Jean Kuczka, 61, had coached hundreds of students over the years and was looking forward to retirement. Alexzandria Bell, 15, was looking forward to traveling to Los Angeles to celebrate her sweet 16th birthday. Kuczka…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his…

Shannon Ellis, 59, has enjoyed her work for the Internal Revenue Service for more than 20 years, the last eight as the president of the National Treasury Employees Union in Kansas City. The union represents…

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the state’s new congressional map into law Sunday, splitting up the Kansas City-area district currently held by one of the state’s two Democratic House members. The Show-Me State joins a…

There was something sadly fitting about the fact that Missouri Senate Republicans on Friday shut down legislative debate in order to ram through two momentous measures designed to deprive our state’s citizens of full and…

TOPEKA  — New federal guidelines to wind and solar tax credits took effect Monday, but large solar projects planned by Evergy won’t be affected, a spokeswoman said. The massive tax cut and spending law that…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri chapter of the NAACP on Wednesday sued to block a Republican attempt to gerrymander the state’s congressional map. The lawsuit, filed in Cole County, marks the first legal challenge…

LAWRENCE — Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through…

In rural Dane County, Wisconsin, a developer wants to build a data center campus with 15 buildings over the next decade. Texas will serve as the home base for Stargate, a $500 billion effort to…

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe this past week walked back paid the sick leave protections for workers that a large majority of voters wanted in the 2024 election. Last fall, the Kansas City Star Editorial Board…