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President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have endorsed major changes in how the military handles sexual assault and harassment cases. But reforms may not happen until 2023.

The goal of the two-year apprenticeship in beekeeping is to teach inmates skills they can use after they leave prison.

A rapid increase in the frequency and severity of ransomware attacks around the country is making cyber defense essential. Kansas City’s cybersecurity industry is rising to the challenge.

The video game Farming Simulator has found a loyal and niche audience in the gaming world. This isn't the cheesy Farmville game from years ago, but one emulating the real challenges of running a farm.

Kansas eradicated feral pigs from much of the state after outlawing hunting for sport. Missouri, which bans hunting on public land but not private property, is struggling to control its feral hog population.

Mayor Quinton Lucas’s plan to reallocate part of the police department budget has been criticized as “defunding the police.” In fact, the plan earmarks just one-fifth of the budget for different priorities and increases the budget by $3 million.

Missouri's new gun law, which imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not also state law, has a "chilling effect" on some police.

The rules are different for virtual school instruction outside a pandemic. That means students who choose online next year won't be Zooming into a class being taught at their neighborhood school.

Hundreds of U.S. military veterans have been deported for committing crimes, sometimes decades after they left the service. Now, many are hoping the Biden Administration lets them return to the United States.

Overdraft fees typically make up a small fraction of most banks’ profits. One researcher believes he has uncovered a business model where banks take advantage of little regulation on overdraft fees by using them as a primary source of revenue.

Republican budget hawks put an end to the earmarks in Congress a decade ago. Now earmarks are back, and Kansas Republicans in Congress are in a bind: do they take a pass on earmarks and let their districts miss out on money?

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, animal disease labs across the country stepped up to expand testing capacity, and they could play a role in preventing the next pandemic.