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UMKC workers are pushing for a $19 wage floor for service and maintenance jobs. The university says pay is based on the ...
09/18/2026

UMKC workers are pushing for a $19 wage floor for service and maintenance jobs. The university says pay is based on the cost of labor, not the cost of living.

UMKC workers push for $19 wage floor for service and maintenance jobs, university says pay is based on the cost of labor, not the cost of living

A single case has exposed more than 250 people in Jackson County to measles. Area health officials expect the number of ...
09/17/2026

A single case has exposed more than 250 people in Jackson County to measles. Area health officials expect the number of people exposed to grow.

At least 10 unvaccinated people must quarantine for 21 days. Public health leaders urge others to get vaccinated to avoid future outbreaks.

In rural Missouri, some patients must travel more than an hour to reach a delivery hospital. Doulas, mobile health progr...
09/16/2026

In rural Missouri, some patients must travel more than an hour to reach a delivery hospital. Doulas, mobile health programs and telehealth are trying to fill some of the gaps.

More than half of Missouri’s counties are now classified as maternity care deserts, a new March of Dimes report found. A closure can increase travel times by almost 30 minutes, data shows.

A permanent emergency shelter for people who are unhoused could finally be in the cards for Wyandotte County if voters a...
09/15/2026

A permanent emergency shelter for people who are unhoused could finally be in the cards for Wyandotte County if voters approve a proposed health sales tax in November.

County voters will be asked in November if they want to add the special tax for health, which could also support other services for unhoused residents. A second sales tax for parks and roads is going on the ballot in Kansas City, Kansas.

In a packed room, the Park Hill school board heard concerns from local parents affiliated with the group Schools Beyond ...
09/14/2026

In a packed room, the Park Hill school board heard concerns from local parents affiliated with the group Schools Beyond Screens about how technology is used in learning spaces.

Parents with Schools Beyond Screens expressed worries to the Park Hill school board about screen overuse and its effect on learning outcomes.

Resettled in Kansas City under asylum laws, an Afghan ally of the U.S. military began the long legal route to bringing h...
09/11/2026

Resettled in Kansas City under asylum laws, an Afghan ally of the U.S. military began the long legal route to bringing his wife and children to the U.S. It took a year and a federal lawsuit to get them out of Afghanistan.

An Afghan ally of the U.S. military became a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit challenging a travel ban. He recently reunited with his family in Kansas City.

After a flurry of court rulings, Missouri’s congressional redistricting maps are in a paradoxical state, with one order ...
09/10/2026

After a flurry of court rulings, Missouri’s congressional redistricting maps are in a paradoxical state, with one order barring the state from using gerrymandered maps and the other saying it has to.

One order bars the state from using gerrymandered maps. The other says it has to.

As federal changes begin to put health insurance out of reach for more people, a growing number of patients are returnin...
09/08/2026

As federal changes begin to put health insurance out of reach for more people, a growing number of patients are returning to the ranks of the uninsured.

The end of enhanced subsidies for ACA plans is adding to the tally of uninsured patients. New Medicaid requirements coming in January could be a multiplier.

A familiar face has returned to the Kansas City Council to replace outgoing Councilmember Andrea Bough.
09/04/2026

A familiar face has returned to the Kansas City Council to replace outgoing Councilmember Andrea Bough.

Andrea Bough, who represented the 6th District at-large, has departed the City Council to lead the city’s economic development agency. She is being replaced by former Mayor Pro Tem Kevin McManus.

On Aug. 18, Mike McDonald, a math teacher, made history when he attended his first meeting as a member of the Missouri S...
09/03/2026

On Aug. 18, Mike McDonald, a math teacher, made history when he attended his first meeting as a member of the Missouri State Board of Education.

Mike McDonald is the first person appointed to a non-voting role on the board set aside for an active classroom teacher.

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