Amtrak cancels Missouri River Runner Service between Kansas City and St. Louis, and dozens of other trains, because of the cold, winter weather forecasted through the end of the week.
Kansas health and wildlife officials have warned against the consumption of certain types of fish from certain bodies of water due to risk of pesticides and chemicals.
Thursday January 17, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Municipal / City Hall offices are closed to business due to extreme water damage.
The Kansas court system needs at least $2.6 million in additional funds to recover from an October cyberattack that prevented the electronic filing of documents and blocked online access to records for weeks, the state’s top judicial official told legislators Tuesday.
Plumbers throughout the Kansas City Metro are scrambling to keep up with the high demand of weather-related maintenance issues. This is especially the case in Leavenworth, home to some of the oldest water lines in Kansas.
In the last week, the University of Kansas Medical Center has treated 59 patients with weather-related problems, and doctors at St. Luke’s have seen 14 since Friday.
This week’s cold, slick driving conditions have placed a greater demand on KC’s tow truck services than usual. On Tuesday, as many as 40 active crashes were visible on Kansas City Scout.
A Kansas City mother is accused of removing safety devices from windows before her son died by allegedly falling out of a 17th story apartment window, according to newly filed court documents.
Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters this fall to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and ensure access. The sticking point is how far they should go.
MidAmerica Nazarene University presents its Martin Luther King, Jr. Living Legacy Award each year. This years recipient is given to former student-athlete and current Olathe Police Department Major, Johnny Roland.
Kansas City Public Schools District said it would cancel in-person classes and hold school virtually, or as an AMI Day, because of the dangerous cold temperatures predicted for Tuesday.
After a snowstorm pounded Kansas City early last week, historically low temperatures have persisted for several days. With it, several temperature records have been set.
Eight Evergy employees braved subzero temperatures and a wind chill warning to picket the company after nearly 20 layoffs were made earlier in January.
While some may see Martin Luther King Day as a day off, others see it as a day of action. A day of observance was held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City to reflect on his influential role in the Civil Rights Movement and the fight for racial equality.
In January, Kansas plans to send $120 deposits to 114,000 families with school-aged children who qualify for EBT programs, hoping to reduce food insecurity while putting food on the table.
