Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools on Aug. 24 seeking to end the school district’s mask mandate, calling the mandate “arbitrary and capricious.”  The lawsuit, which Schmitt filed in Boone County’s 13th Circuit...

A new multi-billion dollar tech center may come to Kansas City, bolstering the city’s reputation as the heart of the “Silicon Prairie”.  In a statement on their website, local developer Diode Venture claims the new “Golden Plains Technology Park” will feature...

What used to be an elaborate encampment for the Kansas City homeless in a Westport intersection is now a desolate, orange-fenced patch of land.   Major Lucas announced his agreement with the KC Homeless Union on April 8 to remove the homeless camps that were erected...

Continuing with historical trends, people of color are facing a disproportionate lack of medical support during times of need. Missouri’s population is approximately 11.5% Black but as of Feb. 16,  only 4% of all vaccines available are going to Black communities.  This...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Thursday that the city is making $4.5 million available for those struggling to pay rent and utilities. With the economic effects of COVID-19 hitting many Kansas Citians hard, the city will allocate funds to community organizations to...