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An attorney for Darrell McClanahan III says the party’s appeal is too late to deny him a spot on the ballot in August.

As wildfires burn in eastern Canada, smoke and pollutants drift over the heavily impacted Northeast and into the Midwest. Poor air quality levels in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, may be hurting people with more sensitive breathing conditions.

After a Cole County judge invalidated the health powers of local governments in 2021, then-attorney general Eric Schmitt decided not to appeal the case. Local governments, who had used their authority to issue pandemic restrictions such as mask mandates, want the right to defend them in court.

Kansas Citians need not travel far to enjoy a relaxing summer vacation. Grab your bike and hit the Katy Trail to explore all that central Missouri has to offer.

The Mission City Council in January approved a new redevelopment agreement for the project on the site of the former Mission Center Mall, which has yet to materialize after 17 years. Now a New York bank is suing to foreclose its mortgage on the property.

House Republicans approved a prohibition on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, but without a grandfather clause or sunset provision that were key to the bill clearing the Senate. One Democratic lawmaker said she has a transgender grandson who may not be able to live in Missouri if the bill becomes law.

Collier has worked for the district for more than 23 years, and has served as interim superintendent since Mark Bedell resigned last summer. She's recently led efforts around Blueprint 2023, the district's long-term strategic plan that includes controversial school closures.

The investigation by the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator was opened following a complaint by Sheila Albers, whose teenage son John was shot and killed by Overland Park police in 2018.

The court has weighed several contentious issues in recent years, including expansion of Medicaid, municipal court reform and the limit of collective bargaining for state employees. It has agreed to take a case weighing the authority of local and state health officials to issue public health orders.

Recreational marijuana will be available in Missouri as early as Feb. 6, 2023. While many details aren’t completely set in stone, here's what we know right now about buying legal weed.