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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly shakes hands with KU athletic director Travis Goff and chancellor Douglas Girod

These are the highest paid Kansas state employees. One made over $1.2 million in 2024

KC house that was offered as HGTV prize sells for $625K. Here’s what happened

A person holding a paper bag with the words DashMart

DoorDash drivers packed a Kansas City street at all hours. Then neighbors fought back

People wait in an airport security line

Half of Missourians don’t have Real IDs. Can they still fly after US deadline?

Investigation

90-year-old Joan Pulliam rides in a beach wheelchair pushed by her daughter Unita Knight

Myrtle Beach stopped providing free beach wheelchairs. It’s the only area city to do so

Kansas City suburb will lose only water park over poor maintenance. What went wrong?

Image of Ground Zero building, a converted movie theater

Myrtle Beach Alliance says anti-gay ministry ‘good’ for downtown. The city is a co-sponsor

A car drives past a mural on the historic Call newspaper building.

Black newspaper sells historic Kansas City building in 18th & Vine: What we know

Feature

Chappell Roan sings into a microphone with her hair flying

Pop star Chappell Roan draws ‘tacky’ inspiration from Missouri and this Kansas City bar

A baby goat in a Chiefs shirt is held up in front of a double decker bus

Meet the baby goat who stole Chiefs players’ hearts at the 2024 Super Bowl Parade

Florida man holds sign at Myrtle Beach intersection that reads "My girlfriend wants new boobs, I want a new girlfriend"

‘My girlfriend wants new toys.’ Meet the man with a provocative sign in the Myrtle Beach area

See how marijuana goes from
seedling to dispensary shelves in the Kansas City area

Timely news

Blurry image of people fighting surrounded by trucks

‘I was just covered in blood.’ Videos show shooting at Myrtle Beach-area truck meet

Rescue boats with an American Airlines plane in foreground

What went wrong in DC plane crash? KC pilot explains flying in dark, collision detection

Rebecca Black reinvented herself after infamous ‘Friday’ — a surprise to some in KC

More than 50,000 at these federal agencies in Kansas, Missouri face uncertainty on buyouts

Animal Control

Dog standing on broken car

Father and son charged with manslaughter in fatal Kansas City dog attack

Neighbors say they feared dogs who fatally attacked KC man: ‘We ran inside’

Animal control trucks parked outside

KC Pet Project accused of being too lax on animal control. Here’s what the data shows

Animal control officers surrounded by their trucks

Kansas City pays KC Pet Project more than $2M per year for animal control — for now

KC history

A child mayor stands in front of a group of classmates.

Remember when 5th graders ran a town for a day? ‘It’s such a Kansas City experience’

A child runs through a fountain

Kansas City Crown Center fountains were a kids’ oasis for decades. Why did the fun dry up?

1958 photo of a man tasting coffee

Remember when downtown Kansas City smelled like coffee? Here’s why and what happened

House-like structure near the street that extends far back

Mansion in the front, dance hall in the back: Inside a KC building with a wild history

KC Royals Stadium vote

Rendering of the Kansas City Royals’ proposed Crossroads ballpark

Royals say a new stadium would create 26K jobs. Economists say it’s ‘a bunch of hot air’

Nighttime image of large, green glass building

Downtown Royals’ stadium could include former KC Star press site. Here are 5 things to know

Orange cones and cars with a sign saying “traffic shift”

How could new Royals stadium construction disrupt traffic? What similar projects show us

Rendering of the exterior of the proposed Crossroads Royals stadium

Four dates to know for KC Royals Stadium election + when to register and how to vote