Science and Engineering had the opportunity to interact with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Monday while he was on campus to highlight a newly awarded $10 million federal grant.   The highly competitive endowment will...

  The Independence School District is transitioning to a four-day school week as schools across the country experience teacher shortages.    The district hopes the change of schedule will boost recruitment and retention of staff within the Independence district.    On...