UMKC is off to a dreadful start of the semester when it comes to containing the highly transmissible Omicron variant.  The World Health Organization first received reports of Omicron in South Africa in Nov. 2021, and it arrived in America on approximately Dec. 1. Since...

In arguably the ugliest win of the season for the defending AFC Champions, the quest for a third straight Super Bowl appearance looks bleak. Especially since the Chiefs have the toughest remaining schedule of all 32 NFL teams. Although the defense stood firm against an...

Truman Medical Centers has rebranded as “University Health,” formally bringing its relationship with academia to the forefront of its image. The Hospital Hill location on 23rd and Holmes will now be known as University Health Truman Medical Center, and their eastern Jackson...

Despite another turnover-filled first half with three giveaways, the Chiefs eventually dominated in their 31-13 win versus the Washington Football Team. This game was the literal definition of "the tale of two halves." The first half resembled the alarming early season...

Members of the chemistry department at UMKC are meeting the climate crisis head on with novel ideas to help reduce carbon emissions, and decrease air and water temperatures.  In a First Semester Experience event earlier this month, professors and faculty from the department...

The Kansas City Chiefs have dug themselves a massive hole to begin a season that analysts once suggested could be the year the Chiefs go undefeated. With an abysmal 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs are now 1-2 to start the season and remain in the cellar...

In a game where they trailed for almost 53 minutes, the defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs rallied late in the fourth quarter to secure a win in their first game of the regular season. The Chiefs fought back from a 12-point halftime deficit against a tough Cleveland...

On Aug. 21, an unknown man was found by KCPD’s South Patrol on East 118th Pl. and Delmar Dr. with apparent stab wounds. The man, who was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital, marked Kansas City’s 100th homicide of 2021.   Later in the week, victims 101-103...

After an extended period of taking courses over Zoom due to the pandemic, UMKC students are returning to campus and looking to make human connections. UMKC has over 300 student organizations, many of which will return to in-person fellowship this fall. This kicks off with Roo...

The posthumous legacy of legendary choreographer and activist Alvin Ailey still reverberates through the arts in Kansas City. Founded in 1984 and located in the historic Jazz District on 18th and Vine, The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey has been foundational in fulfilling...

Missouri is ranked 45 in vaccination rates and Kansas is ranked 30 as of March 21. Despite the low rates of vaccination, Worlds of Fun still plans to open its gates for business on May 22. Oceans of Fun and its newest attraction, the 486-foot-long mat slide named The Riptide...

Jan. 6, 2021 is a day that should forever live in infamy in American and world history. On that day, the incessant misinformation and Q-Anon conspiracy theories espoused by the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, his allies in Congress and in conservative...