The states have been studying how to support their aging populations, but now critical federal funds won’t be available to help.

Missouri's homicide victimization rate for its Black residents was 54.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, more than twice the national rate. The Violence Policy Center has issued the report for 20 years and Missouri has been either first or second every time.

The immigrant-supporting group Advocates for Immigration Rights and Reconciliation confirmed Thursday night that at least three of the up to 12 people detained in raids the day before had been released.

The Arkansas group Return to the Land, which explicitly bans Jews and non-whites from membership, is exploring the idea of expanding into the Springfield area. Both Democratic and Republican legislative leaders from the area spoke out against the plan.

In a wide-ranging interview, MoHealthNet director Todd Richardson discussed some of their big challenges — such as incoming work requirements, and new federal restrictions on a tax that helps Missouri pay for the program.

The Kansas City transit agency has installed narrow "leaning benches" at busy bus stops downtown and touted them as an accessible amenity. But riders and experts disagree and say they’re made to make people uncomfortable.

An immigration advocacy group says the raids were carried out by Homeland Security Investigation agents about midday on Wednesday at El Toro Loco restaurants in Lenexa and Kansas City, Kansas.

The January midair collision of an Army helicopter with a flight from Wichita, which killed 67 people, is the topic of a three-day investigative hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Two Democratic candidates recently launched their campaigns against Cleaver for his seat in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District. That race will only get more challenging as a battle looms for possible redistricting that would make the seat more conservative.

Jewish Vocational Service of Kansas City has already reduced services an cut staff, after the federal government ceased resettling refugees. Like other refugee resettlement agencies around Missouri, it's had to lean on community support to continue its mission.

A city inspector visited the Family Dollar store shortly before it collapsed. Another neighbor also said it looked like the building had a "structural issue."

Law enforcement officials said the killing of Elijah Ming, 34, was another example in the spate of domestic violence calls and shootings this summer. If convicted, Shawn Harris, 38, faces a life sentence or the death penalty.