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Travis Timmerman, a U.S. citizen found wandering barefoot in Damascus after being freed from a Syrian prison following the fall of the Assad regime, was handed over to U.S. forces in Syria on Friday.

Just southeast of Kansas City is Lee's Summit, Missouri, founded just a few months after the Civil War ended. Now, the city has a historic downtown shopping district, vibrant local arts scene and plenty of green space to explore.

The complaint against "Lily and Dunkin" came from one Johnson County parent who has repeatedly challenged books she finds objectionable. A special committee overwhelmingly recommended to keep the book in circulation, but the school board voted this week to remove it anyway.

"Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big KC MO Christmas Show” imagines that Scrooge left London and moved to Kansas City to seek his fortune. It’s a new spin on Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of redemption.

An influx of patients from Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri drove a surge in demand for abortions at Kansas clinics.

Kansas City's crown-jewel museum launched in October a global competition to find an architectural firm for a $160 million expansion that would transform its Midtown campus. This week, museum visitors had a chance to hear from the finalists.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas denied he was involved in a poll seemingly designed to undermine North Kansas City's chances at landing a new Royals baseball stadium. However, newly obtained records show his re-election campaign requested it.

St. Louis Public Radio and The Midwest Newsroom obtained credit card statements from former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett that are at the center of a new district investigation.

Ford County, Kansas, filed suit against a host of manufacturers and a leading chemicals trade group last month, claiming the companies lied about the recyclability of plastic.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, gave a farewell address to Congress on Thursday. Bush lost the Democratic primary earlier this year to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.