Alex Smith

Wheeler was Kansas City mayor for two terms, from 1971 to 1979, and was known as a feisty, forceful, decisive leader who projected a populist, people-oriented persona.

Donavon Decker became, in more ways than one, an ambassador of limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D, a rare degenerative disorder. But decades after he participated in patient trials and fundraised for research, drug companies are still nowhere close to a cure.

Driven by two omicron variants, daily COVID-19 cases in the Kansas City area jumped to an average of 162 at the end of April. That's a higher average than last year at the same time.

Many residents took to social media on Friday to complain that the city's tap water started tasting like "the shallow end of a kiddie pool." But Kansas City officials assure that it's still safe to drink.

More Missourians want to keep abortion legal than make it illegal, a major national research organization found.

Fentanyl is driving an overdose crisis that’s proving especially deadly for Black Missourians. Now Kansas City is starting to see the effects, but health experts say that existing efforts to treat substance use disorder aren’t helping the people who need it most.

Missourians are encouraged to use tests obtained through the state before processing ends after March 31.

Jackson County should have seen Missouri's largest enrollment in Medicaid expansion, but only a fraction of eligible resident have been signed up. That's partly because it takes almost 100 days for Missouri to approve an application — more than twice the maximum time allowed under federal law.

A new nationwide study found that state laws allowing people to use deadly force in self defense were associated with increases in gun violence.

Jones takes over leadership of Kansas City's health department as COVID-19 cases run high, and as Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt challenges the authority of local health agencies to issue mitigation orders.