drugs

As the United States struggled with a crisis of addiction to opioids and other drugs over the past few years, scientists began to learn how addiction and…

The story of the pugnacious Kansas sheriff and attorney general Vern Miller, whose antics seemed to be a throwback to the Wild West era but left a…

Jackson County Executive Frank White Thursday blasted the audit of the COMBAT anti-crime tax commissioned by the prosecutor's office. "Unlike numerous…

Over the last three years, millions of dollars generated by COMBAT, the anti-drug and anti-violence sales tax in Jackson County, has been spent with…

Destini Hutson spent much of her childhood picturing what life would be like when her dad came home. Over time, her plans turned to the practical: teach...

Segment 1: While the rest of the nation has seen a decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths, Missouri and Kansas have seen a rise.In 2018 death by…

LAWRENCE — Before starting his CBD company, Chris Brunin researched the competition, the labs they used, the products they sold.He checked out ingredient…

Segment 1: The changing culture of language-learning in professional baseball.About 25 percent of Major League Baseball players were from Spanish-speaking…

Douglas rattles around a collection of glass jars in the storage closet of his Denver apartment. They’re filled with a small grain, like barley, and…

Segment 1: The author of "One by One" shares his battle with opioid addiction.Nicholas Bush found himself hiding from police for crimes related to his to…

Segment 1: Kansas governor and lawmakers don't see eye to eye. Political reporters described a hostile environment  between Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and…

Farm filmingNearly two decades ago, Kansas became the first state to outlaw the unauthorized filming of farms, animal research labs or meatpacking…