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.

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 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.

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.

With an estimated 94,000 automated license plate readers in America, police and federal agents can almost track your movements from coast to coast. The cameras have been controversial in cities like Lenexa, Kansas, and Weston, Missouri, and misused by law enforcement in cities across both states.

In a recent St. Louis case, the Missouri State Highway Patrol told an appellate court that “hundreds of thousands” of marijuana offenses may still exist on criminal records that should have been cleared. And it's not clear what affected people are supposed to do about it.

An airport spokesperson said the expected number of travelers rivals major holiday travel days like Thanksgiving weekend. Netherlands and Tunisia played on Thursday, while Algeria and Austria will have their final group-stage match Saturday. Hotel bookings have also trended upward since the tournament started.

Kansas City’s 2024 gun homicide rate of 24.6 per 100,000 people ranked among the worst of U.S. cities. That stands in sharp contrast to the countries with teams based in the city for the World Cup — England, Argentina, the Netherlands and Algeria.

All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful, with the major exception of a string of shootings along highways before the Argentina-Algeria match. That suspect was found dead by police on Wednesday.