For the past 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked at no cost to free incarcerated individuals who believe they were wrongfully convicted of crimes in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.

A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.

Work crews were up early Sunday morning clearing away Fan Fest from the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. The city hosted its final World Cup match on Saturday, when Argentina defeated Switzerland.

Ramsingh said living in Mexico allows his family to be closer to friends and relatives in the U.S. When he was detained by ICE, Ramsingh had a green card he had been renewing since he arrived in the U.S. in 1986 at age 5.

Pornography websites operating in Missouri will need to use a third party to conduct “reasonable” age verification. Under the bill, the attorney general could sue commercial entities accused of knowingly violating the law.

More than 2,000 people died and tens of thousands were left homeless after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela last month. Venezuelan communities in Kansas City and St. Louis immediately jumped into action to support those affected with donations and supplies.

The state has received more than $90 million in federal grant funding to improve Interstate 70 for all drivers, and especially for truck drivers.

Five counties in mid-Missouri hit by severe storms and tornadoes in late April will get assistance from FEMA for impacts to infrastructure.

The Midwest Newsroom interviewed people who are increasingly relying on credit cards while struggling to pay down student debt. There are more Missourians who are late making payments for both.

About 20 U.S. airports, including Kansas City International, rely on private security companies rather than the Transportation Security Administration to ensure that passengers and cargo comply with federal aviation safety standards. It also meant that Kansas City's security lines weren't affected by the recent government shutdown.

The National Weather Service has posted an extreme heat warning for the metro for most of the week. Expect the heat index to hit at least 105 degrees every day.

Children’s Division Director Sara Smith wants to have investigators take on more specialized responsibilities at the agency.