Blue Springs

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act mandates that school district provide services to help unhoused kids stay in school. But experts worry that the Blue Springs School District is undercounting homeless students.

School districts are required by law to help homeless children stay in school. Most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, but the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its unhoused kids — and failing to provide them critical services.

Joe Biden granted clemency for the first time in his presidency Tuesday. He focused his attention commuting the sentences of people convicted of low-level, nonviolent drug offenses. Five are from Missouri.

More suburban school districts are talking about diversity and inclusion, but their Black students say they continue to face racism and discrimination.

The Blue Springs School District student was forced to use a single-person, unisex bathroom outside the boys’ locker room, according to his lawsuit.

The city of Independence voted unanimously on Monday to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors, becoming the fifth city in the area to do so. A Blue Springs council member says he's ready to introduce a similar ordinance.

A political action committee focused on supporting police wants to recall Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and several city council members. And following a year-long hiatus, the Plaza Art Fair makes a comeback.

A growing list of private businesses and entertainment venues are implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Three men alleged to be part of the Kansas City Proud Boys were arrested Thursday in what a federal criminal complaint says was a coordinated operation to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

The school district will likely drop its lawsuit after Jackson County amended its coronavirus health order on Friday.

In its lawsuit, the Blue Springs School District said it was acting 'in the interest of the liberty of the general public.'

Different reopening dates and restrictions have resulted in “an almost impossible situation for people to be able to comply with," according to one mayor.