Nearly four months after flooding, construction on the Oak Street Residence Hall continues with hopes for a full restoration by the start of the fall semester in August.   Freezing temperatures caused a water pipe to rupture within the building, causing significant...

Since the start of the spring semester, numerous construction sites have popped up across UMKC’s Volker campus. The prominent areas of construction and maintenance include the Miller Nichols Library, the Education Building and the quad.  “I was surprised by the...

UM System President Mun Choi has asked students and faculty to remain vigilant and help mitigate the transmission of the highly contagious omicron variant as the spring semester is underway.  In an email at the beginning of the semester, Choi reinforced common practices...

The KC Streetcar is officially coming to UMKC. The Federal Transit Administration announced Wednesday it would give $50.8 million towards the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project. The FTA’s grant will allow the project to advance its final design and enter the construction...

While navigating the uncharted territory of new safety guidelines on campus and a mixture of hybrid, online and face-to-face classes, students at UMKC will face another big challenge: the cost of attendance has jumped again. Tuition and fees are up 2.3% UNews spoke with a...