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Realizing they wouldn't be able to help him celebrate his 94th birthday, Willie Ricken's family decided to send their love via the U.S. Postal Service.

Unable to gather petition signatures for a statewide vote in November, organizers call off effort to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana and expunge low-level convictions.

Kansas City International is not one of the 40 airports expected to be subject to air traffic reductions due to the government shutdown. But the Kansas City Aviation Department says travelers will likely see cancelations or delays because most affected airports are served nonstop from MCI.

Work at Wichita's new water treatment plant is on hold because of mechanical failures. The project, now estimated to cost $557 million, broke ground at 21st and Hoover in 2020 and has been plagued with delays.

The Missouri State Board of Education appears to support legislation creating public-school open enrollment, but members are split on what the policy means. Open enrollment proposals have stalled in the Missouri legislature for the past five years.

Critics said Heather Hall, a former Kansas City councilwoman, could not be impartial. Missouri state Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, a Northland Democrat, led the opposition to Hall's appointment.

A spokesperson for the Kansas City Royals said the much-watched Aspiria site at 119th and Nall does not meet "our criteria for a stadium." Kansas City leaders are still pushing a downtown location, but the team has yet to make its decision.

Missouri currently bans trans athletes through the collegiate level from playing on teams that align with their gender identity, but the law expires in 2027. Republicans want to make it permanent, but Democrats argue it could invite scrutiny of young girls' bodies.

An incident on Super Tuesday has raised questions about why the agency isn't protecting the Democratic presidential candidates.

The 67-year-old former producer received nearly the maximum sentence for the counts he was convicted of last month. At the hearing, he compared the effects of the #MeToo movement to the Red Scare.