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A new laws signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will make major changes to the state’s elections laws. Starting this fall, residents are required to show a photo ID when they cast a ballot, a controversial rule that may make it harder for some groups to vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade was met with mixed reactions by faith leaders in Kansas City. From Jewish synagogues to Baptist churches, many leaders are now talking with their congregations about abortion rights and what the decision means for religious freedom.

De Soto, Kansas, will be the home of a new $4 billion Panasonic plant to make batteries for electric cars. Officials promise the plant will create 4,000 new jobs and bring thousands of new residents to the region, but it took a lot of tax incentives to land the deal.

Tyrone Garner, the new mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, speaks with KCUR about his first two months in office. Plus, warmer winters are forcing farmers to change how they grow their crops.

Missouri is set to carry out its second execution of 2023 next week. Despite his 2004 conviction, Leonard Taylor has insisted he is innocent in the quadruple murder. His attorneys are hoping for a stay of execution.

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski was paid to help protect a sex trafficking operation of underage girls run out of an apartment complex, according to an expanded federal indictment. What do we know about the case against Golubski so far?

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down abortion protections, according to a leaked draft opinion published by POLITICO Monday. But is this opinion likely the court’s final word on Roe v. Wade? Plus, a look at what such a decision would mean in Kansas and Missouri.

Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza is turning a century old, a milestone that finds people examining the iconic shopping center’s past and wondering about its future. Plus, Kevin Strickland talks about how the media covers wrongful convictions.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, shocked many when she decided to sign a GOP-backed bill that bans "sanctuary cities" and targets efforts in Wyandotte County to issue municipal IDs. Who will be impacted by the decision, and how will it affect the governor's reelection chances?

Kansas lawmakers dealt a blow to Gov. Laura Kelly last week, overriding her veto on a redistricting map that carves up minority communities near Kansas City. Now, the ACLU is suing. In an interview, Kelly talks about the map and a big mystery company she wants to bring to Kansas.