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Eight Kansas City-area Applebee's closed overnight this week after their franchisee filed for bankruptcy, leaving just two restaurants in the entire metro. Former employees say they weren't given any warning — and still have unanswered questions.

Unified Government Mayor Tyrone Garner says that Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, are on a "pathway to complete financial ruin." But the idea of dissolving the Unified Government may not fix the underlying problems, and could make its finances worse.

Mayor Tyrone Garner said the Unified Government is headed towards "complete financial ruin," and wants to give the mayor's office more power. But the idea of breaking up Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County may not fix the underlying problems, and could make finances worse.

The demise of Yellow, which until recently headquartered in Overland Park, stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles. With 30,000 jobs at stake, it's poised to be the largest trucking bankruptcy in the history of the U.S.

Writer Calvin Trillin said he was 14 when he "made a firm decision about where the best hamburger in the world was." And, for the Kansas City native, it…

This is a developing story and will be updated. The parent company of the Kansas City Star has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.…

The two operators of about a dozen well-known Kansas City restaurants sought bankruptcy protection within days of one another, with both saying the…

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The leaders of Pathway Church on the outskirts of Wichita, Kan., had no clue that the $22,000 they already had on hand for Easter would have such…

Segment 1: The voter ID laws enacted in 35 states are inefficient and have little to no impact. Requiring voters to provide identification to cast their…

Farm income has taken a long, hard fall, dropping 50 percent since hitting a high point in 2013. Add to that near-record levels of farm debt, and you...