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But the country with the highest prevalence of modern-day slavery is Mauritania. That's according to a report released Thursday by the Walk Free Foundation, an anti-slavery group. The numbers are in line with previous estimates from the U.N. and the State Department.

Nuon Chea, the No. 2 leader in the genocidal Cambodian regime, and head of state Khieu Samphan are on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1970s.

Kansas City shifts strategies on how to deal with violent crime. Missouri lawmakers take on everything from workers’ compensation to keeping the Jayhawk…

Amendment 6 on the Missouri general election ballot would allow the state court system to impose costs and fees on court cases to help compensate current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

Any remaining support Gov. Eric Greitens may have had from the Missouri legislature’s top Republican leaders is now gone. Both House Speaker Todd...

Kansas Lawmakers Return To TopekaFracking’s New Angle in KansasYearly Prostate Cancer Screening May Be UnneededKansas Lawmakers Return To TopekaKansas…

Children's Mercy gets out of the HMO business, Kansas Dems seek to increase school funding & a bill could override Missouri governor's authority in…

Google plans ultra-fast broadband announcement today. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says the state is fiscally healthy. Local actors talk about their…

The Kansas House sends a bill massively cutting taxes to Governor Sam Brownback. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says the student loan debate is a political…

Panel Finds Corps Worked To Prevent Mo. River FloodsOptumRx Adds 620 Jobs in Overland ParkKansas Democrats Propose Job BillsPanel Finds Corps Worked To…