If President Trump approves the disaster declaration, individuals could receive housing, transportation and health care-related aid.

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

A fifth grader from Lee's Summit is one of 243 competitors in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. She's been studying every day — even through recess — to learn hundreds of words.

During a public budget hearing, Kansas City Police budget officials told city council that $3.5 million would be enough to cover legal expenses. Two months later, the board announced $18.1 million in lawsuit settlements — a surprise to city officials, who don't have any control over the department.

Summer break can be difficult for students who rely on schools for free meals, mental health services and other support. Kansas City area schools are trying to bridge that gap.

Beginning Wednesday, the military force will assist in impacted city neighborhoods to sort through debris and take it to landfills.

Revenue from marijuana sales has gone up, but fewer people are going to casinos in Missouri. That means funding that goes toward operational needs of the state’s seven veterans homes is still 'year to year to year,' according to lawmakers.

Is bipartisanship dead in Missouri? After months of improving cooperation and goodwill, a single move brought it all crashing down.

A Kennett, Missouri, woman went to St. Louis last month for what she thought was a routine meeting with immigration officials to renew her immigration documents. Instead, they shackled her and are now trying to deport her to Hong Kong.

A student at the University of Kansas argues he was wrongfully terminated from his position as a resident assistant because he spoke to the media against KU’s new housing policies removing gender neutral spaces.

The designation from the National Park Service opens up the Quindaro Townsite to new opportunities for federal funding and assistance. The ruins, now deteriorating, were once a haven for Black people escaping slavery and for Free State abolitionists.

FEMA has recently denied Arkansas, West Virginia and Washington's requests for disaster declarations. But Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he feels "really good" about receiving federal help with tornado cleanup.