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By Steve BellKansas City, MO – A house committee has approved a name change for SMSU to "Missouri State University." An MU journalism professor told the…

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – The House $9-billion budget passed today freezes higher education spending, sets a goal of a $113-million ($125 per pupil)…

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – At news time, the Kansas Senate and House were still more than $20 million apart on what they would offer in response to a…

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.

By Steve BellKansas City – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today signed a bill to limit non-economic damages in lawsuits. At the Kansas City signing, Blunt…

The Trump administration is seeking to reinstate a ban on travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries. The ban's challengers will have until June 12 to respond to the government's petition.

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – The roof costs come on top of a proposed sales tax for renovations and repairs at Truman Sports Complex. A 25-year use tax…

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – Hundreds of demonstrators protested planned Medicaid cuts in Jefferson City. The plan would drop one in ten recipients from…

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – City health authorities confirmed that a 40-year-old man is hospitalized with West Nile disease. He is the first confirmed…

By Steve BellKansas City, MO – City health authorities confirmed that a 40-year-old man is hospitalized with West Nile disease. He is the first confirmed…