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Shawnee Mission and Wichita schools have recently changed their mascots away from names that traded on American Indian heritage.

The city saw its first home opener for its new team, the Wind Surge, in a brand new stadium.

Gov. Mike Parson said the programs provide a disincentive for people to work, but the move brought about criticism from Rep. Cori Bush and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones.

Perennial grains could lower the carbon footprint of farming, and help slow global warming.

The professor found gaps in the way video games relate history to players, but says they're one way a younger generation is learning about the past.

Kevin Strickland, now 62, was convicted of a triple murder in 1978 on the testimony of one eyewitness and sentenced to a “hard 50.” Strickland always said he was innocent.

About 40 members of the newsroom at the Star are looking to align with NewsGuild-CWA, the latest additions to a growing union push across media.

Conservatives flexed the strength of their legislative supermajority, but they failed to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on some key issues.

Mayor Quinton Lucas and community leaders are joining Asian and Pacific Islander advocates to recognize AAPI Heritage Month this Saturday, May 8 at 5 p.m. in downtown Kansas City.

Community leaders hope Oakman can bring "accountability and dramatic reform" to a department marked in recent years by accusations of corruption and abuse.

Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.

Men and Black people have been targeted far more often for crossing the street casually, and the Kansas City Council saw little public safety gained by keeping a jaywalking ordinance.