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The custom of dining out has completely transformed over the course of the pandemic. So what's the new etiquette? Kansas City servers and bartenders share their first-hand advice on how to stay cool with your wait staff, hosts and fellow customers.

From a nationwide "red zone" to travel restrictions to school closures, governments around the globe are taking steps to try to slow the spread of the outbreak.

Many of America's communities are changing, and so is how voters think about what matters most to them and whom they want their leaders to be.

The sport of fencing is surging in popularity across the United States, especially among young people. Kansas City’s fencing scene boasts elite coaches and top-tier athletes dating back to the arrival of a world-renowned coach in the '90s.

Protesters demanded that Republicans halt their efforts to redistrict Missouri and make it harder for voter-led constitutional amendments to pass. After protesting in the rotunda, rally-goers packed the Senate chambers, where lawmakers are set to take up both proposals.

Early voting is beginning in the Sept. 30 recall election for Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. Supporters of the recall are upset about how White handled property assessments. Opponents say the construction lobby is trying to clear the path for “sweetheart stadium deals.”

A Beacon investigation into Kansas City's 363 listed dangerous buildings reveals a convoluted and confounding system missing one thing: accountability.

Ozark County reached a contract with ICE to help the Trump administration carry out immigrant detentions and deportations. And the rural Missouri county is reaping the benefits by raising wages and hiring for new law enforcement positions.

Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It’s part of a national push for new nuclear energy generation.

Missouri Republicans made big moves last legislative session to force through their agenda on abortion, redistricting and more — and now the consequences will be felt this year. Democrats are determined to stall action in the state Senate as retribution.