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Kaylee Fritchen has worked at the U.S. Forestry Service since 2022, spending half the year undertaking intense manual labor to clear trails in an Idaho forest. She was in Manhattan, Kansas, when she learned that she had been terminated alongside dozens of her colleagues.

President Trump’s pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, has been confirmed — prompting fears of possible layoffs in the bureau. Some local officials worry that a diminished FBI presence in Kansas and Missouri could harm local law enforcement.

How KCUR's community engagement team built an event designed to connect residents with their elected officials about what's happening in Washington, DC and how that is impacting us here in the metro.

Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country. The Missouri Immunization Coalition was forced to lay off half its staff, and cancel a statewide conference on strengthening vaccine efforts.

Hospitals in the Kansas City region are shuttling blood supplies among them daily, trying to make sure blood gets to where its needed amid a national shortage.

A group called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is collecting signatures to put abortion rights on the state's November ballot. A recent St. Louis University/YouGov Poll found that 44% of Missourians surveyed would vote for the measure, while 37% were opposed.

The annual season for the colorful Carnival delicacies runs for just a few weeks. But it took years for these home cooks and avid king cake lovers to perfect their recipes.

Ten years ago on a cold dark night of the soul, Freight Train Rabbit Killer began its life as a scary band/opera/near-death experience for Kansas City music fans. This Halloween season, there's a flurry of live shows to celebrate their new record.

Touting its long history and cultural significance, Mexico’s president says genetically modified corn has no place in his country. That puts Mexico and the U.S. on a collision course over a major trade agreement.

When Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka Tuesday for a special session, leaders expect to take up a plan to incentivize the teams to leave Kansas City and set up shop in Kansas.