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Anthropologist and author Lucas Bessire says the influence of corporate agribusiness over the political process in Kansas has prevented policymakers from saving the Ogallala Aquifer.

Bill Graves, the Republican governor of Kansas from 1995 to 2003, is not backing the Republican candidate — Attorney General Derek Schmidt — in this year's governor's race.

A Kansas City mother is celebrating after a web security company dropped a website that harassed her child. She says online bullying laws need to change to keep up with technology.

Care from a clinic or hospital accounts for about 20% of a person's health, while the other 80% is affected by the community that surrounds them. That's why one medical school professor is teaching medical students about social determinants.

Sgt. Ward Smith of the Kansas City Police Department says de-escalation training has been a major focus for the department in recent years.

The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of dentists. While this isn't the case in every community, the Kansas City region has plenty of "dental deserts."

The Jackson County Children's Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services is short hundreds of staff, resulting in overwhelmed case workers and reduced visits between biological parents and their children in foster care.

Even if you do not have a government-issued photo ID and haven't voted in decades, Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft says if you're registered you can still cast a ballot in November.

This year's homicide count in Kansas City surpassed 100 this month. As gun violence continues, local law enforcement agencies are taking steps to try to prevent those crimes.

The Native American athlete from Oklahoma made his athletic mark in collegiate, Olympic and professional sports.