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The Kansas City Police Department is asking for a 21.6% increase in funding for next fiscal year, despite the city’s budget woes. The money is needed for personnel costs, legal settlements, and hiring more officers and 911 call-takers, police said.

Evergy Kansas Central customers will see bills increase about 8.6% to fund the construction of two natural gas plants and a solar plants. Evergy last received a $41 million rate hike in 2023.

Republican Greg Gianforte claimed victory in a special election for Congress on Thursday despite an election eve assault charge for allegedly body-slamming a reporter.

Ahead of July Fourth celebrations, a new NPR/ PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans believe civility between the two parties has gotten worse since November 2016.

As the weather turns cooler, Here & Now Resident Chef Kathy Gunst's thoughts turn to nice warming soups. She brings recipes for two soups and her homemade chicken stock.

Chef Kathy Gunst's peach tree is bearing fruit. She brings hosts Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson a peach chutney, peach jam and a peach pie.

Efforts to eliminate the 6.5% sales tax on food have the support of the leading candidates for governor, but the change has hit some political hurdles nonetheless.

Lawmakers had until 6 p.m. Friday to pass the budget. The final product is roughly $1 billion less than Gov. Mike Parson proposed.

Unexpected Blooms accepts leftover flowers with at least 6-inch long stems from events like weddings and galas around the Kansas City area. Volunteers then deconstruct, cut, and arrange the flowers into new bouquets to deliver to about 30 local healthcare facilities.

Missouri Sen. Bill Eigel, who is considering running for governor in 2024, said the state's $6 billion cash balance should go to ‘big infrastructure projects.’ No one is sure how much it would cost to widen I-70.