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Humans spend one-third of their life sleeping, yet the purpose and function behind this regular state of unconsciousness remains a biological mystery. Sleep researcher Giorgio Gilestro is trying to understand some basic questions about it: like what sleep exactly is, and why it’s even necessary.

It's not easy to navigate the Kansas City area without a car, which makes the health of our highways very important. Today, the chiefs of the Missouri and…

Segment 1: A new state system to determine Medicaid eligibility is under fire.In Missouri this year, Medicaid enrollment numbers have dropped at more than…

It’s one thing to open up Time magazine and flip through the pages, briefly noticing the images from the latest Middle East conflict. It’s quite another…

Journeys — near and far, into the past and even into near space — are the subject of the novels, memoirs and narrative histories that make up critic Maureen Corrigan's summer reading list.

Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous of the nation's prognosticating rodents, is reported to have seen his shadow, indicating no early coming of spring.

An ambitious idea to spend at least $90 million building a high-tech block between Kansas City's East Crossroads neighborhood and the 18th and Vine…

Vegan and vegetarian diets are getting more popular in Kansas City, and options at local restaurants are expanding. From sandwiches that mimic their meat-made counterparts to dishes where vegetables are the star, there's something for everyone.

Flynn's departure from his position as national security adviser is followed by contradictory statements from the White House and an unclear timeline on the administration's response.

Not to turn the weekend into a self-improvement test, but its eventual success has more than a little to do with you.So here are some quality components…