Noah Taborda

Missouri Republicans campaigning for lieutenant governor in the August primary are making it one of the year's most crowded races, including two state senators, an attorney, a county clerk and a businessman.

Across the Kansas City metro, departments are making strategic efforts to rebuild since COVID and prepare for future health emergencies. But they are fighting uphill battles against lackluster funding, a mass exodus of employees and public perception.

The number of pediatric ER visits for mental health reasons has increased by an average of 8% each year. But Kansas City hospitals warn they aren't able to keep pace — and already, about half of kids are going untreated.

The Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City is weighing a pair of cases relating to a ballot initiative that would amend the Missouri Constitution to establish a right to abortion. The court is expected to rule soon.

A recent survey shows donor milk was unavailable for infants with a very low birth weight at 13% of hospitals with neonatal intensive care units, despite strong supply.

Halfway through 2020, the Kansas City metro is approaching 140 homicides, and at least five of the victims have been under the age of 17.

Churches across Kansas City on Friday night organized PrayOnTroost, an hour of prayer, reflection and conversation on ways to heal and move forward on issues of racial justice.

J.C. Nichols' role in accelerating redlining and sowing the seeds of racial inequalities in Kansas City has re-ignited a long-standing conversation over the removal of his name from Plaza landmarks.

Levi Harrington was a black man lynched in 1882. The city put up a memorial in Case Park in the Quality Hill neighborhood just two years ago.

Smaller establishments say regulation originally meant to curb alcohol sales puts them at a competitive disadvantage.