Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress
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Crysta Henthorne / KCUR 89.3
A break-in at a Kansas farmhouse unearthed a trove of artifacts from Maud Wagner, one of the country’s first known female commercial tattoo artists. Wagner was born in Emporia and joined a sideshow act with her sister until a fateful meeting pushed her to pursue carnival stardom, inked from head to toe.
Dylan Lysen
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Kansas News Service
Skyler Rossi
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Harvest Public Media
Annelise Hanshaw
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Missouri Indepependent
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A new law passed by Republicans in the Kansas Legislature repeals a three-day grace period for mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day. Civic groups sued, calling it a “deliberate and unconstitutional assault on Kansans’ fundamental right to vote.” -
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill earlier this week that increases the maximum speed limit on rural interstates and freeways in Missouri to 75 miles per hour, up from 70. -
The record-breaking storm was a reminder for some scientists of how the changing climate will force new plans for the future. -
Early voting is underway. The amendment appears on ballots statewide during the primary election and every voter can weigh in, regardless of political affiliation. -
Missouri still has far fewer reported cases of cyclospora, the parasitic infection than other Midwest states. Cylosporiasis symptoms include nausea and watery diarrhea. -
The Kansas health department reported a jump in cyclosporiasis, the intestinal disease that causes explosive diarrhea, from 22 infections last week to 55. It can be caused by eating fresh produce that's been contaminated by the parasite, and salad greens are a likely culprit. -
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said the performance audit is prompted by complaints about the Department of Revenue's customer service. -
Over the last three years, Kansas City Police Department statistics show a decrease in both homicides and nonfatal shootings. Police and community partners attribute the drop to a combination of preventive tactics. -
Independence resident Alisa Ramdial Shahib is the latest case of the Trump administration attempting to deport an immigrant to a country where they have no ties. She’s been detained in Kansas since March, with no criminal charges against her.
A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores the origins of America's favorite red-white-and-blue popsicle, created in Kansas City in 1955.
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